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Online Master of Sustainable Transportation

Online Learning

The Master of Sustainable Transportation program is offered completely online, allowing for a flexible learning experience that fits the schedules of working professionals. Because all course materials are accessed through your computer, you can earn a UW degree from anywhere in the world that has high-speed internet service.

How Online Learning Works

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In many ways, online courses are similar to classroom courses. Along with the rest of your student cohort, you start each course at the beginning of the quarter and follow a weekly schedule. You need to keep up with assignments and other coursework by assigned deadlines and finish all tasks by the quarter's end.

From your computer, you will connect to a robust online learning management system called Canvas. You can access course materials, including recorded lectures, and interact with faculty and fellow classmates in online forums on your own schedule. Once a week, you will log in around 6 p.m. Pacific Time for a live, two-hour class. 

Technology Requirements

  • Computer able to run a recent version of a major web browser, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari
  • Reliable high-speed internet connection
  • Headset with microphone (recommended)