Foundations of Mobility

Navigate the future of transportation.

Online Courses

Backed by the University of Michigan

About

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.

Program Overview

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

  • Define mobility as it relates to multiple disciplines, areas of expertise, and stakeholders
  • Understand mobility as an ecosystem
  • Identify challenges and successes when employing mobility concepts
  • Apply mobility ecosystem concepts and techniques to solve specific mobility challenges

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 80% 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.


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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.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for anyone needing to understand and solve today’s complex mobility challenges, including: 

  • Engineers 
  • Executives
  • Managers
  • Researchers/educators
  • Urban planners
  • Policy makers
  • State and municipal employees

Courses

Course

Social & Behavioral Issues

Course

Mobility Data

Course

Financing the Transportation and Mobility Ecosystem

Course

Mobility and the Environment

Course

Planning, Urban Design, and Systems Integration

Course

Law, Policy, and Regulation

Course

Mobility & Technology

Course

Mode Choice

Credentials

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Instructional Team

James Sayer, PhD

  • Program Lead
  • Director, U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Peter Adriaens, PhD

  • Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

John DeCicco, PhD

  • Research Professor Emeritus, Energy Institute

Carol Flannagan, PhD

  • Research Associate Professor, U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Robert Goodspeed, PhD

  • Chair of Urban and Regional Planning, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Robert Hampshire, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Public Policy, Ford School

Henry Liu, PhD

  • Director, Mcity
  • Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Research Professor, U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Neda Masoud, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ian Williams, Esq

  • Associate, Autonomous and Connected Mobility, Venable LLP

Get Started

For more information or answers to any questions please email [email protected] or fill out the form.