Master of Engineering Track - Transportation

This Master of Engineering specialty covers the analysis, planning, design, operation and management of transportation systems. It offers a broad range of subjects, including methods for transportation systems analysis, transportation demand analysis, urban transportation planning, transportation and environmental limits, comparative land use and transportation planning, and logistics systems and supply chain management. Also available are subjects focusing on urban public transportation, airlines, airports, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and marine transportation systems.

Students will work on projects related to ongoing MIT research programs with agencies, industries and government, such as the Chicago Transit Authority; Transport for London; ITS, high-speed rail and airport planning for Portugal; and the airline industry.

Transportation Curriculum

Basic requirements
1.133 M.Eng. Concepts in Engineering Practice
1.255 Transportation M.Eng. Project (register each term)
1 ThG Individual Thesis

Three core subjects
1.200J Transportation Systems Analysis: Performance and Optimization
1.201J Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics
1.264J Database, Internet and Systems Integration Technologies

Two planned electives

(from the following list, or as approved by advisor)
1.202J Demand Modeling
1.232J The Airline Industry
1.234J Airline Management
1.251J Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning
1.252J Urban Transportation Planning
1.253J Transportation Policy and Environmental Limits
1.254J Transportation Modeling
1.258J Public Transportation Systems
1.260J Logistics Systems
1.819J Design for Sustainability

One free elective
Students may choose any subject offered at MIT or Harvard University that contributes to his/her professional objective.

Download the subject requirements at this page.

Representative Research Project From 2008-09

Improving Cambridge Area Bus Service