Elective modules

Overview

We are pleased to provide a number of modules as electives, to interested students across UCL. They are available for selection by both UCL postgraduate taught students (PG Level 7) and undergraduate students in their final year (UG Level 7).

Our elective modules are typically organised in a weekly format of a two-hour taught session. Students should refer to the UCL Common Online Timetable (using the module codes provided below) to see the teaching schedule of each module.

How to register

Students should register for modules via Portico. In cases of limited availability, priority may be given to UCL CEGE’s own MSc students, and then subsequently to all other UCL students on a first-come-first-served basis. 

Students are responsible for ensuring that the elective modules they select are compatible for the programme diet, programme rules, and with their timetable.

Enquiries about any of the modules can be sent directly to: taku.fujiyama@ucl.ac.uk

Does my background suit the module? Can I cope?

See the module descriptions below for prerequisites.

CEGE0106 Railway Planning and Engineering

Descriptions

The student will gain basic data analysis and modelling skills to perform railway planning, operation management and engineering. Through the module, the student will understand how to conceptualise, analyse and model complex railway systems. The module focuses on analytical and modelling skills required for railway planning and analysis. The contents can include: timetabling, train operation models and simulation, passenger crowd modelling, performance analysis and evaluation. The module includes guest lectures by the urban railway practitioners.

Prerequisites

The students from outside Civil Engineering department are welcome but they will need have an engineering- or science-related background as some lectures involves quantitative work although the module does not specify any module as a pre-requisite.

See Module catalogue for further details

CEGE0121 Shared Mobility and Mass Transport Systems (Business Management and Innovations in Urban Mobility)

Descriptions

This module provides you with skills and knowledge of new business creation within the mobility sector (in particular, shared mobility and mass transport systems). The mobility sector has many unique features compared to other industries and leveraging them would be crucial. For example, how to exploit the externality of mobility services? What to do with the perishability of timetabled services? How to envisage the future of cities and their mobility in a long time horizon? Through lectures on these topics as well as exercises of business creation, you will be able to create a business plan for new mobility business. The module would be useful even if you wish to work in policy makers or as practitioners of large established entities because the module will investigate mobility in different angles from them, and would eventually deepen your understanding of the sector.   

The module covers

  • Envisioning future cities and mobilities
  • Value proposition
  • Customer segmentation within the mobility sector
  • Technology-driven value creation
  • Competition and positioning
  • Revenue strategies and management
  • Externality exploitation
  • Ecosystems for innovation

The module will have guest speakers from external organisations, including mobility SMEs, Public transport operators, Innovation managers, etc.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge on any subject is required, but general interest in businesses around transport and mobility sectors is essential. Students from outside Civil Engineering or Engineering Science are welcome.

See Module catalogue for further details