Graduate Courses
CEE 220A Travel Demand Analysis I: Classical Approaches (3). Fundamentals of transportation systems analysis. Theoretical aspects of travel demand. Travel behavior. Modeling of performance characteristics and costs of transportation modes. In-depth presentation of travel demand modeling techniques. Development of travel choice models for mode, route, and destination choice. Equilibration. Prerequisite: knowledge of probability and statistics.
CEE 220B Travel Demand Analysis II: Discrete Choice Analysis (3). Methods of discrete choice analysis and their applications in the modeling of transportation systems. Emphasis on the development of a sound understanding of the theoretical aspects of discrete choice modeling that are useful in many applications in travel demand analysis. Prerequisite: CEE 220A.
CEE 220C Travel Demand Analysis III: Activity-Based Approaches (3). The methodological underpinnings of activity-based travel demand modeling. Presents methodologies within the context of a generalization of discrete choice modeling approaches, emphasizing the distinctions that separate these two approaches and presenting appropriate mathematical and statistical tools to address these distinctions.
CEE 221A Transportation Systems Analysis I (3). Introduction to mathematical methods and models to address logistics and urban transportation problems. Techniques include stochastic models, queuing theory, linear programming, and introductory non-linear optimization. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of probability theory.
CEE 221B Transportation Systems Analysis II (3). Advanced mathematical methods and models to address logistics and urban transportation problems. Topics include network flows, advanced optimization techniques, dynamic models, geometric models, and simulation. Prerequisites: CEE 221A; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 222 Transit Systems Planning (3). Planning methods for public transportation in urban areas. Technological and operational characteristics of vehicles, facilities, and systems. Short-range planning techniques: data collection and analysis, demand analysis, mode choice, operational strategies, financial analysis. Design of systems to improve performance.
CEE 223A Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Transportation I (3). Introduction to basic concepts and characteristics of knowledge-based expert systems in transportation engineering. Scope of expert systems, difference from conventional programs, architecture, knowledge representation and engineering, development tools. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 223B Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Transportation II (3). In-depth study of selected topics in the application of artificial intelligence techniques in transportation engineering, particularly artificial neural networks or knowledge-based expert systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing and CEE 223A, or consent of instructor.
CEE 224A Transportation Data Analysis I (3). Statistical analysis of transportation data sources. Analysis of categorical and ordinal data. Regression and advanced multivariate analysis methods such as discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, and factor analysis. Sampling techniques, sample error and bias, survey instrument design. Prerequisites: graduate standing and CEE 223A, or consent of instructor.
CEE 224B Transportation Data Analysis II (3). Advanced methods of statistical analysis of transportation data sources; causal modeling and structural equation models. Analysis of covariance structures involving discrete choice and ordinal scale variables. Prerequisite: CEE 224A or equivalent.
CEE 225A Transportation Planning Models I (3). Analytical techniques for the study of interactions between transportation systems design and the spatial distribution of urban activities. Development of models of demographic and economic activity, land use, and facility location. Forecasting exogenous inputs to existing transportation models. Prerequisite: knowledge of introductory systems analysis.
