Transportation and Cities, Minor

This minor program emphasizes the integrated planning of transportation, land use, and environment. It includes courses that introduce students to transportation planning and design, transportation and land use dynamics, and the impacts of transportation on the environment and public health.

Transportation and Cities Requirements

The minor requires 22 units total, of which 12 are technical electives.

CRP 80 - Introduction to Cities and Urban Planning Units: 3
CRP 130 - Transportation Planning Units: 3
CE 150 - Transportation Planning and Design Units: 3
CE 150L - Transportation Planning and Design Laboratory Units: 1

Technical Electives (12 units)

Choose twelve (12) units from the following technical electives (6 units can be double-counted):

CE 153 - Traffic Operations and Control Units: 3
CE 155 - Transportation Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Units: 3
CE 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
CRP 110 - Planning Process and Theory Units: 3
CRP 140 - Economics for Planners Units: 3
ENGR 191T - Topic in Engr Units: 1-3
GEOG 140 - Quantitative Methods and Spatial Statistics Units: 3
PH 170 - Air Pollution and Health Units: 3
PH 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3

Total Units: 22

Minor Advising Notes

Prerequisites can be waived upon the approval of the course instructor.
All courses counting toward the minor must be taken on a letter-grade basis and must be completed with a grade of C or higher. The Transportation Studies Minor requires a 2.25 GPA.
Students are advised to seek their advisor’s input upon course selections.
The Civil Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).