Graduate Study in Transportation Engineering
Graduate study in transportation at the University of California, Berkeley
prepares students for professional, teaching, and research careers.
Emphasis is on the acquisition of advanced knowledge concerning planning,
design, operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, performance, and
evaluation of transportation systems, including their economic and
public policy aspects. The program stresses development of analytic,
problem-solving, design, and management skills suitable for public
and private sector professional work.
Faculty with diverse
backgrounds and research interests, including some emeriti professors,
teach transportation courses. In addition, faculty from City and
Regional Planning, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Operations
Research, Business Administration, Political Science, and other
departments offer courses related to transportation. Students also
have the opportunity to work and interact with research staff at
the Institute
of Transportation Studies.
 Graduate
students and their faculty advisers design individual programs which
reflect interests, abilities, and needs. Programs for all degrees
must include Three Core
Courses, unless the student can demonstrate proficiency
in the subject matter. The goal is that students develop a broad
understanding of transportation as a technical and social system,
and technical expertise appropriate for a professional career.
Transportation Engineering enrolls over fifty graduate students
in highly individualized programs. About half are Master of Science
(M.S.) students who obtain their degrees in two semesters. This
degree is granted after the successful completion of either a thesis
or a comprehensive oral examination. The Master of Engineering
(M.Eng.) students, take four semesters to complete their major
and minor field requirements. More than 20 transportation students
seek Ph.D. degrees, usually involving 2-4 years of post-M.S.
work, including about a year of original dissertation research.
Ten to twenty percent of graduate transportation students are also
enrolled for concurrent degrees in City
and Regional Planning.
Transportation engineering requires strong analytical and quantitative
preparation, but an engineering degree is not necessary. Applicants must
have at least one year of college level calculus, one year of a college
level physical science, and courses in probability and statistics, and
computing. Deficiencies in preparation, revealed by a written test, must
be remedied by course work that may not count toward the degree.
Concurrent Degree Program with City and Regional Planning
This five semester (60 unit) program of study integrates the engineering
aspects of transportation with land use, environmental, and social planning.
It leads to the dual degrees of Master of City Planning (M.C.P.)
and Master of Science (M.S.) in Engineering, which separately would
require 72 units of course work. An application for graduate study may
be sent to either department indicating interest in the concurrent degree
program. Once admitted and enrolled for graduate study, students then add
the second degree objective by petition. Students must satisfy admission
and degree requirements of both departments.
Admission to the Joint Degree Program
Prospective students should apply to only one program, CEE (TE) or CRP.
The two departments coordinate the process.
Students in the CRP Department not previously admitted to the joint program
should submit an application the TE Admissions Officer including: (i) the
transcripts used to gain admission to the CRP graduate program; (ii) the
most current UCB transcript; (iii) a brief statement of purpose; and (iv) a
proposed plan of study detailing the transportation engineering courses to
be taken and the proposed sequence. Second year applicants may have to
spend an extra semester to complete the degree requirements.
Certificate Program in Logistics
The goal of this program is to provide a focus on logistics theories and
applications. The program is coordinated by Professors Yano in Industrial
Engineering and Operations Research, and Daganzo in Civil and Environmental
Engineering. The certificate is earned by taking a minimum of four courses
from an offered curriculum, in consultation with the faculty in charge.
Students enrolled in an M.S. or M.Eng. program in either department can
meet the requirements without increasing the total number of credit hours
towards their Master's degree.
Further information
Logistics
Certificate Program website
The Certificate Program in Intelligent Transportation Systems
Jointly sponsored by the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer
Science and Mechanical Engineering, the Certificate Program in
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is designed to assist students
to study ITS in a systematic and focused way. Faculty advisors help
students design a personalized study program to meet their goals. The
Certificate provides formal recognition to students who achieve a basic
understanding and expertise in the ITS field.
View further information.
Financial Aid
Domestic (U.S.) students interested in financial aid are supported in a
variety of ways. Students with exceptional records may be awarded fellowships
endowed through university sources, often sufficient to cover living expenses,
tuition and fees. This support can be supplemented with part time research
assistant work. Other students admitted to the program may be supported
with research assistantships, paying up to $18,000, but not necessarily
including tuition. Outstanding international students may also qualify
for financial aid. Students seeking financial aid, should indicate their
interest on the application.
Contact Information
Admissions questions should be directed to:
- Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Academic Affairs Office
- 750 Davis Hall #1710
- Berkeley, CA 94720-1710
- email:
aao@ce.berkeley.edu
- telephone: (510) 642-6464
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