Program Overview
The Transport at Imperial College London is a MSc programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Transport programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 29,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Transport programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Advanced transport modelling
- Air traffic management
- Asset management, project planning and maintenance
- Design of accessible transport systems
- Design of roads, rail, bridges, tunnels and embankments
- Freight transport
- Highway engineering
- Intelligent transport systems
- Ports and maritime transport
- Public transport
- Quantitative methods
- Quantitative techniques for transport engineering and planning
- Road traffic theory and its application
- Special project
- Transport and its context
- Transport and the environment
- Transport demand and its modelling
- Transport economics
- Transport engineering and operations
- Transport policy
- Transport safety
- Understanding and modelling travel behaviour
- Urban street planning and design
- Option 1: Business management
- Option 2: Sustainable development
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Applications are invited from undergraduates completing their first degree, as well as those with relevant industrial and professional experience.
Applications may be considered from those with degrees in other branches of engineering, natural sciences, earth sciences and other numerate disciplines.
The minimum entry requirement for consideration is a good degree from a UK university at Upper Second Class (2:1) or above, or an overseas equivalent.
Special cases, based on relevant experience, may be made in some circumstances.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 29,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 29,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Imperial College London directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Imperial College London
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
TheImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, known by itstrade namesImperial College LondonandImperial, is apublicresearch universityinLondon, England.Its history began withPrince...
University Profile- Start Date Oct, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
