Transport Planning MSc

Course overview

Our Transport Planning MSc will equip you with the knowledge and planning techniques to help you develop transport networks and systems that are founded on robust evidence, sustainable and equitable social principles, state-of-the-art modelling, accurate data analysis, and a profound understanding of travel behaviour and importance for transport planning. You’ll also develop the tools to help address global challenges such as equitable development and climate change mitigation and reduction through the development of safe and efficient city transport networks and mass public transport.

Working with leading researchers at Institute of Transport Studies you’ll learn about policy, travel behaviour, modelling, data analysis, land use planning, and public transport planning and management using research and evidence from around the world. The course also addresses the multi-disciplinary nature of transport – enabling you to make effective decisions for clients, employers and society.

Studying in the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds will give you a unique head start in your career in transport. The course has been designed following close consultation with industry practices and is shaped by our impactful and topical research, delivered by leading researchers with an international reputation – so you’ll be learning the most up-to-date and relevant information throughout the course.

Career opportunities

A degree from the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds opens up a range of opportunities to pursue a rewarding career in this industry. This course will equip you with an extensive specialist skill set, alongside industry experience and the chance to interact directly with industry organisations which could give you the edge with employers.

Transport consultancies are the largest employers of our graduates, but other common careers include those in government, academia, regulatory bodies, transport operators, logistics companies, not-for-profit and international agencies.

Our graduates work across the private and public sectors. Many work abroad, whether for UK companies with overseas offices, for international organisations or for national governments.

Plus, the University of Leeds is in the top 5 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters, according to High Fliers’ The Graduate Market in 2024 report.

Here’s an insight into some of the job roles and organisations previous graduates on this course have secured:

• Transport Planner, ARUP
• Transport Officer, Cambridgeshire County Council
• Transport Planner, JMP Consultants
• Transport Planner, MDS Transmodal
• Airport Infrastructure Planner, Ministry of Transportation
• Principal Analyst, Transport for London
• Assistant Modelling Manager, Transport for London
• Strategic Transport Planner, City of Stockholm Transport Administration
• Senior Transport Planner, Islington Council
• Senior Transport Manager, Bradford City Council
• Transport Planner, London Borough of Hackney
• Graduate Transport Planner, Tetra Tech
• Transport Planner, Pell Frischmann
• Graduate Future Mobility Consultant, WSP
• Assistant Transport Modeller, WSP
• Transport Economist, SYSTRA
• Senior Network Analyst, Network Rail
• Station Capacity Analyst, Network Rail
• Route Performance Analyst, Network Rail
• Rail Modeler/Analyst, Jacobs Foundation