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College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 266
(805) 756-2131
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Architecture and Environmental Design Bldg. (05), Room 212
(805) 756-1321
General Characteristics
The Transportation Planning Specialization is a
joint interdisciplinary program between the College of Engineering
and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Participation
in the program requires enrollment in both Colleges. Participants
successfully completing the program will be awarded both the M.C.R.P.
and the M.S. in Engineering, each with a Specialization in Transportation
Planning.
The major objectives of this joint program are:
(a) To provide an interdisciplinary graduate
program which combines elements of transportation planning with
city and regional planning to address a need for professionals who
have a command of both the technology of transportation planning
and the place of transportation within the urban environment. The
required master's project is intended to allow the students a period
of directed study that will allow them to integrate their work and
to apply this to special areas of their choosing.
(b) To provide planners with courses essential
to understanding the technologies of transportation planning. To
provide engineers with a broad background in urban studies and a
knowledge of contemporary environmental issues.
(c) To take advantage of the backgrounds of
program participants. The graduate students of both sponsoring departments
include both mature professionals returning for advanced degrees
and recent graduates with a diversity of specializations.
Prerequisites
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed courses that
cover the following or equivalent subject areas:
| CE 221 Fundamentals of Transportation
Engineering |
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The characteristics and functions of highway,
air, rail, transit and other modes of urban and intercity transportation.
History of transportation design, operations, and planning.
Evaluation of costs, benefits, and environmental considerations.
3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 141. |
| CE 381 Geotechnical Engineering
or GEOL 201 Physical Geology |
| |
Engineering geology, elementary mass-volume relations, clay-water
interaction, soil classification, soil compaction, geostatic
stress distributions, 1-D and 2-D steady-state flow, shear strength
under drained and undrained conditions. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
CE 205, ME 341. |
| CSC 231 Fortran for Engineering
Students |
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Programming techniques and procedures with applications to
engineering problems in Fortran90. Introduction to numerical
methods and simulation. Credit not allowed for CSC, Software
Engineering or CPE majors. 2 activities. Prerequisite: MATH
142 or MATH 132; PHYS 121 or PHYS 131. |
| ECON 211 Principles of Economics |
| |
Macroeconomics: principles and applications in the theory
of national income, output and employment. Determination and
measurement of the national product. Inflation, money, banking,
monetary and fiscal policies. Not open to majors in Economics
and Business. Not open to students with credit in ECON 222.
3 lectures. |
| ENGL 218 Professional Writing:
Argumentation & Reports |
| |
Extensive writing in professional situations. Composing and
conveying technical information using both traditional methods
and electronic media. Work in business situations. Graphic design
and layout. Not open for A4 credit to students with credit in
ENGL 215. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 114 and ENGL 125 or
PHIL 125 or SPC 125. |
| MATH 143 Calculus |
| |
Limits, continuity, differentiation, integration. Techniques
of integration, applications to physics, transcendental functions.
Infinite sequences and series, vector algebra, curves. Miscellaneous
course fee may be required in sections with a computer component-see
Class Schedule. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ELM requirement, and
passing score on Mathematics Placement Examination, or MATH
118 and MATH 119, or equivalent. |
| PHYS 131 General Physics |
| |
Fundamental principles of mechanics. Vectors, particle kinematics,
statics and dynamics. Equilibrium of a rigid body. Work and
energy, linear momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics.
Primarily for engineering and architecture students, and for
students majoring in the physical sciences. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: MATH 141 with grade C- or better, and MATH 142
(or concurrent enrollment). High school physics recommended. |
| SPC 201 Public Speaking |
| |
Introduction to the principles and types of public speaking.
Practical experience in the development, presentation, and critical
analysis of speeches to inform, to persuade, and to actuate.
