Course Summary
The course is intended for those who wish to engage in the planning, design, regulation and operation of sustainable transport and mobility networks.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Entrance to the course is contingent on:
1. An appropriate honours (minimum 2.2 grade) degree;
2. An ability to demonstrate current professional practice OR a minimum of three years experience in transport planning or a related discipline will be considered an advantage.
Offers of places on the course can be made to applicants who successfully demonstrate the above criteria via the production of:
• academic transcripts
• a professional curriculum vitae
• appropriate references
• a brief covering letter
The brief (one-page) covering letter will be required to outline principal areas of professional expertise and experience. This may also include a short statement of motivation to undertake the course. Two references are required, ideally in support of professional, academic and / or personal ability.
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Commencement Date: January 2025
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The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Career Progression
The programme has been approved, by the Professional Standards Committee of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation and the Transport Planning Society, as meeting the educational requirements for the Chartered Transport Planning Professional (CTPP) qualification. Any graduate from the programme can now apply for CTPP professional accreditation using only the Standard Route, thereby achieving an exemption from the Portfolio of Technical Knowledge.
Graduates of the MSc in Sustainable Transport & Mobility are eligible to apply for Affiliate Membership of the Irish Planning Institute.
Duration
Mode of Study: Part Time
Method of Delivery: Blended
Schedule
Timetables may vary but teaching is likely to be concentrated in afternoon and early-evening blocks from Wednesday to Fridays to facilitate those in full-time or part-time employment.
Lectures will take place in a blended format, delivered mostly online/remotely with several evening/full-day sessions per semester delivered on-campus.