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Assessment

The assessment for this course includes a report and a presentation.

Campus

Frenchay

Careers/further study

This module can be taken as a stand-alone CPD course, or used to build up credits towards the following named postgraduate qualification by completing the module assessment:

- PG Diploma or Masters in Transport Engineering and Planning

Content

On completion of this module, students are able to:

1. Critically compare different theoretical models of travel behaviour and identify their relevance to transport planning practice    
2. Identify and analyse evidence on different international contexts where travel behaviour change has occurred  
3. Evaluate different approaches to travel behaviour change and the evidence about their effectiveness         
4. Apply theory and evidence on travel behaviour change to the design of behaviour change interventions

Course Director

Ben Clark

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Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for participants wishing to undertake this course as a stand-alone CPD course without the optional module assessment.

If you wish to complete the course assessment you are expected to have a first degree at 2.2 level or above (or equivalent) or alternatively have industrial experience.

We strongly recommend that you speak to the course tutor prior to the course if you are unsure about your suitability to complete the assessment.

If you are a non-UK student you will need to show your passport on entry to the UK. Please check your eligibility to visit and study in the UK here. If you are a non-Irish EU national currently resident in Ireland please contact us directly for further advice.

If English is not your country's first language, you will be required to provide evidence to show you meet the UK Border Agency and the University's minimum English Language requirements. Further details are available on our English Language Requirements webpage

Introduction

This module will draw on a range of theories from psychology, sociology and behavioural economics to explain travel behaviour and the circumstances in which behaviour changes.  You will examine historic and emerging trends in travel behaviour and lifestyles; understand how people make decisions relating to transport, drawing on social psychological theories; and consider the design and implementation of behaviour change interventions used in practice (including travel plans and other travel demand management measures).

Key Facts

This course can count towards the MSc Transport Engineering and Planning

Learning and Teaching

The course will be delivered through a series of interactive lecture classes combined with workshops designed to support students with the development of their coursework projects. In previous years, projects have involved students designing a real-world behaviour change intervention for a context of their choosing.

Study facilities

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Telephone

+44 (0)117 32 81043 (option 1, then option 3)