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    "description": "<p>The Transportation Systems Engineering Accelerated BS to MS track in the Civil Engineering MS program was created for students who are enrolled in the BS Civil Engineering program at UCF. reflects the very broad nature of the field, which encompasses the design, construction, and enhancement of the transportation infrastructure of society. The program's course work focuses on transportation planning and operations, traffic engineering.</p> <p>The program allows highly qualified undergraduate majors in Civil Engineering at UCF to begin taking graduate-level courses that will count toward their master's degree while completing their baccalaureate degree program. The main feature is that the graduate courses replace undergraduate courses, making it possible to complete both degrees in a shorter period of time than students who don’t qualify for the accelerated program.</p> <p>Faculty research interests include intelligent transportation systems, traffic safety, traffic signal design, and construction engineering. Students completing the program find positions in consulting firms, construction, and construction-related industries, in city, county, state, and federal government agencies, and academic institutions.</p> <p>The Transportation Systems Engineering Accelerated BS to MS track in the Civil Engineering MS program is for students in the UCF BS Civil Engineering program. See undergraduate engineering major requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.</p> <p>Both a thesis option and a nonthesis option are available with each requiring 30 credit hours of graduate courses. The thesis option requires 15 credit hours of required courses, 9 credit hours of elective courses (exclusive of thesis and research), and a thesis (6 credit hours). The nonthesis option requires 15 credit hours of required courses and 15 credit hours of elective graduate course work. The nonthesis option also requires submission of an end-of-program portfolio as a culminating experience.</p> <p>Each student must have an individual program of study approved by his/her faculty committee. At least one-half of the required credits must be taken at the 6000 level for the MS degree. It is strongly suggested that part-time students pursue the nonthesis option.For more details on the MS-Transportation Engineering program, see the entry for the non-accelerated program in this Graduate Catalog.</p> <p><strong>Total Credit Hours Required: 30 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree</strong></p>",
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