Master's in Transportation Systems and Design Course of Study
Course of Study
True to its name, our program prepares students to design the future of transportation.
Our multi-disciplinary program combines social science, urban planning and policy with engineering and design to equip students to envision mobility solutions to today’s transportation challenges.
The typical length of study for the MS in Transportation Systems and Design is six full terms, and the program may be completed in two years.
Students must take the first four terms consecutively, after which they are encouraged to find an appropriate internship.
Curriculum subject to change.
| TERM 1 | |
| Customer Centered Research 1 | 1 |
| Digital Design Skills Part 1 | 1 |
| Design Leadership and Team Building | 2 |
| Intro to Future-casting and User Experience for Mobility | 3 |
| Storytelling Fundamentals | 3 |
| Systems Thinking | 1 |
| Transportation Histories & Futures 1 | 3 |
| Transportation Systems Studio 1 | 1 |
| TERM 2 | |
| Vehicles and Systems Architecture | 1 |
| Transportation Histories & Futures 2 | 3 |
| Design Strategy Sprint 1 | 1 |
| Interaction Design for Mobility | 3 |
| Customer Centered Research 2 | 2 |
| Digital Design Skills Part 2 | 2 |
| Storytelling Advanced | 2 |
| Digital Workshops | 0 |
| Transportation Systems Studio 2 | 2 |
| TERM 3 | |
| Interaction Design Studio Part 2 | 3 |
| Transportation Histories & Futures 3 | 3 |
| Interaction Design for Mobility Systems | 3 |
| Digital Workshops | 0 |
| Design Strategy Sprint 2 | 1 |
| Research Support | 1 |
| Transportation Systems Studio 3 | 3 |
| Graduation Strategy | 1 |
| Electives | 3 |
| TERM 4 | |
| Digital Workshops | 0 |
| Thesis Project Preparation | 3 |
| Tranportation Systems Studio 4 | 6 |
| Electives | 3 |
| TERM 5 | |
| Thesis Development Studio | 6 |
| Electives | 6 |
| TERM 6 | |
| Thesis Validation Studio | 6 |
| Thesis Writing Studio | 3 |
| Completed Thesis | 0 |
| Electives | 3 |
| TOTAL | |
| Total Required Units | 82 |
