Upon completion of the program, students will have gained a broad technical and interdisciplinary background that will have enhanced their skills in identifying and tackling critical transportation and urban infrastructure problems. Specifically, upon completing the doctoral program, students will be expected to:

• Examine and explain the historical and political contexts of landmark transportation policy-decisions, and contemporary local and global transportation and urban infrastructure issues and priorities; 
• Apply mathematics, systems theory, principles of engineering, planning, and/or management in solving complex problems; 
• Design independently and execute high-level research; and 
• Communicate effectively and function on a multi-disciplinary team, particularly in scholarly settings.