CEE 225B Transportation Planning Models II (3). Design and application of comprehensive transportation models. Network development, demand modeling, and equilibrium assignment. Model calibration, validation, prediction, and evaluation. Regional modeling, site impact analysis, and circulation studies. Design of transportation alternatives. Prerequisites: CEE 126 or the equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 226A Traffic Flow Theory I (3). Traffic measurement and fundamental speed-density-flow relationships. Kinematic models. Shock waves. Statistical-kinetic theory of traffic. Introductory car following principles and stability. Gap acceptance. Platoon dispersion. Two-fluid model. Queuing processes. Multi-regime and catastrophe models. Higher order continuum models. Microscopic and macroscopic simulation. Prerequisites: knowledge of basic probability and statistics; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 226B Traffic Flow Theory II (3). Advanced mathematical analysis of vehicular flow. Detailed treatise on car following models. Fourier and Laplace analysis of stability problems. Perturbation analysis. Derivation of macroscopic traffic flow relationships from microscopic considerations. Advanced hydrodynamic theory. Prerequisites: CEE 226A; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 227A Transportation Logistics I: Introduction to Logistics and Supply-Chain Management (3). Logistic network configuration, inventory management and risk pooling, the value of information, distribution strategies, international supply chain management, coordinated product and supply chain management, customer value and supply chain management, information technology, decision support systems. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 227B Transportation Logistics II: Distribution Systems Modeling (3). Optimization applied to freight network modeling. Freight and fleet management including inventory modeling and planning, vehicle routing and scheduling under stochastic and deterministic demand. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CEE 227C Transportation Logistics III: Location and Location/Routing (3). Facility location and routing. Optimization in location analysis, distribution systems design, siting for emergency and non-emergency services, location routing with uncertainty, hazardous materials logistics. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CEE 228A Urban Transportation Networks I (3). Analytical approaches and algorithms to the formulation and solution of the equilibrium assignment problem for transportation networks. Emphasis on user equilibrium, comparison with system-optimal, mathematical programming formulation, supply functions, estimation. Estimating origin-destination matrices, network design problems. Prerequisite: CEE 220A or equivalent.
CEE 228B Urban Transportation Networks II (3). Advanced analysis, optimization and modeling of transportation networks. Topics include advanced static and dynamic traffic assignment algorithms, linear and nonlinear multi-commodity network flow optimization, network simplex and network control problems. Prerequisites: CEE 221A, CEE 228A.
CEE 229A Traffic Systems Operation & Control I (3). Introduction to operation, control and analysis of arterial and freeway traffic systems. Control concepts, detectors, local controllers and system master, incident detection, advanced traffic measurement technologies, intelligent transportation systems, advanced transportation management systems, advanced traveler information systems. Prerequisites: CEE 226A or CEE 127,
CEE 229B Traffic Systems Operation & Control II (3). Introduction to control theory. Control formulations for corridor and network systems with freeways and arterials. Real-time control and demand management. Development and application of microscopic and macroscopic simulation models for integrated traffic systems. dynamic models of Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems. Prerequisites: CEE 229A; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CEE 282 Stochastic Modeling: Analysis and Simulation (3). An introduction to techniques for modeling dynamic, stochastic systems and to the mathematical, numerical and simulation tools used to analyze them. Topics include the role of simulation modeling in the analysis of large-scale stochastic systems, queueing systems, and verification and validation procedures. Prerequisites: knowledge of probability or consent of instructor.
CEE 295C Transportation Engineering Seminar (1). Seminars scheduled each quarter by individual faculty in major field of interest.
ECON 223A Discrete Choice Econometrics (4). Specification, estimation, and testing of discrete choice models, with emphasis on cross-section application. Qualitative choice, limited dependent variables, sample selection bias, and latent variables. Students use computer packages to apply models to real data. Prerequisites: ECON 220A-B-C-D.
ECON 281A-B: Urban Economics I, II (4-4). Theoretical and empirical analysis of the economic functioning of urban areas. Urban economic development, location of firms and households, housing markets, urban public finance. Econometric estimation of hedonic price functions for housing. Prerequisites: ECON 100B and 203A or equivalent.
ECON 282A Transportation Economics I (4). Economic analysis of intercity transportation. Cost measurement, applications of pricing principles, project evaluation, and economic regulation. Policy toward railroads, air passenger transport, and intercity highways.
ECON 282B Transportation Economics II (4). Travel demand analysis including discussion of econometric techniques. Pricing and investment in urban transportation, selected policy issues.
