Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Course

This postgraduate diploma is designed for engineers/skilled professionals who wish to pursue advanced study in transport and traffic engineering, previously studied as part of their undergraduate training.

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 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.

A maximum of 25 per cent of course requirements for previous graduate level studies may be credited for prior study. Students articulating from the Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic will be eligible for credit for a total of 24 points. Credits or exemptions will not be granted for undergraduate qualifications.

This course comprises:

• three core units
• up to five units from the list of engineering electives

The number of core and elective units required may vary depending on whether any credit has been granted for prior studies.

Core units

• CIV5301 Traffic engineering fundamentals
• CIV5302 Road traffic: Engineering and management
• CIV5314 Transport planning and policy

Students articulating from the Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic will have completed CIV5301 and CIV5314 and may have completed CIV5302 as an elective. These students must make up the required credit points for the postgraduate diploma by selecting sufficient units from the electives listed below.

Elective units

Select five units from:

• 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

Students who have satisfactorily completed this postgraduate diploma with a 65% average may articulate to either the Master of Transport or the Master of Traffic.

Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic