Transportation infrastructure development projects face a number of challenges especially in the developing countries like Nepal where infrastructures have to be developed in the situation of resource constraints yet these are required to be sensitive to geo-technical and environmental specifities. This demands appropriate technologies meet the spectrum of transportation needs both in the rural areas and city centers, supporting the needs of wide ranging traffic and speeds.

These complexities have led to the need of qualified manpower, research and technology development and promotion of appropriate technologies in the areas of transportation planning and infrastructure development. Realizing the dearth of qualified manpower in this area, Nepal Engineering College (nec) has started Masters’ course in Transportation Engineering and Management leading to M.Sc. degree.

Candidates for M.Sc. (Transportation Engineering and Management) program should have a second division (or 2.0 GPA) in Civil, Engineering, from an institution recognized by Pokhara University. Besides the basic academic requirements, an entrance test will be held by the college for all Nepalese applicants. 

Highway engineering
Highway engineers handle the planning, design, construction and operation of highways, roads, and other vehicular facilities as well as their related bicycle and pedestrian realms. Analyzing traffic patterns, budgeting, safety evaluation and the use of urban planning design controls are key duties associated with highway engineering.

Railroad engineering
Railroad engineers, sometimes called locomotive engineers, most commonly work on redesigning the country's existing railroads so that they are safer and more efficient, rather than planning new railways. They can work as designers of railways or as operators and dispatchers. Typical tasks would include determining horizontal and vertical alignment design, station location and design, and construction cost estimating.

Port and harbor engineering
Port engineers, also known as harbor engineers, design commercial waterways similar to the way that highway engineers design roadways. They mainly handle the design, construction, and operation of ports, harbors, canals, and other maritime facilities.

Airport engineering
Airport engineers are responsible for the design and building of airports, hangars and airfields. These engineers must use the analysis of predominant wind direction to determine runway orientation, determine the size of runway border and safety areas, different wing tip to wing tip clearances for all gates and must designate the clear zones in the entire port.