Transport Infrastructure Engineering looks at the options and processes involved in designing transport infrastructure systems that are safe and sustainable. This course develops the skills needed to design proposals whilst respecting physical, financial, environmental, social and time constraints and builds on your ability to present and critique solutions.

You will be required to investigate and develop proposals for the design of a transport infrastructure project from a range of possible transport modes including: Air, road, cycle, rail and mass transit systems.

This will require a combination of individual and group-working, with opportunities for formative feedback on your proposals via tutor and peer review.

What does it cover?

• - Needs appraisal - evaluation of primary and secondary information sources.
• - Geometric design and route selection.
• - Pavement design.
• - Vehicle/infrastructure interaction.
• - Materials design and optimisation.
• - Construction and maintenance of infrastructure assets.
• - Material sourcing and management.
• - Infrastructure management.
• - Communications and safety systems.
• - Design standards and procedures.
• - Economic, environmental and social issues.
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• What will the course outcome be?
• - Demonstrate a critical understanding of the design principles applying to transport infrastructure systems.
• - Analyse client requirements and site conditions to identify safe and sustainable options for design and management.
• - Evaluate transport project proposals against physical, financial, environmental, social and time constraints.
• - Design, present and critique solutions to address a range of Infrastructure development needs, with consideration of good practice and appropriate design standards.

This module can be taken as a stand-alone CPD course, or used to build up credits towards a named postgraduate qualification (PG Certificate, PG Diploma or Masters) in Transport or Transport Engineering and Planning by completing the module assessment

There are no formal entry requirements for participants wishing to undertake this course as a stand-alone CPD course without the optional module assessment.

Study Time

This module will involve 6 hours direct contact time per session, every other week, across one semester:

Starting Thursday 30 January 2020, 10am-5pm

then every other Thursday on: 13, 27 February; 12, 26 March; 09 April 2020

The course is expected to take 150 hours to complete: 36 hrs directed contact learning; 36 hrs independent study; 78 hrs assessment, including preparation.

How to apply

Please visit our webpage and complete an online booking form. Deadline 20 January 2020.