Course Offerings

1 credits
1 lecture hours.

This is a seminar intended to continually arouse the interest of first year students in transportation and maintain their interaction with the transportation faculty and transportation professionals as they take the majority of courses outside the department to satisfy the general education requirement. The seminar will involve presentations on professional ethics, the current and future state of the transportation profession, and the roles of the different transportation modal agencies by invited guests from the public and private sectors.

Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This is the introductory course for transportation systems. It will discuss the basic concepts and strategies in the study of systems and key issues pertaining to the different areas of transportation, including planning, engineering, management, and logistics. The historical, physical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of transportation will be covered.

Offered (FALL/SPRING)

3 credits

This course introduces the students to rail transportation and railroad engineering, including high-speed and conventional passenger rail, freight rail, commuter rail, heavy rail transit, and light rail transit. It also addresses railroad operations, management, economics, and the role of railways in modern society. It is designed to provide a broad understanding of the different railroad departments and their roles, including infrastructure (track, bridges, signals, and communications), rolling stock (locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, transit vehicles), and railroad operations.

Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course deals with the basic concepts, principles, strategies, and tools of urban land use planning. Emphasis will be on the interaction between transportation and land use variables, including modeling requirements, impacts, and data needs within the context of good community planning and economic development.

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

The course will provide basic concepts of supply chain management, including customer service, transportation, inventory, location theory, etc. The relationship between components of supply chain management is also examined.

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will cover the relationship between land use and transportation, landmark transportation planning-related policies, traditional four-step planning process and the respective mathematical models and algorithms, noise and air quality issues, and transportation systems capacity analysis.

Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

This course will expose the student to the concept of spatial analysis using GIS tools. Topics covered will include GIS need assessment, mapping of spatial entities, linear referencing, development of a GIS-based decision support system, and applications in asset management and planning.

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will provide practical experience in the field of transportation by placement with a transportation agency or a faculty mentor. The student will have the opportunity to work on and complete a real project under the direct supervision of a transportation planner, engineer, manager, or faculty for a minimum period of three months.

Prerequisite(s) Junior standing required to register

Offered (FALL/SUMMER/SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course reinforces the microeconomic tools necessary for understanding, analyzing, and managing transportation firms and industries. The subjects covered will include costs, pricing behavior, intermodal competition, and strategic decision-making.

Prerequisite(s) ECON 212 or ECON 211,  MATH 114 or higher, and CEGR 416 or TRSS 301 completed with grades of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register.

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

The role of the various types of public transportation systems including bus, rail, and other new modes will be examined. The technology, planning, operation, management, and policy aspects of public transportation will be covered.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 and MATH 114 completed with grades of “C” or higher  and Junior standing or Instructor permission required to register

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

This course will offer in-depth analytical tools for supply chain management, including linear programming, manufacturing procedures, network analysis, inventory management, location theory, etc. The course will comprise computer applications, case studies and seminars.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or permission of instructor, TRSS 307 and MATH 118 or MATH 312 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will discuss managerial issues and problems in the transportation industries, including economic, marketing, operational, financial, labor relations, and institutional components.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 completed with a grade of “C” or higher and Junior standing or permission of the instructor required to register

Offered (AS NEEDED)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

Transportation infrastructure is the collective reference to roads, bridges, rail lines, rapid transit, and similar public works.  It is no secret, however, that these systems are aging and failing, and that funding has been insufficient to repair and replace them.  The problem has particularly increased in recent years as a result of growing populations stressing society’s support systems, natural disasters creating more than unusual havoc, accidents, and terrorist attacks threatening infrastructure safety and security.  The course is designed to discuss the use of geo-spatial analytical tools, economic and financial analysis tools, and optimization models that can be sued to develop decision support systems for managing transportation infrastructure assets. 

