Masters courses

UK universities provide a wide range of Masters courses of relevance to transport planning - many of which are approved for the Transport Planning Professional qualification. This depends on a complete match between the TPP competences and the course content. This is audited on a regular basis and thus subject to regular updates. 

TPP Knowledge requirements

Approval means that they meet the TPP Knowledge requirements and candidates do not have to complete the first part of a Standard TPP application: the Portfolio of Technical Knowledge (PTK). For some of these courses approval is subject to the choice of specific options. For the latest position candidates should contact: skills@tps.org.uk

PDS Knowledge requirements and IncTP

Approval also means that they meet the Knowledge requirements for the TPS PDS and can be fast tracked to completion, only needing some evidence of Experience.  This means they will be two thirds of the way towards IncTP!  Students are sponsored by their employers can complete the PDS concurrently and achieve IncTP at the same time as their Masters, or soon after.

For the current list of courses which are TPP approved please click here.

Transport courses which have a different focus or combine with other disciplines and are not TPP approved may nevertheless have substantial relevant content for some of the TPP competences. They can therefore be used as part of a TPP Portfolio of Technical Knowledge, or to complete the TPS PDS, which is the other approved method of achieving the TPP Knowledge requirements.

If you would like your course listed here, please contact info@tps.org.uk

The list below includes approved and non-approved courses.  Please note not all courses run every year so please check!

	University	Contact	Telephone
	CARDIFF MSc. Transport & Planning Entry requirements: Good honours degree; mature students with relevant professional background. Format: Full time (1 year)	Ms Evelyn Osborne	+44 (0)29 208 76131
	TU DUBLIN MSc. Sustainable Transport and Mobility	Glenn Hingerty	+01 220 7470
	EDINBURGH NAPIER MSc. Transport Planning & Engineering Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time (3 yrs); also Distance Learning	Dr Jonathan Cowie	+44(0)131 455 2210
	GLASGOW MSc Urban Transport	Fiona Crawford	+44 (0) 141 330 7652
	HERTFORDSHIRE MSc Transport Planning	Dr Alexandra Buckland-Stubbs	a.buckland-stubbs@herts.ac.uk
	IMPERIAL COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON CENTRE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES) MSc Transport MSc Transport with Business Management MSc Transport with Sustainable Development Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time (2-3 yrs)	Jackie Sime	+44 (0)20 7594 6100
	LEEDS (INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES) Sustainability in Transport MSc Transport Planning MSc Transport Planning and the Environment MSc Transport Economics MSc Transport Planning and Engineering MSc (Eng) Download a prospectus	Admission Coordinator Institute for Transport Studies University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT	+44 (0)113 343 5353
	NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY MSc. Transport Planning and Engineering   Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time (2-4 yrs)	Emma Simblett	+44 1800201912086547
	UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER MSc. Transport and Urban Planning	Dr Ransford A. Acheampong
	SALFORD MSc/PG Dip. Transport Engineering & Planning Entry requirements: Honours degree or equivalent qualifications and experience Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time day release (2 yrs + dissertation)	Dr Saad Yousif	+44 (0) 161 2953835
	SOUTHAMPTON MSc. Transportation Planning & Engineering Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time (2 yrs)	I.Kaparias@southampton.ac.uk	+44 (0)23 8059 2834
	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON MSc. Transport and City Planning MSc. Mega Infrastructure Planning, Appraisal and Delivery MSc Transport and Mobility Systems Format: Full time (1yr) or Part time (2yrs, but flexible)	For Transport and City Planning: Dr Robin Hickman For Mega Infrastructure Planning: Professor Harry Dimitriou For Transport and Mobility Systems: Professor Helena Titheridge	Robin - +44 (0)20 3108 9531 Harry - +44 (0)20 3108 9527 Helena - +44 (0)20 7679 7775
	UWE, BRISTOL MSc. Transport Engineering and Planning Entry requirements: 1st or 2nd class honours in relevant subject; mature students with relevant professional background. Format: Full time (1 year) Part time (2 years)	Ben Clark	+44 (0)117 32 83066
	WESTMINSTER MSc. Transport Planning & Management Format: Full time (1 yr) or Part time (2-3 yrs)	T.Cohen@westminster.ac.uk	+44 (0)20 35066556