Transportation Planning & Policy (TPP) Certificate

In response to the increasing demand for a more diverse transportation professional work force, in partnership with Civil Engineering and the Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD), the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs offers a certificate program that prepares students to plan, advocate and engineer for sustainable transportation and for better equity within existing transportation resources and infrastructure.

    • 15-hour curriculum certificate.
    • Eligibility: degree and non-degree seeking students can apply.
    • Stackable certificate with the Master of City and Regional Planning degree.

Upskill into a high-wage and high demand occupation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows urban planning occupations to have one of the best outlooks “projected to grow 11 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations” (BLS 2020).

For more information about the certificate and how to apply, please contact James Brown (jamesbrown2@uta.edu)

TPP Curriculum

Required Courses (9 hours) and Electives (6 hours)
CE 5337 Urban Transportation Planning. OR PLAN 5309: Transportation/Land Use Modeling and Policy. (OERTransport)
PLAN 5315 Transportation Policies, Programs, and History (OERTransport)
PLAN 5327 Green Cities and Transportation (OERTransport)

For more information about the TPP certificate’s electives and coursework, visit the certificate’s webpage at at the Collage of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) website.

For more information about the transportation planning and engineering research at UTA, visit the website for the Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions & Dollars (CTEDD).

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