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Transport and Mobility Systems MSc

London, Bloomsbury

Become a leader in transport and mobility systems with this one-year MSc at UCL. From micro street-level issues to macro-level global concerns like climate change, you’ll gain the specialised expertise needed to design sustainable, secure, accessible, and equitable transport and mobility systems for all.

UK students International students
Study mode
Full-time
UK tuition fees (2025/26)
£18,400
Overseas tuition fees (2025/26)
£39,800
Duration
1 calendar year
Programme starts
September 2025
Applications accepted
Applicants who require a visa: 14 Oct 2024 – 04 Apr 2025
Applications close at 5pm UK time

Applications open

Applicants who do not require a visa: 14 Oct 2024 – 29 Aug 2025
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

If you’re looking for a specialist Master's in transport and mobility systems, there’s no better place to study than here at UCL. 

Bringing together the relevant theory with project-based experience, our diverse curriculum covers everything from intelligent mobility, sustainability and resilience, to infrastructure and urban planning.

The programme builds upon the legacy of the Intercollegiate MSc Transport, jointly delivered by UCL and Imperial College London for over four decades. Developed in response to emerging industry demands, this programme is delivered by UCL Centre for Transport Studies, renowned for its pioneering research and education in the field.

You'll learn to address the multifaceted challenges within transportation and the interplay of socio-technical systems and behaviours.

You’ll also acquire understanding of how and why transport and mobility experts make certain decisions from an economic, environmental, business, technical, and societal standpoint. 

There’s a big emphasis on transferable skills like leadership, decision-making, systems thinking, creativity, problem solving, and contextual intelligence – which, when coupled with your technical expertise, will make you highly sought after for jobs in consultancies, transport operations, government and non-governmental bodies. 

Who this course is for

This programme is ideal if you are interested in gaining the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to elevate your expertise and credentials in the transport sector. 

We welcome applications from those with a first degree in policy, economics, geography, engineering, or similar fields, who want to pursue a life-long and fulfilling career in various transportation sectors and other related industries.

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What this course will give you

This programme offers you the following benefits and opportunities. 

  • A postgraduate degree from a top-ranked university. UCL is consistently ranked among the best universities globally (ranked 9th in the latest QS World University Rankings 2025), providing you with a prestigious qualification that is highly regarded by employers worldwide. 
  • Learn from expert academics and researchers in UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, who specialise in different disciplines, including environment, urban resilience, policy, economics, geography, psychology, and the arts and humanities. Join the Centre for Transport Studies (CTS), a world leading multi-disciplinary transport centre that combines transport and city policy, strategy, development and implementation. Work closely with the Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL), gaining exposure to multidisciplinary industry and research projects and support community engagement activities.
  • Build strong collaborative skills, working alongside experts from UCL and carrying out research projects with one of our government and industrial partners such as Transport for London (TfL), Network Rail, Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), and more.
  • Enjoy a transformative curriculum designed to help you build a successful civil engineering career in industry or research.
  • Study in the world's best city for university students (QS Best Student Cities 2025). UCL’s Bloomsbury campus is in the heart of a London district famous for its cultural and educational institutions.
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Making an impact
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We're seeking solutions to the impact of construction work on London residents’ health and wellbeing

The foundation of your career

Graduates unlock multiple pathways due to their comprehensive skill set, in-depth expertise in the subject matter, and broad contextual knowledge. 

Our graduates find work across a wide range of sectors, industries, and organisations such as AECOM, DfT, WSP, ARUP, Network Rail, TfL, and more. Others go on to pursue further studies at a PhD level.

UCL and this Department are the best place to study this programme. We have a very interdisciplinary team of people from lots of different backgrounds, who work together on grand challenges.

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Professor Helena Titheridge

MSc Transport and Mobility Systems

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Employability

On this programme, you'll develop the strong technical and contextual foundation needed to progress into a civil engineering career in either industry or research.

Networking

You’ll have regular opportunities to connect, collaborate and build professional contacts as part of your Master’s.  

  • Engage with peers, industry experts and faculty members at guest lectures and special seminars.
  • Take part in collaborative group projects, field trips, site visits, case studies, and workshops within the department and with industry partners.
  • Access UCL Careers for a variety of resources and events to support your career development, including CV workshops and 1-2-1 guidance. 

Teaching and learning

This MSc programme is delivered through a mix of seminars, lectures, laboratory work, projects and practicals, which frequently draw upon real-life industry case studies.

For your research project, you may expect to run computational analyses, field investigations, or laboratory experiments, depending on your project's specific requirements. 

Assessment is through examinations (short-answer and multiple-choice questions), presentations, essays, coursework, and your individual research project, which you will submit as a dissertation.

Full-time students can expect 12-16 hours of contact time per teaching week. The exact number of contact hours, composition, and assessment varies throughout the terms, and depends on the module choices of the student.

This is a full-time course, which means students should expect a working schedule of approximately 35-40 hours a week.

Modules

Students will take 5 core modules, 2 optional modules and 1 or 2 research projects leading to a final dissertation(s).

Compulsory modules cover topics such as transport system transitions, mobility, transport and society, transport and environment, infrastructure and operations, policy, governance and economics.

Students are encouraged to select pairs of optional modules to fit one of the following themes:

  • Health and Behaviour Change
  • Shared and Mass Transport Systems
  • Sustainability and Resilience
  • Intelligent Mobility

Students will take either 1 long or 2 shorter research project modules.

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Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Transport and Mobility Systems.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services team.

Where you'll study

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The Department boasts award-winning next-generation research facilities across UCL’s estate. Over the past few years, we have developed new state-of-the-art facilities dedicated to versatile and ambitious research aimed at creating safer and more inclusive public spaces. CAVE (Controlled Active Ventilation Environment) and PEARL (Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory) are two innovative research spaces that provide a full-scale testing facility where researchers can simulate real-life environments. These facilities are in line with UCL's Sustainability Strategy, supporting our bold ambition to become a net-zero carbon institution by 2030. PEARL is UCL's first net-zero carbon building. The StrEnTHE (Structural & Environmental Testing at Here East) laboratory offers large-scale structural and environmental testing capabilities, including the UK's only integrated environmental-mechanical rig for testing masonry wall specimens and other large structural elements under various loading and environmental conditions.

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Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time
Tuition fees (2025/26) £18,400
Tuition fees (2025/26) £39,800

Additional costs

For Full-time and Part-time offer holders a fee deposit will be charged at 10% of the first year fee.

Further information can be found in the Tuition fee deposits section on this page: Tuition fees.

The programme may involve some additional costs, which can vary depending on the specific modules and activities chosen. 

For MSc Transport and Mobility Systems, students can expect between £50 and £200 for travel to the Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) in Dagenham, East London, and for potential site visits.

UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £114.50. This price was published by TfL in 2024. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

See all the ways you can fund your studies

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

There is an application processing fee for this programme of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When we assess your application, we would like to learn:

  • why you want to study transport and mobility systems at graduate level 
  • why you want to study transport and mobility systems at UCL 
  • what particularly attracts you to this programme 
  • how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this programme 
  • where you would like to go professionally with your degree 

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2025-2026

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