Director

N.M. Waters

Telephone

(403) 220-5367

E-mail

nwaters@ucalgary.ca

The minor in Transportation Studies is offered collaboratively by the Faculties of Engineering and Social Sciences, and the Van Horne Institute. It seeks to prepare students to embark upon or advance in careers in transportation-related fields. The mandatory, core courses will provide the student with a mix of theory and practice. The student will learn transportation theory in a formal lecture setting and will then be required to apply this knowledge to practical problems in the transportation industry in conjunction with the support of the Van Horne Institute for International Transportation and Regulatory Affairs.

Application for admission to the Social Sciences Minor in Transportation Studies can be made to the Faculty of Social Sciences. Prior to applying for admission, students must have completed Geography 251 and obtained a grade point average of at least 2.70 over the most recent course work to a maximum of five full-course equivalents (University of Calgary courses and/or transferable courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a session will be included except where the number of courses taken within a session exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) five full-course equivalents, in which case the highest grades will be used. Admission to the program may have to be limited. If applications exceed spaces, students will be admitted in order of descending GPA.

For the Minor in Transportation Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Social Sciences student must take 10 half courses composed of:

(i) Transportation Studies 301, 473 (Civil Engineering 473), 499, 599, and

(ii) Six half courses selected from the following:

Economics 201, 203, 305, 307, 311, 365, 371, 377, 395, 419, 475, 477, 575
Geography 251, 321, 339, 341, 351, 357, 421, 439, 441, 451, 457, 529, 599
Political Science 357, 447
Psychology 369, 425
Sociology 345, 353
Urban Studies 253, 451, 591
Operations Management 401, 405
Civil Engineering 575

Transportation Studies 301 and 473 are to be taken in the second and third years of the program. They are lecture courses providing the unifying structure to the topic and cover a common core of transportation - related subject material. Transportation Studies 499 and 599 are to be taken in the third and fourth years of the program, respectively. They provide the exposure to practical issues and contain topics including: transportation planning, transportation policy and regulation, information technology, geographic information systems and logistics. The other six half courses may be taken at any time during the program, as permitted by the timing of prerequisites. It is strongly recommended to take two foundation courses (Geography 341 and Economics 371) as part of the courses leading to the Minor in Transportation Studies.

Students should consult the Transportation Minor advisor in the Department of Geography regarding selection of courses for the Minor.