Not open to students with credit in SPC 202. 3 lectures. Prerequisite:
ENGL 125 or PHIL 125 or SPC 125. |
| STAT 321 Statistical Analysis |
| |
Tabular and graphical methods for data summary, numerical
summary measures, probability concepts and properties, discrete
and continuous probability distributions, expected values, statistics
and their sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence
intervals for a mean and proportion. Use of MINITAB computer
package. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 142. |
Applicants for admission to the joint program with
a specialization in Transportation Planning are expected to:
1. Have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited
university or college,
2. Have attained a grade point average of 3.0
in last 90 units of undergraduate work,
3. Provide results of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) Aptitude Test to the Admissions Committee.
4. Give indications of motivation, maturity,
and high standards of academic involvement through work and references
(three letters required) and submission of a project or paper demonstrating
writing ability,
5. Provide a statement (maximum of 300 words)
addressing their understanding of and areas of interest in planning,
career objectives, and educational objectives.
Applicants lacking prerequisites or other background
requirements for classified standing may be admitted on a conditionally
classified basis, depending on the results of an individual analysis
of their applications.
Course of Study
| Core Courses
(68 units total) |
| CE 523
Transportation System Planning (4) |
| |
Planning of urban and regional multimodel
transportation systems. Selection of routes and types of systems
based on economic, social, technological, and other characteristics.
2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: CE 221, graduate standing,
or consent of instructor. |
| CE
528 Transportation Analysis or CE 525 Airport Planning
and Design (4) |
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Principles and applications of engineering
systems analysis to transportation using examples from different
modes. Identification of transportation benefits, costs, user
and non-user impacts, vehicle operating characteristics, programming
and scheduling. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CE 221,
graduate standing, or consent of instructor. |
| CE 571
Selected Advanced Laboratory (3) |
| |
Directed group laboratory study of
selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate
and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 8 units. 1–4 laboratories. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
| CE 574
Computer Applications in C.E. (3) |
| |
Overview of computer application,
hardware and software alternatives, use of selected application
programs, CAD, microcomputers, management and application of
resources. 1 lecture, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing or consent of instructor. |
| CE 591
Graduate Seminar (2) |
| |
Examination of current research activities
and analysis/design philosophies in civil and environmental
engineering practice. 1 seminar. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. |
| Either CE 599
Project /Thesis (2,2,5) |
| |
Each individual or group will be
assigned a project for solution under faculty supervision as
a requirement for the master's degree, culminating in a written
report/thesis. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. |
| OR
CRP 599 Thesis (6) |
| |
Individual research under the general
supervision of the faculty, leading to a graduate thesis or
project of suitable quality. Prerequisite: CRP 514, CRP 516,
advancement to candidacy, consent of department head. |
| CRP 409
Planning Internship (2) |
| |
Work experience as a supervised employee
in a planning-related agency or private firm. Prior contract
specifying the product of internship required between student,
agency and faculty. Thirty hours work experience per unit of
credit. Total credit limited to 4 units. Credit/No Credit grading.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. |
| CRP 420
Planning Law (4) |
| |
Public controls protecting natural
environmental systems. Land use and environmental controls.
Review of control mechanisms. State and federal legislation.
Legal implications of controls, public planning and policy issues.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: senior standing, or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 435
Transportation Theory (3) |
| |
Circulation and transportation elements
of the General Plan. Transportation planning theory, methods
and tools related to systematic analysis of city and regional
transportation problems including environmental impact assessment.
Application of techniques for assessing transportation systems,
gravity models, route selections, land use models and relationship
to transportation. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: CRP 212, or consent
of instructor. |
| CRP 501
Foundations of Cities and Planning (4) |
| |
Origins and evolutionary stages of
settlement patterns and the use of land and natural environment.
Changing spatial structure in the development of cities and
regions. Beginnings and the historical development of the planning
profession. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. |
| CRP 510
Planning Theory (4) |
| |
Theory of planning. Development of
contemporary planning thought from varying sources and perspectives.
