Transportation Sciences

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Transportation drives our society

A modern and international transport system is important for moving people, goods and information in a local, regional and (inter)national context. Moreover it is connected to economic growth! A continuous increase in traffic volumes, for passenger transport as well as freight forwarding transport, leads to major challenges concerning land use, impact on urban areas, traffic safety issues, traffic flow, atmospheric pollution and travel behaviour.

An international multidisciplinary master programme

The international Master Programme in Transportation Sciences of Hasselt University is a multidisciplinary master programme, which trains students and practitioners to identify transportation and traffic safety issues and to come up with solutions by themselves, taking into account several parameters: economy, society, urban developmen, environment and infrastructure. Several transport and traffic safety issues are thus highlighted in an overall multidisciplinary perspective.

A pronounced international orientation

Since transportation is a cross-border field, it is also important to put the focus on the international aspects related to this domain. As a Master in Transportation Sciences we offer you the opportunity to regularly exchange views with experts from home and abroad. Within the master programme there are teachers, both nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in their field.

1st Year Master

Communal

* Microsimulation Models
* Academic Research Skills
* Internship

Specialization: Mobility Management

* Analytical Skills for the Interpretation and Analysis of Travel Demand
* Management of Transportation Companies
* Traffic and Transportation Models

Specialization: Traffic Safety

* Infrastructural Impact
* Traffic and Travel Behaviour
* In-depth Crash Investigation

2 st Year Master

Communal

* Intelligent Transportation Systems
* Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Economics
* Freight Transport
* Traffic Flows
* Master Thesis

Specialization: Mobility Management

* Management and Prediction of Travel Demand

Specialization: Traffic Safety

* Behavioural Influen

All applicants should hold at least a university diploma or a diploma of higher education equivalent to a (academic) bachelor degree. Depending on the diploma you obtained previously, you may have to do a link or preparatory programme at the start of your master programme. This can be combined with the master programme. * if you have an academic bachelor degree, you will have to do a preparatory programme - more info * if you have a professional bachelor degree, you will have to do a link programme (available for Dutch-speaking students only) * Sufficient knowledge of English is required and is to be certified * Native speakers or holders of a degree obtained in the English language are exempt from these tests. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 80

Several scholarship options are available to international students who want to enroll in our Master of Transportation Sciences. The scholarships are not awarded by Hasselt University but by external sources. Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria, application procedures, etc.