In densely populated countries worldwide, like the Netherlands, daily life is spoiled by extensive traffic gridlock, pervasive air pollution, frequent traffic accidents, and chronically delayed public transportation. The field of Traffic and Transport Engineering equips you with the skills to play a pivotal role in addressing these critical issues.
Within this track, you will master the art of creating ingenious engineering solutions to tackle a spectrum of traffic and transport-related challenges. These encompass but are not limited to resolving traffic congestion, curbing air pollution, rejuvenating aging infrastructure, reducing traffic accidents, and optimising punctuality in public transport. Simultaneously, you will remain forward-thinking by addressing emerging societal trends, such as growing urbanisation, sustainability imperatives, the preservation of vital infrastructure networks, the management of fluctuating transport demands, harnessing automation and connectivity, and the seamless integration of flexible transport systems and services such as shared mobility.
Key features
➨ Planning, design, operation, assessment and management of roads, railways, transport systems and their related networks. ➨ Develop engineering solutions to transportation-related problems by associating human behaviour with traffic and transport management, network performance and road and rail infrastructure quality.
Track Base Module: Traffic and Transport Engineering
The Track Base Module in Traffic and Transport Engineering (CIEM 6000) offers a comprehensive foundation in traffic and transport engineering, covering planning, design, modelling, and management of transport systems. You’ll also explore the ethical and societal impacts of engineering solutions.
A-Module
This A-Module in Methods in Traffic and Transport Engineering (CIEM 6110) deepens your understanding of data, modelling, and risk in traffic and transport engineering, focusing on empirical analysis, optimization, and simulation. You'll learn to formulate research questions, design experiments, and analyse data. Learning methods include lectures, lab classes, and exams.
B-Module
In Q4, you choose your B-module, allowing you to further specialise with the field. Each module includes a workshop on ethical responsibility of engineers, field visits, and lab experiments.
This module provides an in-depth analysis of transport networks, focusing on performance, resilience, and sustainability for passenger and freight transport. Through lectures and projects, you'll learn to design and evaluate transport networks considering socio-economic and spatial impacts.
This module covers road traffic systems, focusing on efficiency, safety, and ethical considerations. You'll study active modes, traffic safety, intelligent vehicles, and traffic flow modelling. Learning methods include lectures, practicals, and group assignments.
This module focuses on the modelling, design, and analysis of public transport and railway operations, emphasizing interactions with customer demand and system governance. You'll learn about public transport planning, network modelling, and railway operations. Methods include lectures, group projects, and formative assessments.
This module focuses on the design and management of road and railway infrastructures, integrating classical and modern techniques. You'll study robustness, sustainable materials, IoT, AI-based monitoring, and the impact of new technologies.
Learn more about the content of each module in the study guide.
My goal is to contribute to creating more sustainable, efficient and user-friendly transportation networks that meets the needs of growing cities. Tackling current challenges such as environmental impacts and improving life quality with an engineering approach appeals to me the most.
Students who choose the track Traffic and Transport have a multitude of opportunities for their master’s thesis. Prep for the master thesis starts in Q6 after completing the electives and cross-over section of the general programme. Below are just a few highlighted projects of previous students from the track Traffic and Transport.
Student Experiences
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