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2864 - Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated titleGradCertTrans&Traff
Managing facultyEngineering
Intake restrictionsThis course is not available to international student visa holders.
Study location and modeOff-campus (Clayton)
Total credit points required24
Duration (years)0.5 years FT, 1 year PT
Part-time study is possible for up to two years.
Contact detailsVisit http://civil.eng.monash.edu.au/courseworkdegrees/transportandtraffic

Description

This graduate certificate provides a course of study for transport and traffic professionals wishing to expand their skills in areas of relevance to the planning, design, management and operation of transport and traffic facilities.

Objectives

Graduates should be able to:

  • demonstrate an understanding of the (analytic) techniques relevant to the planning, design, management and operation of transport and traffic facilities
  • demonstrate an understanding of the policy context of transport including interactions between transport technology
  • demonstrate an understanding of the land use and urban activity system and institutional/economic dimensions
  • practice critical appraisal of the literature and evidence when evaluating the appropriateness of particular transport technologies or solutions to transport problems
  • demonstrate knowledge and skills in a number of chosen areas of special interest.

Structure

Students complete four units.

Requirements

Core units

  • CIV5301 Traffic engineering fundamentals
  • CIV5314 Transport planning and policy

Elective units

Select two units from:

  • CIV5302 Road traffic engineering and management
  • CIV5303 Quantitative methods
  • CIV5304 Intelligent transport systems
  • CIV5305 Transport modelling
  • CIV5306 Road safety engineering
  • CIV5307 Parking policy and design
  • CIV5308 Case studies in transport
  • CIV5310 Infrastructure project and policy evaluation
  • CIV5312 Asset management I
  • CIV5313 Asset management II
  • CIV5315 Transport economics
  • CIV5316 Fundamentals of urban public transport

Total: 24 points

Progression to further studies

Students who have satisfactorily completed 24 points may articulate to the Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic.

Award(s) received on completion *

Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

 

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