Transportation Education

MIT provides students with a broad range of opportunities for transportation-related education and training. Courses and classes span the School of Engineering, the Sloan School of Management, the School of Architecture and Planning and the School of Science, with many activities covering interdisciplinary topics that prepare students for future industry, government, or academic careers.

Undergraduate Education

MIT undergraduates spend a significant part of their time satisfying core requirements for their home departments.  MIT does not have a specific undergraduate transportation degree, but project work in core courses, elective courses, and undergraduate theses can be tailored to a student’s interests, including transportation. Please use the course listing at the right to find transportation-related courses that can be used to satisfy specific degree requirements or can serve as electives, capstones, and advanced topics.

Students interested in transportation typically find academic homes in the following departments:

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Urban Studies and Planning

Sloan School of Management

Graduate Education

MIT provides a variety of graduate degrees for students interested in transportation studies and research. Graduate students can choose from a wide range of introductory or advanced courses related to transportation (see course listing at the right). 

MIT offers three graduate degrees specific to transportation.

Master of Science in Transportation

Master of Engineering in Logistics

Many students find academic homes within specific departments and programs in the School of Engineering, the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, or the Sloan School of Management. 

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Engineering Systems Division

Leaders for Global Operations

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Sloan School of Management (MBA)

Sloan School of Management (PhD)

System Design and Management 

Urban Studies and Planning

Professional Education

MIT Professional Education offers short courses (typically 4-5 days) in transportation and other topics for professionals.  Short program attendees are mostly mid-career technical, business, and government professionals who wish to gain crucial knowledge and take home applicable skills. Current transportation courses include “Design of Motors, Generators and Drive Systems,” “Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks” and “Airport and Airline Systems – Planning, Design and Management.”