Master's in Transportation Systems and Design Course Descriptions

Course number: TRAN-690
Prerequisite: n/a

Thesis continuation is the vehicle by which students who have completed all their required curricular courses have access to program faculty for guidance towards finalizing their Thesis Report. The submission of a final Thesis Report, which has been reviewed by the department head and the Thesis Faculty Panel and deemed satisfactory according to the department guidelines, is a requirement for the granting of the Master of Science Degree.

Course number: TRAN-699
Prerequisite: n/a

Following on from TRAN-646A (M3) Graduation Strategy, students will be taken through a robust process to choose a topic for their Thesis Project that fits with their strategy to fulfill their professional aspirations. Having chosen their topic, students will escorted through a very thorough process of literature review and insight aggregation that will help the student identify a "thesis-worthy" opportunity from which to develop an original body of work. Using sophisticated protocols, students will further frame up their Thesis Project titles and then build a plan for how they will conduct and complete their Thesis Project in ensuing terms. By the end of the fourth term, students will have completed enough research to be able to begin executing their Thesis Project at the beginning of their next term. Demonstrating this readiness will be a pre-requisite for starting on their Theis Development in the 5th Semester.

Course number: TRAN-602
Prerequisite: n/a

This will be the final stage of the Thesis Project. To successfully complete this Studio course, students will be expected to demonstrably validate their Thesis Project through user-testing, external, expert feedback and a highly professional summary presentation of their project. Students will continue to work with their Thesis Advisors, meeting with them on a weekly basis.

Course number: TRAN-612
Prerequisite: n/a

This 14-week course, supports students as they approach the conclusion of their Thesis Project by ensuring that their attendant Thesis Report is developed to the required scholarly level, appropriate to an MS degree. Expert faculty will work with students individually to regularly review their progress and ensure that all required sections of the Thesis Report are developed. The aim of the course is to ensure that at the end of the term, when their Thesis Project is completed and that all curricular requirements are fulfilled, all students can complete any outstanding expert validation and Thesis Project reflections as part of the Thesis Report within a short period of time after graduating. Satisfactory submission of the a final Thesis Report triggers the official granting of the Masters of Science degree.

Course number: TRAN-642A
Prerequisite: n/a

This 14-week course, supports students as they approach the conclusion of their Thesis Project by ensuring that their attendant Thesis Report is developed to the required scholarly level, appropriate to an MS degree. Expert faculty will work with students individually to regularly review their progress and ensure that all required sections of the Thesis Report are developed. The aim of the course is to ensure that at the end of the term, when their Thesis Project is completed and that all curricular requirements are fulfilled, all students can complete any outstanding expert validation and Thesis Project reflections as part of the Thesis Report within a short period of time after graduating. Satisfactory submission of the a final Thesis Report triggers the official granting of the Masters of Science degree.

Course number: TRAN-642
Prerequisite: n/a