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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 reflecting the broad nature of the field, which encompasses the design, construction, and enhancement of the transportation infrastructure of society. The program's coursework focuses on transportation planning and operations, traffic engineering.</p><p>The program allows highly qualified undergraduate Civil Engineering majors at UCF to begin taking graduate-level courses that will count toward their master's degree while completing their baccalaureate degree. The main feature is that graduate courses replace undergraduate courses, allowing students to complete both degrees in a shorter time than those 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 non-thesis option are available, 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 coursework. The non-thesis option also involves 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 non-thesis 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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