Transportation mobility describes how transportation systems use vehicles, infrastructure, and digital technologies to move people and goods effectively. It includes areas such as public transit, connected vehicles, and smart infrastructure.
| Instruction Time | Completion Time | CEUs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Mobility | ~ 6-7 hours per course | 60 days from start date | 8 |
Foundations of Mobility provides the knowledge, skills, and problem-solving techniques required to address today’s complex transportation challenges. Learn from expert faculty from six different colleges across the University of Michigan. Understand mobility as an ecosystem. Leave with a distinguished credential from the leaders in mobility research and education. 100% online.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
Courses
Take courses individually à la carte, or take multiple courses to earn a certificate.
Self-paced Learning
Each course contains 6-7 hours of online instruction divided into shorter segments making it easier to learn at your own pace.
Timeline
Complete each course within 60 days of your start date.
Credentials
Upon successful completion of all courses, you will receive our certificate in Foundations of Mobility. Completion requires you get an 70% passing grade on all of the course tests.
There are no prerequisites for these courses. A bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, or technical field is recommended, but not required.
Administrative/Online Technical Support
Support staff are available via phone and email to help with administrative and technical issues during our normal business hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
Content Questions/Certification Project Support
Candidates are welcome to contact the course instructors for content questions and project support. The instructors will provide support via email, phone consultation, and/or online videoconferencing.
This program is designed for anyone needing to understand and solve today’s complex mobility challenges, including:
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Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the program.
Organizations across automotive, transportation, and urban planning use mobility principles to design systems that move people and goods efficiently. Professionals apply these concepts to develop connected vehicles, improve traffic flow, integrate public transit, and plan infrastructure that supports safer and more sustainable transportation networks.
Mobility systems thinking; transportation trends; policy and technology basics; multimodal analysis; ecosystem understanding.
Professionals seeking a broad foundation across transportation, mobility, policy, technology, and planning.
What does Foundations of Mobility Program cover? Foundations of Mobility provides a broad introduction to mobility systems and the forces shaping transportation. The program connects technology, policy, behavior, planning, data, and finance to show how mobility works as a full ecosystem.
Who should take Foundations of Mobility Program? Professionals seeking a broad foundation across transportation, mobility, policy, technology, and planning.
How is Foundations of Mobility Program used in practice? Professionals use this foundation to understand how technology, behavior, policy, and infrastructure interact across mobility systems.
What is a mobility ecosystem? How do policy and technology interact in mobility? What shapes modern transportation?
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