CIV5321 Sustainable transportation systems planning
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5321 Sustainable transportation systems planning is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Not offered
- Workload
- 150 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV5321
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV5321
No unit lists CIV5321 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Overview
This unit introduces you to contemporary issues in planning for sustainable transport. Extensive use is made of case studies, practice exercises and practical 'real world' problems to reinforce the relevance of the material to contemporary professional practice. The concept of sustainable transport is introduced along with the steps in the transport planning process. Supply and demand-oriented approaches to addressing transport challenges are reviewed and travel demand management is placed into context. The characteristics of transport modes and travel demand patterns are used to provide a framework for considering the suitability of a particular transport mode for a particular context. Travel survey methods are considered with an emphasis on the role of survey design and administration in the collection of useful travel survey data.
Offerings in 2026
The 2026 handbook lists no offerings for CIV5321.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critique the framework within which transport planning is conducted and the foundations upon which transport policy is formulated
- 2
appraise the range of supply and demand-oriented solutions which can be used to address transport and associated environmental problems within a sustainability context
- 3
judge the suitability of alternative methodologies for conducting transport surveys
- 4
critique transport surveys on the basis of their sample design, questionnaire design and survey administration
- 5
analyse contemporary issues in transportation planning and policy and assess the suitability of different policy options.
- 6
demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 150 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 4-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-8 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5321?
CIV5321 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV5321 offered?
CIV5321 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is CIV5321?
The handbook expects about 150 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.