PgCert Transport Planning

Program Overview

The PGCert Transport Planning is a one-year program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in transport planning. The program includes core modules in European Planning and Transport Practice, Sustainable Energy, and Transport Policy, Strategy, and Law. Assessment methods include oral presentations, reflective journals, written reports, and essays. Teaching methods include lectures, workshops, field trips, and masterclasses.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The PGCert Transport Planning is offered full-time only as a semester A September intake for one year or semester B January intake for one year.
• The majority of teaching is delivered through lectures, workshops, field trips, and masterclasses.
• Assessment methods include oral presentations, reflective journals, written reports, and essays.
• Core modules include:
• European Planning and Transport Practice
• Understanding and Managing Change
• Sustainable Energy
• Transport Policy, Strategy, and Law
• Community Engagement and the Planning Process

Assessment:

• Assessment methods include oral presentations, reflective journals, written reports, and essays.

Teaching:

• Teaching methods include lectures, workshops, field trips, and masterclasses.

Careers:

• Graduates may pursue careers in transport planning, including roles such as:
• transport planning consultant
• transport manager
• central and local governments (management and officer level)
• spatial and data analyst
• travel planner

Other:

• The course has been developed with input from local authorities and industry experts to address current challenges within the field, including climate change and decarbonisation.
• The course is designed to satisfy the requirements of the accrediting bodies, including the Transport Planning Society (TPS) and the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transport (CIHT).
• Students have the opportunity to explore a range of specialized modules, pathways, and learning outcomes, including a placement year and advanced research route.
• The course includes access to specialist online software, including NVivo and SPSS, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
• Field trips form part of the curriculum, including a six-day trip to Europe to explore transport planning systems of European cities.
• The course is ranked 4th overall for tourism, transport, and travel in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023).

UK Students Full time: £10395 for the 2024/2025 academic year EU Students Full time: £16450 for the 2024/2025 academic year International Students Full time: £16450 for the 2024/2025 academic year