Planning for Mobility Justice
Description
This seminar introduces students to the concept of Mobility Justice and empowers them to critically examine and challenge inequalities in how people experience urban space. Following a three-part structure — Awareness, Assessment, and Addressing — students will explore why mobility justice matters by engaging with theory, practice, and the lived experiences of those affected. The students will analyze real-world case studies using a mixed-methods approach. Students work together in groups to co-create creative social interventions (such as podcasts, comics, architectural models, or board games) that raise public awareness and spark change. Blending academic inquiry with hands-on practice, this course fosters critical thinking, empathy, and action toward more inclusive and just mobility systems.
Details
For whom? The seminar is open to all TUM Bachelor's and Master's students in the winter semester 2025/2026, regardless of their degree program. However, an interest in the social component of mobility should be present. The seminar is offered in English.
When? The seminar runs over the entire semester like a regular lecture. The lecture times (day, time, room) are still being defined. We will publish them as soon as possible!
The first round of the seminar in winter term 2025/2026 is part of the TUM Project Week program. From the winter term 2026/2027, the seminar will be offered as a regular course in the study programs transportation systems, environmental engineering, and civil engineering. But, it is planned to have an open access for other diciplines to maintain a diversity of perspectives.
Interested?
Make a note of the seminar in TUMonline. It will be visible in the course catalog in September 2025. From then on, registration in TUMonline will be possible. In addition, we would like to hear your motivation why you want to joint the seminar. Therefore, please send a motivation text to Lea Zuckriegl (lea.zuckriegl@tum.de) by September 30, 2025.
Link to the module in TUMonline:
https://campus.tum.de/tumonline/WBMODHB.wbShowMHBReadOnly?pKnotenNr=4526609&pOrgNr=15094
Contact
Lea S. Zuckriegl (lea.zuckriegl(at)tum.de)
Additional Information
The conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation of the seminar is part of an individual PhD process. Participating students may therefore be asked to take part in additional feedback exercises and sessions. This lays the foundation for continuously improving the seminar for future students in the long term and provides details on how mobility justice can be effectively taught in higher education.
For more details, please contact Lea S. Zuckriegl (lea.zuckriegl@tum.de). Thank you.