Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics

The study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics belongs to the domain of engineering sciences and technology, and falls under the scientific and professional field of Mechanical Engineering. The study program lasts for 1 year, i.e. 2 semesters, and is equivalent to 60 ECTS credits.

The study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics comprises core and elective courses, whose completion provides the necessary academic knowledge and skills for acquiring the professional degree of Master in Mechanical Engineering – Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics. This degree corresponds to the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.), awarded by foreign higher education institutions.

The study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics, which admits the maximum of 24 students, contains 3 core courses, compulsory professional practice M, 4 elective courses (selected by a student from the available elective blocks) and the master’s thesis.

The admission requirements for the study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics include completed four-year undergraduate studies within the domain of engineering sciences and technology, which are equivalent to at least 240 ECTS credits.

The total involvement of students in completing the master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics consists of active teaching (lectures, tutorials, other forms of active teaching), independent work, mid-term tests, exams and professional practice.

The purpose of the study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics is to educate students by enabling them to acquire multidisciplinary knowledge in the field of traffic and transport engineering and logistics, which have been integrated through their basic functions into all contemporary economic processes and social flows.

The concept of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics allows students to acquire fundamental knowledge by studying the core curriculum, and develop a wide range of skills through a number of elective courses, forming their research and professional abilities in the process, and gaining professional and social competence.

The basic aim of the study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics is to acquire fundamental and applicative knowledge and skills used to identify, formulate and analyze problems, develop research acumen, critical thinking, functions of development, design, optimization, control and maintenance of devices, machines and systems in the field of traffic and transport engineering and logistics, by applying information technologies and software tools, and acknowledging the principles of sustainable development and engineering ethics.

By completing the core curriculum of the study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics, students acquire fundamental knowledge in the following fields: operational research, theories of vehicle movement, project management and logistic systems.

By completing the elective curriculum of the study program of master academic studies in Traffic Engineering, Transport and Logistics, students acquire basic and professionally applicative knowledge and skills in the following fields: decision-making systems in traffic and transport, pipeline transport, supply chain management, structural dynamics of transport systems, hydro-pneumatic and mechatronic vehicle systems, warehousing and distribution systems, public transport and maintenance management.