MEng in Transportation Engineering
Course Overview
The MEng in Transportation Engineering is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree, one year full-time or two years part-time. The programme runs across 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time and is focused on transportation engineering and mobility infrastructure. The course equips practitioners in highway design, transport planning, rail, active travel and low-carbon mobility, and it is designed for candidates who need a UK credential that carries clear weight with employers. The programme is aligned with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), and it draws on the wider LSCE partnership with UK professional bodies including Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Teaching is structured around a small research-adjacent postgraduate cohort, with weekly tutor visibility, structured critique of student work and a named programme tutor throughout your studies.
By the time you complete the MEng in Transportation Engineering, you will have produced a Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project on a real problem, backed by structured research methods training. Assessment across the MEng in Transportation Engineering blends coursework, applied artefacts and a closing Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project, so you leave with evidence you can put in front of a UK employer or a professional-registration panel. Marks are moderated to UK Level 7 standards, and the course sits inside the LSCE ladder so credit transfer and articulation are considered from your first tutorial. Where relevant, the MEng in Transportation Engineering also builds portfolio evidence toward professional-body membership and the Engineering Council or BCS chartership routes, and the wraparound English-language, careers and study-skills provision on the MEng in Transportation Engineering remains available throughout your registered study period.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) competency frameworks for the MEng in Transportation Engineering, reviewed each academic year against the latest professional-body guidance.
- Applied laboratory, project or portfolio work in highway design embedded across every taught module of the MEng in Transportation Engineering, so learning stays close to industry practice.
- Weekly named-tutor visibility on the MEng in Transportation Engineering with structured written feedback on your Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project and clear progression targets.
- A small research-adjacent postgraduate cohort with cross-cohort critique, employer-style project reviews and mentor pairings drawn from the LSCE alumni network.
- LSCE careers-service introductions to UK highways authorities, rail employers, TfL supply chain and transport consultancies through the London employer contact book, plus at least one industry-careers day each academic year.
- Three parallel study modes on the MEng in Transportation Engineering: on-campus in central London, fully online with provisioned lab or GPU access, or by distance learning with the same remote provisioning across the MEng in Transportation Engineering.
- Rolling intakes and structured induction so working professionals on the MEng in Transportation Engineering can start when the diary allows, plus wraparound English-language and study-skills support during induction.
What You Will Learn
- Design highway, junction and active-travel schemes to UK Design Manual standards
- Model traffic, pedestrian and multi-modal demand using industry-standard tools
- Apply DfT, TfL and Network Rail guidance to scheme development
- Assess whole-life carbon and resilience of transport infrastructure
- Frame safety cases and road safety audits for scheme approval
- Integrate ITS, connected vehicle and smart-mobility data streams
- Lead transport planning teams through business case and consultation
- Deliver a Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project with a live transport client
Who This Course Is For
- Practising civil, highway and transport engineers moving into senior scheme leadership
- Consultants and local-authority officers formalising a Level 7 credential
- Graduates from civil, mechanical or geography backgrounds entering the sector
- International applicants targeting UK highways, rail and transport-planning employers
- CEng-track engineers using postgraduate study to evidence senior competency
Career Pathways
- Highway Engineer
- Transport Planner
- Civil Engineer
- Urban Infrastructure Engineer
- BIM Coordinator
- Sustainability Consultant
- Rail Engineer
- Traffic and Safety Engineer
The LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK highways authorities, rail employers, TfL supply chain and transport consultancies, and runs one-to-one application coaching during the final stage of the MEng in Transportation Engineering. Structured application support covers CV, portfolio and interview preparation for UK employers, with warm introductions where cohort fit is close, plus alumni-network mentoring throughout your studies and after graduation.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above, or an international equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
- Applicants with five or more years of senior professional experience are considered for admission by portfolio.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two references , normally academic; senior professional accepted for experience-route applicants.
- A one-page personal statement setting out your dissertation or capstone interest.
Why Study at LSCE
The London School of Computing and Engineering is a specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London. LSCE teaches in small tutor-visible cohorts, partners with UK professional bodies including Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), and puts the AI Safety Institute, Alan Turing Institute, the NCSC, the ICE, IMechE and IET, and central London's engineering consultancies within a short tube ride of every classroom on the MEng in Transportation Engineering. Alignment with Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) further strengthens the standing of the MEng in Transportation Engineering with employers.
Whether you study on-campus, fully online with provisioned lab or GPU access, or by distance learning, you join the same MEng in Transportation Engineering intake with weekly tutor visibility and named programme-tutor support. LSCE students routinely attend BSides London, IET Young Professionals events, IMechE London Region evenings and BCS group meetings during their studies, and the careers service holds a working contact book with UK employers across UK highways authorities, rail employers, TfL supply chain and transport consultancies. Students on the MEng in Transportation Engineering also access the Harold International College shared library and elective-module catalogue subject to availability.
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