Ⅰ. General Description

Transport Engineering (TE) is a sub-discipline subsumed under traffic and transportation engineering. It is committed to cultivating the advanced academic and engineering personnel in the planning, functional design, construction and operation management of transportation facilities for any mode of transport (road, rail and airport) that are urgently needed in the development of national transportation industry.

Ⅱ. Objectives

TE aims to cultivate the advanced inter-disciplinary talents who aim high and are innovative-savvy and can obtain the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge in pursuit of the abilities and skills of planning, functional design, construction, traffic control and management, and new equipment development so as to solve the practical problems within transportation system. Graduates can be qualified for jobs in the field like engineering technology, investment consultant, administration, product development and education & training for transportation planning and design department, transportation construction investment company, governmental administration position, traffic management industry, construction company and colleges, etc. The following are detailed objectives:

1. To help students to lay a solid foundation in natural science, to acquire profound humanities and social science literacy, excellent communication skills, to work well in teamwork, to have a strong sense of social responsibility, professional ethics and some critical thinking abilities.

2. To foster in students basic skills in natural science, engineering drawing and surveying, computer use, document retrieval, scientific experiments conducting and data analysis and other tool-use skills as well to deal with complicated engineering problems requiring cross-disciplinary knowledge. To help students master the basic theoretical knowledge of traffic engineering and professional skills to solve the practical problems in transportation system analysis and planning, design, control and operation management of transportation facilities. To develop students’ international perspectives, so they are expected to be proficient in at least one foreign language and good at literature reading, writing and communication. To keep students abreast of latest development trends in the field of transportation industry.

3. To familiarize students with national policies and regulations in transportation system planning, construction and operation management, the development trend of transportation research, industry and policy guidance, and relevant technical norms and standards.

4. To cultivate a habit of continuous learning in practice and initiative of innovation; consequently, they are expected to become middle-level leaders or managers, technical backbones or professional experts in industry enterprises and governmental departments after graduation.

Ⅲ. Basic Requirements

Students acquire the basic theories and knowledge of planning, design, construction and operation management for transportation facilities and receive the fundamental training through course project, experiments and field practice to be capable of solving the professional complex problems using the acquired knowledge and skills.

Graduates are expected to have the following knowledge and abilities:

1) Mastering the basic theory and knowledge of transport engineering disciplines with solid foundations in natural, humanities and social science and high proficiency of English and computer use and good at teamwork, communication and coordination.

2) Mastering the general methods of problem analysis and solution, understanding the relationship between transport engineering and society, and having the abilities required in solving the traffic engineering problems.

3) Having the basic ability of planning, design, test, construction, operation management and project management in transportation system.

4) Being familiar with national strategy, policy and industrial regulations of transportation planning, construction and management; having a strong sense of compliance with professional ethics and responsibility; understanding the concept of sustainable development in solving complex transportation problems.

5) Knowing the latest advances, industry development and technology demand in domestic and international transport engineering disciplines.

6) Having the general abilities and skills in scientific research, practical application, use of modern tools, self-directed and lifelong learning, problem analysis and innovation and critical thinking.

Ⅳ. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree

Length of schooling: the normal length of time required to complete the program is 4 years of full-time study.

Conferred degree: Bachelor of Engineering.

Ⅴ. Core Disciplines and Feature Courses

Core Disciplines: Traffic and Transportation Engineering.

Core Courses: Advanced Mathematics, College English, General Physics, Drawing for Engineering, Linear Algebra, Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Introduction to Traffic and Transportation System, Introduction to Urban Master Plan, Engineering Mechanics, Surveying, Traffic Engineering, Foundation of Control Engineering, Roadway Geometric Design, Materials in Road Construction, Operation Research and Transportation System Analysis, Traffic Survey and Data Analysis, Transportation Planning, Transportation Economics, Traffic Management and Control, Subgrade and Pavement Engineering, Traffic Design, Transportation Engineering Design CAD, Urban Public Transportation, Traffic Safety and Facility Design, Engineering Economics and Management, etc.

Feature Courses: Geographic Information System for Transportation, Literature Retrieval and Technical Writing, Transportation Stations, Ports and terminals, Structural Analysis, Urban Rail Transit Planning, Rail Transit Line and Track Engineering, Airport Planning and Management, Signal and Automatic Train Control of Urban Rail Transit, Train Operating Calculation and Design, Airport Airside Design, Highway Capacity Analysis, Traffic Facility Inspection, Transportation Environment, Roadway Intersection and Interchange Design, Operations and Management of Urban Rail Transit, Airport Pavement Design and Maintenance, etc.

Ⅵ. Graduation Requirements

Graduation requires completion of all contents’ study as laid down by the program, getting a minimum of 160 credits and producing an up-to-standard graduation thesis or an acceptable equivalent design.