Political and social context of planning. Alternative professional
roles, and planning processes. Values and ethical issues in
planning. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent
of instructor. |
| CRP 513
Planning Research Methods (4) |
| |
Application of research design to
planning issues. Comparison of case study, comparative and problem-solving
methods. Primary and secondary data sources, including field
survey techniques. 3 seminars, 1 supervision. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing, STAT 221 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 515
Presentation and Communication Techniques for Planners (3) |
| |
Basic techniques used in effective
planning presentations. Introduction to various drawing media
and delineation techniques for planners, three-dimensional visualization,
graphic skills. Integration of visual and electronic media in
presentations. 3 laboratories. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. |
| CRP 516
Quantitative Methods in Planning (4) |
| |
Problem recognition, data selection,
analysis and synthesis with applications of system design, statistical
techniques and symbolic modeling to urban design and regional
growth and development policies. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite:
CRP 514, graduate standing or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 518
Policy Analysis for Planners (4) |
| |
Analysis of the social, economic,
environmental, political contexts of public policy decisions.
Public policy issues and use of concepts and tools related to
monitoring and assessment. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: CRP 501
or POLS 360 or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 525
Plan Implementation (4) |
| |
Theory and practice of plan implementation.
Regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks for plan implementation.
Growth management, development regulation, capital improvement
programs, redevelopment. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: CRP 510 or
consent of instructor. |
| CRP 530
Planning Agency Management (3) |
| |
Preparation for mid-level and higher
positions in public planning agencies and private firms. Applications
of organization theory to planning agencies and firms. Work
programs, staff development, budgets, contracting, proposal
preparation, conflict management. Relationships with other agencies
and firms, clients, public and media. 3 seminars. Prerequisite:
CRP 501, CRP 510 or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 552
Urban Planning Laboratory (4) |
| |
Application of planning theory and
methods to community planning. Analysis of issues, consideration
of future alternatives, preparation of plan elements. Interrelationships
and impacts of natural and built environments, economic and
social conditions. Field trips. Individual, team and interdisciplinary
approaches. 4 laboratories. Prerequisite: CRP 501. |
| CSC, MATH,
STAT or other approved quantitative methods course
(3) |
|
Emphasis Area (select one of the following) (14)
|
| Urban Land Planning
Emphasis |
| CRP 520 Feasibility
Studies in Planning (4) |
| |
Fundamental analysis for assessing
feasibility of public and private development projects. Principles
and techniques for analyzing markets and assessing cash flow
for individual projects. Economic, fiscal and tax impacts as
factors determining public participation in private projects.
4 seminars. Prerequisite: CRP 501 or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 548
Principles of City Design (3) |
| |
Introduction to the philosophy and
theory particular to city design. Exploration of evaluation
criteria and critical analysis of the human environment related
to physical design requirements. Spatial and form relationships,
scale, human activities, concept formation, visual organization
of the city, landscaping and architecture. 3 seminars. |
| CRP 553
Project Planning Laboratory (4) |
| |
Project-scale planning problems.
Arranging structures, circulation systems, utilities and plant
material on natural and urban sites to support human activity
while minimizing disruption to natural systems. Includes planned
unit developments, waterfronts, hillsides, campuses and commercial
centers. Field trips. 4 laboratories. Prerequisite: CRP 515,
CRP 548. |
| Urban Land
Planning electives (4) |
|
Regional and Environmental Planning Emphasis
|
| CRP 404
Environmental Law (3) |
| |
Analysis and critique of the law
governing use and protection of natural resources with focus
on the legal institutions entrusted with the public duty of
protecting the environment. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior
standing, or consent of instructor. |
| CRP 545
Environmental Planning, Policies & Principles (4) |
| |
Environmental planning as a field
of inquiry and action. Review and application of policies and
techniques used in environmental planning, especially within
the land use planning context. Application of California Environmental
Quality Act and environmental impact assessment methods. 3 seminars,
1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of
instructor. |
| CRP 554
Regional Planning and Analysis (4) |
| |
Application of planning theory and
methods to regional problems and issues. Research, analysis,
synthesis and implementation practice. Interrelationships between
natural, economic and political regions, technology, resource
use. Field trips. Individual, team and interdisciplinary approaches.
3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CRP 501. |
| Regional and
Environmental Planning electives (3) |
|
Approved CE/ENVE electives (8)
|
| Electives may
include:
CE 422, 424, 522, 525, 527, 528, 529, 573;
ENVE 411, 465 |
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