Under the auspices of the Division of Graduate Studies, an advisory committee administers the Graduate Interdisciplinary Certificate in Transportation Systems program. The objective of this program is to enable existing graduate students and transportation professionals to examine transportation-related issues from a variety of perspectives and in the context of different travel modes.

The certificate program requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work. To qualify, the student must complete an interdisciplinary issues pro-seminar class (three semester hours) and a capstone research paper that explores a transportation problem from a multidisciplinary perspective (three semester hours). A thesis in the area of transportation may substitute for the capstone paper. Students selecting the thesis option must take an additional elective course.

Elective Courses. Nine semester hours of elective course work is also required. Students should choose three classes from the following approved transportation-related courses.

Master’s degree candidates in good standing in participating departments may apply. Current practicing professionals who already hold a graduate degree or who have at least three years of postbaccalaureate professional transportation experience may also apply. Applications are reviewed by the advisory committee, made up of representatives of participating departments. Enrollment in all classes outside the major requires permission of the instructor. For more information, contact the program director, 480/965-6395.

See Transportation Systems.