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A certificate program in geospatial information science is offered by a faculty drawn from the Bloustein School, the Department of Geography, and Cook College . The certificate program is designed to provide an in-depth, interdisciplinary examination of the emerging discipline of geospatial information as an arena of scientific inquiry and the societal/environmental implications of Geographic Information Systems technology.
The Bloustein School, in partnership with Rutgers' School of Engineering, offers a cross-disciplinary program leading to the graduate certificate in transportation studies. The certificate is open to matriculated graduate students in the two graduate programs at the Bloustein School (urban planning and policy development and public policy) and in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The certificate is offered with two concentrations: technology and design and policy and planning. The technology and design concentration focuses on analysis and design issues and is directed at students with an interest in transportation and traffic engineering and facility design. The policy and planning concentration focuses on the policy and planning process and is directed at students with these interests. In general, the student enrolls in one of the programs at the master's level and, upon graduating, receives a transportation studies certificate signifying completion of the program at the same time the student receives his or her master's degree. Under some circumstances, doctoral students may be admitted to the certificate program.
Background
The Rutgers University Board of Governors has identified transportation education and research as an important component of the strategic plan, A New Vision of Excellence. While the university has performed transportation-focused research, teaching and public service for thirty years, efforts have coalesced significantly during the past decade. In 1991, the National Transit Institute (NTI) was started at Rutgers as a congressional mandate under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. In 1998, the Board of Governors established the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, combining NTI with a newly formed Transportation Policy Institute to create a focal point for transportation research and outreach at the university. The School of Engineering , through the Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, has created the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), a U.S. Department of Transportation research center, focusing on technology-based solutions. There are other transportation-focused organizations, such as the Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory and the Transportation Local Technical Assistance Program, that have also emerged over the past decade.
The Program
The Graduate Certificate in Transportation Studies is a cross-disciplinary graduate program administered by the School of Engineering and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The certificate will be open to matriculated graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and in the two graduate programs (Urban Planning and Policy Development, and Public Policy) of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. In general, students will be enrolled at the master's level and receive the transportation studies certificate signifying completion of the program at graduation. Under some circumstances, doctoral students may be admitted to the certificate program.
The Structure of the Graduate Certificate
The certificate will be offered with two concentration options, emphasizing different aspects of the transportation area.
Technology and Design
This concentration focuses on analysis and design issues, and is directed at students interested in transportation and traffic engineering and in facility design.
Policy and Planning
The concentration focuses on the policy and planning process and is directed at students with these interests.
Graduate students interested in pursuing the certificate in transportation studies apply to the co-director of the program from their respective unit. In general, students in good academic standing pursuing a degree will be admitted to the certificate program. Students must exhibit proficiency in basic statistical skills and quantitative methods as demonstrated by successful completion of appropriate undergraduate or graduate courses.
School of Engineering students please contact:
Professor Kaan Ozbay
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
623 Bowser Road Busch Campus
(732) 932-9753
email: kaan@rci.rutgers.edu
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy students please contact:
Professor Daniel G. Chatman
Civic Square Building, Room 356
Phone (732) 932-3822 x724
Fax (732) 932-2253
E-mail: chatman@rci.rutgers.edu
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