Civil Classes

CEE 450. Introduction to Transportation Engineering                                         

CEE 551. Traffic Science

Urban Planning Classes

URP 520, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

URP 560, Transportation and Land-Use Planning

URP 561, Public Policy and Transportation

URP 562 – Active Transportation: Planning for Walking and Biking

URP 520, Introduction to GIS

URP 535, Introduction to Urban Informatics

URP 580, Metropolitan Structure

• Infrastructure for All

• MCity

• Next Generation Mobility Systems

• University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

• Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

• Laboratory for Air Transportation, Infrastructure, and Connected Environments (LATTICE)

WTS Michigan Chapter Scholarships: WTS offers competitive undergraduate ($2,500) and graduate ($3,000) scholarships exclusively for women pursuing transportation-related careers.

ITE Michigan Section Scholarships: The Institute of Transportation Engineers offers multiple $2,500 scholarships for Michigan university students who are active members of the international ITE and the Michigan Section. 

Roy D. Chapin Scholarship: Administered by the Civil and Environmental Engineering department, this $3,000 award is available to sophomores, juniors, or seniors taking Highway Engineering or Highway Transport Engineering courses. 

Patricia F. Waller Scholarship: Provides funding for U-M graduate and senior undergraduate students across all departments whose thesis, dissertation, or special project addresses the human aspect of transportation policy or practice.

The Michigander Scholars Program: A mobility-focused pipeline program providing $5,000 for qualifying engineering interns and up to $10,000 for students accepting full-time EV, aerospace, or mobility roles with participating Michigan companies. 

• UM Next Generation Transportation Systems Program
• UM Civil and Environmental Engineering Master's Program 
• UM Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD program
• Systems Engineering and Design Master of Engineering (MEng)
• Industrial and Operations Engineering Master of Science (MS/MSE)
  • • Business operations engineering focus
    • Human systems integration focus

Common Industry Skills

• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Revit/BIM
• Bluebeam
• GIS
• Python
• SQL

Where to learn these skills

Learn Python and SQL with Kaggle

Use Michigan Coursera to find classes about a variety of topics including: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit/BIM, Bluebeam, GIS

Find classes that teach you these skills (See Transportation Classes drop down above).

• Fall Engineering Career Fair (September 14 & September 15, 2026 from 10am to 4pm on North Campus)

• CEE Career Fair

• Winter Engineering Career Fair

• Green Career Fair