Curriculum

 

The Master of Science in Transportation Management (MSTM) is a fully accredited, 10 course (30-unit) program that students can complete in two and a half years, taking just one course per session. The program trains students as “mobility managers,” the next generation of multimodal transportation system leaders and executives. Students can also opt for 4-course (12 unit) graduate certificate programs.

See below for information on:

Degree requirements

Class schedules

Course descriptions and syllabi

MSTM program learning objectives

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Asha W. Agrawal, MTI Education Director, at 408-924-5691 or asha.weinstein.agrawal@sjsu.edu (email preferred to voicemail messages)

Degree requirements

Masters degree

Students take ten courses (30 units): six required courses, two electives, and two courses for the culminating experience, which is an independent policy evaluation capstone project. More details on  program requirements are in the SJSU catalog entry for the MSTM program.

Certificates

Students may choose among three graduate certificates, each of which requires four courses (12 units).

  • Certificate in Transportation Security Management (requirements here)
  • Certificate in High-Speed Rail Management (requirements here)
  • Certificate in Transportation Management (requirements here)

Class Schedules

Below is the class schedule for upcoming sessions (subject to change).

MSTM students should review this handout on how to decide what class to take each session.

Course
Meeting Dates
Instructor
2020 Spring Session A
      
MTM 236 Managing Technology Innovations in Transportation Mondays January 6 - March 16 Naroola & Broaddus
MTM 203 Transp. Marketing & Communications Mgmt. Tuesdays January 7 - March 10 Childress
MTM 226A Emergency Issues for Transp. Professionals Wednesdays January 8 - March 11 Edwards
MTM 202 Transportation Funding & Finance Thursdays January 9 - March 12 Ortega & Kempton
2020 Spring Session B      
MTM 217: Leadership & Management of Transp. Organizations Mondays March 23 - June 1 Lira
MTM 290: Capstone - Report Writing Tuesdays March 24 & May 19 Nixon
MTM 226B: Security Issues for Transportation Professionals Wednesdays March 18 - May 20 Goodrich
MTM 201: Transportation Systems and Society Thursdays March 19 - May 21 Fang
       
2020 Fall Session A      
MTM 250: Transportation and the Environment  Tuesdays August 4 - October 6 Alexander 
MTM 245: High-Speed and Intercity Rail: Planning & Design Tuesdays August 4 - October 6 Eidlin
MTM 201: Transportation Systems and Society Wednesdays August 5 - October 7 TBD
MTM 214: Transportation Policy & Regulation  Thursdays July 30 - October 1 Brent 
       
2020 Fall Session B      
MTM 246: High-Speed & Intercity Rail Operations/Engineering Mondays October 12 - December 14 Litzinger
MTM 215: Transportation Planning and Project Development Tuesdays October 13 - December 15 TBD
MTM 283: Capstone - Project Design Wednesdays October 14 - December 16 Agrawal
MTM 260: Project Management for Transportation Thursdays October 8 - December 17 Blampied

Course descriptions and syllabi

Core Courses

MTM 201: Transportation Systems and Society 

 

MTM 202: Introduction to Transportation Funding and Finance

 

MTM 203: Transportation Marketing & Communications Management

 

MTM 214: Transportation Policy & Regulation 

 

MTM 215 Transportation Planning and Project Development

 

MTM 217: Leadership and Management of Transportation Organizations

 

MTM 283: MSTM Capstone: Project Design

 

MTM 290: MSTM Capstone: Report Writing

 

Electives

MTM 226A: Emergency Management Issues for the Transportation Professional

 

MTM 226B:  Security Issues for Transportation Professionals

 

MTM 236: Contemporary Issues in Transportation Management

 

MTM 245: High Speed and Intercity Rail: Planning & Design

 

MTM 246: High Speed and Intercity Rail: Engineering & Operations

 

MTM 250: Transportation and the Environment

BUS 297D: Project Management in Transportation 

MSTM Program Learning Outcomes

Program goals were initially developed in Fall 2005 and subsequently revised in Spring 2013 by core MSTM faculty. The current version of the PLOs was approved by the MSTSM Curriculum Committee on 11/20/2020.

Mission: The MSTM program seeks to educate “mobility managers,” the next generation of multimodal transportation system leaders and executives.

 

1. Transportation Systems and Society
​Develop a systems-savvy and global perspective on solving transportation management challenges 

  1. Develop systems-savvy solutions to transportation management challenges

  2. Develop globally-aware solutions to transportation management challenges

2. Transportation Policy
Develop solutions to transportation management challenges that integrate knowledge of the transportation policy environment

  1. Analyze policy problems to identify the relevant legislative and administrative structures that guide the decision

  2. Analyze a transportation management scenario to identify the appropriate roles for different government entities, as well as for political, private sector, and/or nonprofit actors

  3. Analyze transportation tax or fee proposals to determine if and how they contribute to achieving transportation system performance objectives and broad social policy goals

3. Leadership
Identify and analyze leadership styles and traits 

  1. Articulate one's own leadership capacity based on an examination of personal leadership style, skills, and preferences 

4. Communications
Communicate effectively with a diverse workforce and citizenry

  1. Prepare written materials that are clear, grammatically correct and free of typos, and tailored to the audience’s needs and level of expertise

  2. Deliver oral presentations that are clear, concise, and tailored to the audience’s needs and level of expertise

5. Analytical skills
Identify and evaluate transportation management issues using appropriate data and methods

  1. Collect, analyze, and synthesize information from multiple sources using appropriate data and methods