Major : Transport Planning and Management Major Code: 082303
Degree Authorization Classification：PHD of Engineering_____
First:Synopsis of subjects
Transport plays an important role in the national economy, and the movement of passengers and goods affects every aspect of the world. Maritime transport, railway transport, road transport, air transport, pipeline transport, as well as coordination and cooperation between them, are eternal themes of modern transport. High-tech fields such as management, economics, safety, information, control, materials, and environment have injected new vitality and requirements into the development of transport.
Transport Planning and Management is the main subject of College of Transport and Communications of SMU. It mainly studies the theories, methods, and technologies related to ports, shipping, logistics, and comprehensive transport to meet the efficiency, economic, energy-saving, environmental protection, and safety requirements of transport. It was authorized to confer master degrees in 1981 and then PHD degrees in 1998. The subject was listed as Key Discipline by the Ministry of Transport in 1996 and listed as a national key (cultivation) subject in 2007. At present, the subject is known in China for its leading research capability. Faculty of this major have successively undertaken more than 500 research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation Projects, projects of provincial level and other application projects, some of which have achieved most advanced level in China.
Second: Educational objectives
Successful graduates need to possess a spirit of social responsibility and professional ethics, have humanistic and social science literacy, abide by laws and regulations, to have a strong sense of career and dedication. They also need to possess a spirit of seeking truth from the facts, a determined pursuit of innovation and a scrupulous academic attitude. They are fostered as high-level talents specifying in transportation planning and management, equipped with a broad and sound understanding about basic theories and a thorough and systematic knowledge about the subject. They excel in logical thinking and show the capability of putting theory into practice and making innovation. A good command of one or more foreign language is required, including the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Third: Main research area
Name of Research Area | Main Research Topics | Graduate Tutors |
Maritime Transport Governance and Management | System Optimization Port and Shipping Policy Development Strategy and Tactic Prediction and Decision | SHI Xin, SHAO Ruiqing, SHA Mei, WENG Jinxian, WAN Zheng, GAO Yunfeng, SUN Xiaolin |
Planning and Design of Maritime Transport System | Planning, Operation, and Scheduling of Port System Planning, Operation and Scheduling of Shipping System Intelligent Collaboration of Port and Shipping System | |
Digitalization and Informatization of Maritime Transport System | Simulation and Digital Twins Intelligent Decision Blockchain Big Data Unmanned Port Technology and Methods | |
Safety and Environment of Port and Maritime Transport | Green and Low-Carbon Transport Network Resilience System Security Assessment Emergency Prevention and Control of Accidents Infrastructure Operation and Maintenance |
Fourth: Requirements on school year and credits
3-year program, no longer than 8 year. Total credits: 21credits, including no less than 17 credits for courses and 4 credits for compulsory part (academic activities, etc.). In principle, 1 credit indicates 16 class hours.
Fifth: Course design
Course Categories | Index Number | Course Name | Hours | Credits | Semester | Responsible Institute | Teacher | Protocol Teacher |
Degree Courses (15 credits) | MASTF1013 | Chinese Culture | 32 | 2 | First | College of Foreign Languages | ||
DOCTF1004 | Public Chinese | 64 | 2 | First | College of Foreign Languages | |||
20051016 | Mathematical Planning and Algorithms | 48 | 3 | First | College of Arts and Science | |||
20102033 | Numerical Analysis | 48 | 3 | Second | College of Arts and Science | |||
08232048 | Transportation Mathematical Modeling | 48 | 3 | First | College of Transport and Communications | Visiting Professor | ||
20061010 | Research Methodology B | 32 | 2 | Second | College of Transport and Communications | Sun Ling | ||
Non-degree Courses (2 credits) | 08232056 | Shipping Finance | 32 | 2 | Second | College of Transport and Communications | Visiting Professor | |
Other Compulsory Parts ( 4 credits) | Academic Activities and Symposium | 16 times | 1 | Second to Sixth | tutor | |||
Academic Report | 3 times | 1 | tutor | |||||
Literature Reading | 1 | Third and Fourth | tutor | |||||
1 | One | |||||||
Other Requirement | Note: Any PHD candidate can only apply to start his degree dissertation after he has obtained 21 credits and fulfilled all the other compulsory sections as required in the development program. All candidates have to pass HSK3 before graduation. | |||||||
Sixth: Research and Dissertation Requirements
Research: In prior to the final submission of doctoral dissertation, the achievements score shall be no less than '6 + 3' points, and each point refers to 1 single academic achievement. High level representative work that corresponds to more than 12 points are encouraged, and requirement on the number of paper can be exempted accordingly. For PhD candidates who have obtained University-Funded projects (overseas visiting or etc), the points are calculated based on the college documents.
Dissertation：The dissertation is expected to make a new and creative contribution to a field of study and to demonstrate the PhD candidates' expertise. The dissertation is a formal, stylized document used to argue the thesis.
The thesis must be significant, original and it must extend the state of scientific knowledge. In the dissertation, theory and practice should be combined together to solve the problem, both qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis are required, and the it should be correct, logical, well demonstrated, smoothly written and formatted.
Thesis proposal：Conducted at the end of 2nd semester or beginning of 3rd semester, organized by the academic committee. See the documents for details.
Mid-term Assessment: Conducted at the end of 3rd semester, organized by the academic committee. See the documents for details.
Rehearsal and Defense: Conducted at the end of 6th semester. See the documents for details.
Seventh: Postgraduates' practical ability development for this course
The development principle of the program is “to emphasize on both theoretic innovation and practical ability”. In view of the current development of science and technology and the country’s economic development demand, the program focuses on the overlapping and integration of different disciplines. Such teaching methods as laboratory simulation and case analysis are employed. Students are actively encouraged to engage in scientific research and technological service and are given careful instructions. Different measures are taken to construct a platform of practice for students to foster postgraduates’ innovation awareness and practical ability.