3. World-class reputation for quality of teaching and research
Ranked 2nd in the UK for research power in the latest Research Excellence
Framework (REF, 2014).
Awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2009 for ‘sustained excellence’
ITS’ research is commissioned by leading organisations e.g. Department for
Transport, European Commission, World Bank, Volvo, Rail Research UK.
New centre for energy demand reduction
Influencing travellers through smart phones
Transport policy competition between cities
Close links to industry – partnership with Jaguar Land Rover for £10m virtual
engineering project
Multi-disciplinary.
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6. Understanding travel behaviours
and mobility cultures
The role of transport in
shaping the city
Energy, environment and
climate change
Accessibility and proximity of place
Uneven and unequal mobilities
Planning for healthy cities
Visioning future transport systems
Transport is about…
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Study
global challenges
in transport
and mobility
7. Mapping deprivation data from the 2011 Census
Merseyside –
all households
experiencing
deprivation
(MSOA, 2011)
Legend
Case study wards
#deprived households
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8. Transport has long had a
role in protests shaping
culture and society
From…
Rosa Parks sitting at the
front of the bus in
Montgomery
to...
Uber protests in London,
Paris and Barcelona
Mobility cultures
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9. Transport and virtual mobilities are the glue that
bind activities in time and space
We all need mobility
Are our transport systems resilient?
What would happen if there was
no petrol tomorrow?
How do we respond to disruption?
Flooding
Fuel shortages/price rises
How can local transport support growth,
be sustainable, provide accessibility and tackle obesity?
Are walking and cycling the modes of the future?
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Mobility cultures
10. Specialise at undergraduate level, while developing transferable skills
Study an interdisciplinary subject (this is not a joint honours)
Cover two thirds of geography and one third of transport
Study the same human geography modules as single honours students.
Why study Geography with Transport Studies?
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11. You’ll study the same human
geography modules as single
honours students.
Plus,
Global to Local: Challenges
in Transport and Mobility (20
credits) in semester one and
two
Year 1 – Geography with Transport Studies
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every year you
can also choose
Discovery
modules
(20 credits)
14. You’ll study 40-120 credits of transport…
Transport and Society (20 credits)
Choose 20 credits from...
Transport, Energy and the Environment (10 credits)
Transport Land Use and Development (10 credits)
Transport Economics (10 credits)
Transport, Mobility and Safety (10 credits)
Project Appraisal (10 credits)
You’ll also have 80 credits to study geography
Plus, choose an optional European field trip with a transport and urban planning focus
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15. Communication technology, virtual
mobility and travel
The nature of crime and transport
clocking, twoking and smuggling
The character and significance of
transport protests
Theories of inequality, exclusion
and capital(s)
Social networks and travel
Leisure travel, tourism, globalisation,
climate change and the right to travel
Travelling pleasures: car culture
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16. You’ll study 40-120 credits of transport
Travel Activity and Social Analysis (20 credits)
Choose from…
Public Transport Policy and Practice (10 credits)
Physical Distribution and Logistics (10 credits)
Case Studies in Sustainable Transport (10
credits)
Healthy Cities: Transport and Health (10 credits)
Dissertation (40 credits)
Your topic may be geography, transport or
a mixture
Plus, 40 credits to study geography
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Year 3 – Geography with Transport Studies
17. Year 1: UK-based geography
fieldwork
Year 2: field trip from a choice of
Helsinki, Montpellier or Belgrade
during Easter vacation
Year 3: optional geography field trip
modules – travel to Athens, Costa
Rica or Miami
Image taken by Dr Martin Zebracki of students in Miami
Fieldwork opportunities
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You’ll receive
£500
towards your
fieldwork costs
18. A unique opportunity to study the links between Transport and
Urban Planning ‘under laboratory conditions’
A chance to experience a very different planning culture
A place most students wouldn’t normally think of visiting
Helsinki
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21. You’ll need AAB preferably including
geography.
A strong personal statement
explaining your motivation (and
passion) for this subject is important.
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Entry requirements and applying
22. The possibilities are endless…
Transport planning is consistently identified as an area of skills shortages!
Our graduates work in transport planning jobs all over the world such as:
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Your employment prospects
23. Gain a head start in your career…
You’ll be better placed to get a
job in the Transport Planning
sector than other graduates
You’ll be guaranteed a place on
an ITS Masters degree if you
achieve a 2:1
The fees for your Transport
Masters degree may be paid by
your employer after you have
gained experience
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What will you gain from a Transport degree?
24. At least two thirds of graduates went
straight in to Transport Planning
professions
Other career paths you could choose…
Other planning jobs
(development, environment)
Retail distribution
Airlines, airports and CAA
Teaching
Charities and campaign groups
Or further study (Masters / PhD)
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Where are our graduates working?
Last year
C.100%
of students were
employed after graduating
or went on to postgraduate
study
25. If you think of any questions later…
a.f.jopson@its.leeds.ac.uk
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Note, our teaching is research led, so you do get to hear about our work, as well as that of others.
Last bullet – ITS is made up of geographers, social psychologists, sociologists, social scientists, economists, engineers, mathematicians and even the odd physicist!
These are employers that advise on skills and knowledge they are looking for as well as helping us ensure our course content is market appropriate.
All of this is part of transport culture, it is part of how transport is portrayed in the media and talked about amongst friends and on some level that influences most of us, whether we chose to actively disassociate ourselves with Top Gear or train spotting for example, or whether we aspire to drive fast cars. You’ll get an opportunity to discuss issues such as this in modules like Transport and Society.
Here’s an example…
Stereotypes might lead us to assume much of Merseyside is deprived, but looking at the data from a spatial perspective shows considerable variation…
Aspects of accessibility are covered by a number of modules from level 1 to level 3and masters level.
They should have heard of Rosa Parks, many do it at school
This is the kind of thing covered in the level 2 Transport and Society module
Bullet 1: There are very few opportunities to study transport at undergraduate level
You’ll also have the opportunity to take credits from Leeds discovery modules. These offer an exciting range of study options drawn from across the University – including languages, enterprise, sustainability, ethics, technology and politics.
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Transport and Society will be compulsory for this cohort!
Transport and Society will be compulsory for this cohort!
If geography is not included then we would expect two A-levels from the following:
History
English
Economics
Sociology
A modern language
Psychology
Maths
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Computing
Law
Philosophy
Statistics.
Offers exclude general studies and critical thinking.