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PhD Transportation Science at University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine, United States

Programme overview

R. Jayakrishnan, Director 949-824-2172 [email protected] http://www.transci.uci.edu/ The interdisciplinary graduate program in Transportation Science at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) includes faculty from five academic units: the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, the Department of Urban Policy and Public Planning in the School of Social Ecology, the Department of Economics in the School of Social Sciences, the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, and the School of Law.

Faculty: Interdisciplinary Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Irvine, CA, United States

What you will study

Students must complete the following general theory core courses: Area 1 (Transportation Systems Engineering) ENGRCEE 220A Travel Demand Analysis I ENGRCEE 220B Travel Demand Analysis II ENGRCEE 221A Transportation Systems Analysis I ENGRCEE 222 Transit Systems Planning ENGRCEE 223 Transportation Systems III: Planning and Forecasting ENGRCEE 224A Transportation Data Analysis I ENGRCEE 226A Traffic Flow Theory I ENGRCEE 228A Urban Transportation Networks I ENGRCEE 228A Urban Transportation Networks I ENGRCEE 229A Traffic Systems Operations and Control I Area 2 (Urban and Transportation Economic

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is limited to a small number of exceptionally talented, independent, and self-disciplined students. The deadline for application for admission is March 1 for the fall quarter. All applicants must take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prior to the application deadline. Applicants whose first language is not English must also submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,722 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition (resident rate) from the standard Graduate/Credential Student Fees schedule for state-supported graduate degree programmes; the page does not list programmes by name, so this is the standard graduate band. Tuition line only; excludes Stud Source

Graduate applications are submitted online through the UCI graduate application portal; the non-refundable application fee is $135 for U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. permanent residents and $155 for all other applicants. Deadlines are set by each programme. GRE is required by some programmes only; TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency is required of graduate applicants unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/

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