Minor in Transportation Systems

Transportation is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles of land use, transportation planning, traffic engineering, infrastructure design and operation, transport economics, human behavior, psychology and engineering science to plan, design, operate, maintain and optimize transport systems. Transport systems are powerful means to shaping economies and community life. They enable mobility and accessibility for passengers and goods (freight). Both mobility and accessibility are realized through specialized modes, infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport systems planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance must be approached systematically to ensure they meet societies’ goals within the confines of critical issues of viability as the environment, equity, labor, resource politics, economics, international trade, etc. The objectives of a transportation systems minor is to empower students with the principles and means necessary to understand the functionalities of transport systems and their interactions with surrounding environments as a prelude to sustainably plan, design, operate and maintain those systems.

Students enrolling in the transportation systems minor should have normally completed a minimum of 30 credits and be in good academic standing. The following rules will apply:

• The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, including at least 9 credits in courses at or above the 300 level
• At least nine (9) credits of the eighteen (18) credits for the minor must be taken in residence at AUS
• At least six (6) credits of the nine (9) credits at or above the 300 level must be taken in residence at AUS
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained in courses completed to satisfy the minor

Students seeking a minor in transportation systems must successfully complete the following courses or their equivalent. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.