运输工程专业强调在定量方法的应用，分析，计划，设计和运行主要运输系统中应用高级研究。还特别强调了主要的城市和区域交通问题，交通网络分析和评估，旅行需求预测，交通运行与控制，交通流建模与仿真，高速公路通行能力分析，智能交通系统。
The program in transportation engineering emphasizes advanced study and research in the application of quantitative methods for analysis, planning, design, and operation of major modes of transportation systems. Also special emphasis is given to major urban and regional transportation problems, transportation network analysis and evaluation, travel demand forecasting, traffic operation and control, traffic flow modeling and simulation, highway capacity analysis, intelligent transportation systems.