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416  and TRSS 319 or CEGR 480  and MATH 241 or higher completed with grades of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

This course will cover the basic concept of traffic flow theory, collection and analysis of traffic data, level of service concept, capacity analysis of interrupted and uninterrupted flows, traffic control devices, accident analysis and countermeasures, traffic impact studies, and pedestrian and parking facilities analysis.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416 and MATH 241  completed with grades of “C” or better and junior standing required to register

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

This course presents the general background and context of highway engineering as a profession, introducing basic principles, processes, and methodologies that are fundamental in highway design. By the completion of this course, students will gain general knowledge of highway alignment, earthwork, intersection design, construction surveys, drainage design, highway materials, design of asphalt mixtures, and pavement thickness design.  This course is required for Transportation undergraduate majors.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416  and MATH 241  completed with grades of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register

Offered (FALL)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

This course will cover three software packages that are commonly used in the different transportation professional and statistics areas including Microsoft Excel, Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and SPSS.  Other software such as AIMSUN or MATLAB may be introduced.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416  completed with a grade of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register

Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will expose the student to the role of new technology in transportation, particularly in the areas of travel information, traffic and incident management, public transportation, freight transportation, and inventory control. The history and cross-cutting issues in the deployment of intelligent transportation systems in the U.S. will be examined.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416 completed with a grade of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register

Offered (Fall)

3 credits
3 lecture hours. 3 lab hours.

The course will reinforce the subjects covered in the Transportation Planning course with case studies and hands-on applications. Discussions will include the 3-C process, travel demand simulation, transportation plan development and project programming, noise and air quality analysis, and environmental justice.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or instructor permission and TRSS 318 completed with grades of “C” or higher and Junior standing required to register

Offered (SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will focus on analytical methods commonly used in transportation planning. Discussions will include transit, highway and traffic-intersection capacity analysis, the transportation planning process, benefit-cost analysis, and environmental impact assessment process.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or CEGR 416  and MATH 114 or higher completed with grades of “C” and Junior standing required to register

Offered (SPRING)

3credits
This course introduces railroad track structures and their major components, including functions and modes of degradation and failure. It addresses static and dynamic load environments and engineering design to effectively distribute loads throughout the structure. It also introduces the subject of railway bridges. Additionally, the course provides theoretical and practical approaches to track design as well as useful design, optimization, and maintenance recommendations for key track components.

Prerequisite(s)TRSS 302 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered(FALL)

3 credits

This course examines safety within the railroad industry and the associated derailments, collisions, and crashes associated with railway operations. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) railroad safety databases will be introduced. The key modes of derailments, including human factors, track, rolling stock, and signals are discussed. The course addresses the application of engineering theory to specific problems and real-world issues and applications.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 302 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (SPRING)

3 credits

This course covers inspection technologies used in the railway industry to maintain a safe and efficient operating environment. The principles behind the inspection methods will be covered, including the sensors and algorithms utilized to transform the sensor data into physical measurements. This includes ultrasonic, LIDAR, inertial, distance measurement, photo, video, ground penetrating radar, and others. Inspection intervals and risk-based inspection will be defined.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 302 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL)

3 credits

This course builds on the Rail Transportation Engineering course with a deeper understanding of the engineering mechanics and dynamics specific to the railway loading environment. In this course, the student will learn the fundamentals of continuously supported structural analysis applied to railway track components, curving forces, train/track interaction, vehicle dynamics, thermal forces and continuously welded rail, noise and vibration in the railway environment and its consequences, and the wheel/rail
interface.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 426 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (AS NEEDED)

3 credits

This course focuses on emerging technological applications in transportation and infrastructure studies to foster sustainability in the context of equity, multimodalism, intermodalism, environmental stewardship, safety and efficiency, and/or alternative energy. Relevant topics include Artificial Intelligence, Connected & Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning & Big Data Analytics, Green Energy, and/or Smart & Resilient Infrastructure Systems. Experiential learning and case study approach will be emphasized. Topics are selected based on faculty and student interest and may vary from semester to semester. This course is repeatable for up to nine (9) credits.  Department Chair approval and Junior or Senior classification required to register.

Offered (AS NEEDED)

2 credits
2 lecture hours.

This is a seminar intended to expose students to the art of developing research proposals, including identifying topics for senior projects, using statistical and other quantitative methods for data collection and analysis, and making oral presentations. The concepts and experience gained from TRSS 105, including ethical, contemporary, and global issues in transportation, will be reinforced.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 301 or instructor permission and MATH 120 or higher completed with grades of “C” or higher and Senior standing required to register.

Offered (FALL)

1 credits
1 lecture hours.

The seminar prepares students for taking the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.

Prerequisite(s) Must be Senior standing to register

Offered (FALL/SPRING)

3 credits
3 lecture hours.

This course will provide the student the opportunity to apply engineering, planning, and management tools in defining and solving a credible transportation problem, and presenting a final report to a panel of faculty members and invited transportation professionals.

Prerequisite(s) TRSS 497 completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Offered (FALL/SPRING)