ECON 283A Urban and Transportation Policy (4). Application of economic approaches to urban and transportation policy issues at national, state, and local levels. Special attention is given to the evolution of competition between modes and attempts to realistically price urban transportation. Prequesites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ECON 285A-B-C Colloquium for Transportation Science I, II, III (2-2-2). Selected perspectives on transportation based on the study of human behavior. Organized by the Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation Science. Research presentations by faculty, students, and visitors supplemented by class discussion. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ECON 289A-Z Special Topics in Urban and Transportation Economics (4). Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
U 202 History of Urban Planning (4). Introduction to the historical roots and fundamental perspectives of urban and regional planning. Exploration of the significant historical phases and personalities that have shaped the profession. The roles, responsibilities, limitations and potential of urban planning are addressed. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U206 Microeconomic Analysis for Urban Planning (4). Provides students with a working knowledge of basic microeconomic concepts. Emphasizes applications related to urban planning and policy analysis. Topics include demand analysis, firm behavior, market structure, public goods, externalities and the role of information in markets. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
U207 Development Control Law and Policy (4). Investigates legal and institutional frameworks for development control. Review of constitutional issues implicated in land-use regulation. Traces development control historically and analyzes contemporary approaches to land-use control that reflect environmental and economic development concerns. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U210 Infrastructure Planning (4). Examines planning and policy issues surrounding public services and facilities. Topics include the distribution of the benefits and costs of various public services and fiscal, traffic and environmental impacts of land development. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
211 Urban Design and Behavior (4). Acquaints students with vocabulary, history, theories, process and trends in urban design. The local environment is used as a resource and a laboratory, providing a context for understanding urban design practices and products in Southern California and beyond. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U212 Transportation Planning (4). Introduces current topics in transportation planning. Includes an analysis of the economic role of transportation in urban areas, land-use impacts of transportation projects, traffic congestion, air quality, alternatives to the automobile and other transportation topics. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U214 Quantitative Analysis for Planners (4). Introduces students to the basic statistical concepts used to address issues of public concern. Familiarizes students with the information needed to recognize good analysis and prepares them to organize and interpret quantitative inquiries. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U215 Analytical Methods for Planning (4). Emphasizes the development of analytical technques proven useful in the fields of management and administration. Topics include multiple regression, cost-benefit analysis and discounting, decision trees and other techniques useful for the purposes of community analysis and planning. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U223 Regional Analysis (4). Major concepts and techniques of regional analysis, with applications for urban and regional planning and public policy-making. Definition of regions, processes of economic change, regional structure, location of activities and analysis of selected policy issues. Emphasis on practical applications. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
U224 Environmental Politics and Policy (4). Reviews and critiques literature on topics including the nature and effectiveness of the environmental movement and environmental policies; the role of science and technology; the use of economic incentives in policy; decentralization of decision making; and creating arenas for public involvement. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
U235 Mobile Sources of Air Pollution (4). Offers an interdisciplinary perspective of a major health and public policy concern focusing on the linkage between transportation and air quality. Perspectives addressed include urban planning, environmental sciences, engineering, law and public administration, economics and public policy. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
U237 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4). Application of geographic information systems (GIS) to the field of urban and regional planning. Emphasizes current issues that occur in actual implementation settings. Lecture/discussion followed by laboratory demonstrations of the GIS topic discussed. Offers "hands-on" student use of GIS software.
U238 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4). Extends study of geographic information systems to more advanced issues including data sources, data conversion, relational database integration, software customization and spatial and three-dimensional analysis. Prerequisite: U237.
U242 Regional Development Theory (4). Regional economic development concepts and studies, with applications for urban and regional planning and public policy-making. Roles and performance of economic sectors, technological innovation and communications in the process of development. Analysis of regional development policies and programs. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
U243 State and Local Public Finance (4). Examines and critiques current trends in how state and local governments do, and should, finance their activities. Attention to property and sales taxes, development fees, special assessment districts, the measurement of public service demand, privatization trends and intergovernmental fiscal reform. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U244 Land-Use Policy (4). Examination of the role of public policy in guiding growth and development in urban and suburban environments. Description of a wide-ranging set of growth policies, the rationale underlying their use, controversies and legal constraints and evaluation of their effectiveness. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
U250 Analysis of Metropolitan Communities (4). Introduces methods of statistical analysis for census data and community surveys, for the purposes of testing hypotheses and formulating policy concerning urban, suburban and regional issues. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
U252 Issues in Environmental Law and Policy (4). Treatment of legal and policy strategies for promoting environmental protection and deterring environmental degradation within the context of other societal objectives. Topical approach with a focus on problems of special interest to criminologists and environmental policy specialists. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.