Education
Transportation education at the University of Arkansas is available through a variety of degree programs and activities--at the graduate and undergraduate levels, for engineers and non-engineers, in classrooms and on project sites, through lectures and hands-on learning.
MBTC sponsors or supports these transportation opportunities for students at the U of A:
Interdisciplinary graduate programs:
Master of Science in Transportation Engineering, Master of Transportation Logistics and Management, Ph.D. transportation option in Public Policy
Undergraduate options:
Transportation major (Department of Marketing and Transportation), transportation engineering courses (Department of Civil Engineering), logistics and simulation courses (Department of Industrial Engineering)
Financial aid:
Employment on research projects, fellowships, assistantships
Extracurricular options:
Distinguished Lecture Series, student organizations, field trips, professional meetings and presentations
Career guidance:
Internships, guest speakers, networking
MBTC is committed to recruiting and enrolling transportation students who reflect the growing diversity of the U.S. workforce.
Released April 2009: MBTC Spring 2009 Newsletter
Released February 2009: Identification and Analysis of High Crash Segments on Interstate, US, and State Highway Systems of Arkansas
Released December 2008: MBTC Fall 2008 Newsletter
MBTC 2094/3003, Acceleration Lane Design for Higher Truck Volumes
Released September 2008: MBTC 2056, Applicability of Microelectronic and Mechanical Systems (MEMS) for Transportation Infrastructure Management
Released August 2008: MBTC Annual Report
MBTC 2075, Non-Nuclear Methods for HMA Density Measurements
MBTC 2066, Surface Friction Measurements of Fine-Graded Asphalt Mixtures
MBTC 2089, Development of a Soft Ground Arrestor System
MBTC 2087, A Model to Design a National High-Speed Network for Freight Distribution
MBTC Announces Staff Changes
Heather Nachtmann has been appointed as the new director for the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. More > >

