Courses

This course presents an in-depth orientation to contemporary transportation, planning computer model packages, and analytical techniques. Students are introduced to calibration and application of network-based aggregate data for travel demand models.

An introduction to methods, processes, and techniques for planning a total transportation system.

Transportation safety problems and the engineer's role in developing and administering safety programs. Topics include hazardous location identification; analysis of accident data; development and evaluation of accident countermeasures and safety programs.

Students will explore operational issues pertaining to the transportation critical and unique features and stakeholders that have an impact on maintaining resilient learn the tools to understand threats, conduct assessments, engage in planning transportation sector.

Students examine a wide range of facets that comprise the field of transportation and vulnerabilities of the transportation network as well as explore the agencies gain an understanding of the various transportation systems (road, rail, maritime, understanding the role of government and the private sector in securing the

This course is an examination of the evolution of urban transportation systems, policies, institutions, and methods in the United States. Principles, procedures, and techniques of transportation planning in the State of Texas are covered and students are introduced to the literature in transportation geography and methods of transportation analysis.

This course introduces key concepts and methods of transportation geography and transportation planning. Topics include, among others, the spatial structure of transportation systems, transportation economics, and logistics. Various methods, techniques, and technologies for transportation analysis, particularly Geographic Information Systems (GIS), will be explored and applied as part of the course.

Transportation systems including land and air transportation for passenger movement; functions of transportation systems; vehicles and controls; transportation system planning, operation, maintenance, safety and transportation material testing are addressed in this course.

This course will focus on concepts and principles of transportation economic analysis, transportation costs and benefits, user and nonuser consequences, methods of evaluation of plans and projects, environmental impact assessments, and transportation programming and management. Requires Instructor Permission.

Study of design and operation of the major systems in transport category aircraft, using the Boeing 737 as a model. Systems include turbine engine, fuel, lubrication, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, pressurization, environmental control, and flight management. Also examines the use of normal checklists, the Quick Reference Handbook (QRH), Minimum Equipment List (MEL), and Configuration Deviation List (CDL). School of Aviation, Junior or Senior, or Departmental approval required.