
Education
The Kentucky Transportation Center has a long history of providing workshops and training courses for professionals in consulting firms and state transportation agencies. The Center supports the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet by teaching Project Management Boot Camp (PMBC), an 8-day course on how a project is managed from design and construction to delivery and completion. KTC developed a condensed version, Bootcamp XPress, for consultants that work with the Cabinet. Consultant project managers are now required to attend this training before their firms can bid on Cabinet projects. The Center also developed a nationally recognized two-day course on Context-Sensitive Design/Solutions, delivering it on-site to 15 state DOTs; over 175 professionals have participated in limited-size courses offered on UK’s campus. In addition, KTC’s Technology Transfer program offers many short courses for highway personnel employed at local agencies as part of its workforce training program.
KTC supports Civil Engineering graduate and undergraduate students by providing numerous transportation research opportunities. Emphasizing multidisciplinary research, the Center helps students and young professionals develop a broad set of skills that will benefit them as they enter the workforce or pursue graduate studies, find more info at www.move-central.com. KTC shares office and laboratory space with the Department of Civil Engineering, and many professors collaborate with KTC on research projects that deliver transportation solutions. The Transportation Education Program Manager is Dr. Reginald Souleyrette. He can be contacted at souleyrette@uky.edu.
Transportation Undergraduate Education
The University of Kentucky Department of Civil Engineering offers a concentration in Transportation Engineering or Railroad Engineering for all Bachelor of Science candidates. Students are required to take 3 undergraduate electives, of which 2 must be design courses. The curriculum for the concentrations are summarized below: For more course information, see the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook or visit The Department of Civil Engineering.Interest Area | Engineering Science Elective | Math/Science Elective | Structures Elective | Technical Design Elective | Technical Elective | Supportive Elective |
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Transportation Engineering | EM 313 | GEO 409G | CE 486G | CE 531 or CE 533, CE 534 | CE 433, CE 581, CE 539, or other design elective | GEO 285 or GEO 305 |
Railroad Engineering | CE 533 Railroad Facilities Design and Analysis | CE 433 Railway Freight and Passenger Operations and Intermodal Transportation | CE 599 Urban Mass Transit |
Transportation Graduate Education
The University of Kentucky Department of Civil Engineering offers a Transportation Engineering degree as a Civil Engineering Specialty that may be studied up to the PhD level.Program Objectives
- Provide students with a specialized education and research experience in multimodal freight and passenger transportation systems within Kentucky, the nation, and around the globe.
- Help students develop an understanding of the issues and complexities of transportation system planning, design, and delivery (including freight and passenger); the supporting infrastructure and resources required; and the impacts of transportation planning on the economic and social systems it serves.
- Provide students with an introduction to the knowledge and skills required for the development, implementation, and management of transportation system components.
- Cover the travel cost and fees of students who participate or present research at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., attend other regional meetings, and travel within Kentucky for program-related research.
- Award research assistantships to a limited number of students enrolled in the program who best fit the transportation research needs of the University. Depending on local transportation industry needs and student availability, some students may work part-time.
Undergraduate and/or Graduate Courses | Graduate Only Courses |
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GEO 485G Urban Planning and Sustainability GEO 490G American Landscapes CE 525 Civil Engineering Applications of Geographic Information Systems CE 531 Geometric Design and Project Development CE 533 Railroad Facilities Design and Analysis GEO 545 Transportation Geography CE 599 Topics in Civil Engineering – Inland Waterway Transportation CE 599 Mass Transit Systems | HP 601 Introduction to Historic Preservation HP 602 Dynamics of Historical Preservation: Law, Land Use Planning and Economics GEO 609 GIScience Fundamentals DIS 612 Supply Chain Management CE 631 Urban Transportation Planning PA 632 Public Financial Management CE 633 Airport Design CE 634 Traffic Characteristics CE 635 Highway Safety PA 642 Public Organization Theory and Behavior PA 651 The Policy Process GEO 709 Advanced GIScience LA 858 Regional Land Use Planning Systems LA 869 Advanced Regional Land Use Planning Applications |