Traffic Engineering

(1) Duration of Study

• Standard Length of Schooling: 4 years

• Duration of Study: 3-6 years

(2) Degree Awarded

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

(3) Program Highlights Established in 1985, this program was selected as a National Characteristic Major in 2007 and was among the first batch of National First-Class Majors in 2019. It is included in the Ministry of Education's "Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers" and has passed the National Engineering Education Accreditation. In 2022, it was selected as one of the first pilot units for the Ministry of Education's Virtual Teaching and Research Section construction.

The program boasts a solid foundation, relying on the National Key Discipline of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. We continuously advance comprehensive program reforms and implement an academic tutor system. Emphasis is placed on cultivating students' innovation capabilities and their ability to solve complex engineering problems in the field, forming distinctive advantages in Urban Traffic and Smart Transportation.

(4) Educational Objectives This program aims to meet the tremendous demand for talent and scientific research in the planning, design, and operation management of China's urban comprehensive transportation systems. Oriented towards major national strategies and industry development needs, it adheres to the philosophy of a "broad disciplinary scope, solid foundation, strong capability, and pursuit of innovation." The goal is to cultivate engineering technical and management talents who possess the ability to undertake traffic engineering projects and the potential to lead industry development.

(5) Core Courses

• Traffic Engineering

• Analysis and Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

• Comprehensive Transportation Big Data Analysis Methods and Applications

• Transportation Planning

• Traffic Flow Theory

• Traffic Management and Control

• Road Engineering

• Traffic Design

• Traffic Safety Engineering

• Transportation Equipment

(6) Career Prospects Graduates can pursue careers in research institutes and government management departments within the transportation industry, as well as in high-tech transportation enterprises involving the Internet and Big Data. They are typically engaged in transportation planning, design, management, operation, and theoretical research.

(7) Statistics on Further Study and Employment

Traffic Engineering (Average of the last three years)

Category	Statistics
Number of Graduates	57
Postgraduate Enrollment	40
Overseas Study	11
Graduation Placement Rate (%)	96.5

 

Representative Institutions for Postgraduate Studies (Last 3 Years):

• Tsinghua University

• Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU)

• Southeast University

• Tongji University

• Beihang University

• Renmin University of China

Representative Institutions for Overseas Study (Last 3 Years):

• University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

• University of Michigan

• Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

• Imperial College London

• The University of Tokyo

Representative Employers (Last 3 Years):

• Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport (RIOH)

• Transport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport (TPRI)

• Shanghai Urban Construction Design & Research Institute (SUCDRI)

• Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design (BICP)

• Beijing Transport Institute (BTI)

• Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning Center (SUTPC)