TRA725 Transport Policy and Regulation (Autumn 2023)

About the course

About the course
The course focuses on transport policy and regulation, mostly in developed economies, but with
some limited reference to changes in emerging economies.
Students are introduced to:
• The development of transport policies over the last 50 years
• Current key policy documents and regulations in the transport sector
• Policy needs, externalities, and policy instruments
• Regulation-de-regulation of the sector and market structures
• The policy making process, including institutions and governance
• Key theories and concepts related to the above points

 

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Sustainable urban development
• Exchange programme - Master's level
• Master of Science in Sustainable Transport and Urban Mobility

Recommended requirements

As for admission to master in Sustainable Transport and Urban Mobility.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

After completing the course the students will:

Knowledge

• Have an advanced knowledge of the characteristics of infrastructure and transport provision in the context of trends over the last 50 years.
• Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the reasons for governance, regulatory and market structures in the transport sector.

Skills

• Be able to analyse and deal critically with policy objectives, policy instruments and market structures in the transport sector
• Be able to analyse transport policy making on different government levels, including existing theories of successful policy implementation, and policy failure.
• Be able to analyse and apply central concepts and theories related to transport policy

General competences

• Be able to communicate about academic issues, analyses and conclusions in the field, both with specialists and the general public
• Develop skills to analyze policy proposals and advocate for their preferred options for issues on the public policy agend

Forms of teaching and learning

There will be a combination of regular lectures, discussion- and problem based group work and
student presentations, which will require the students to actively contribute to their own learning.
Both formative and summative learning methods will be used, plus there will be periodic
opportunities for students to reflect on their learning and feed this back to the course team.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

• Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
• Courseworks given: 2
• Courseworks required: 2
• Presence: Not required
• Comment:

Examination

• Form of assessment: School assessment

• Proportion: 50%

• Duration: 5 hours

• Grouping: Individual

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material: Only general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version

 

• Form of assessment: Home assessment

• Proportion: 50%

• Duration:

• Grouping: Individual

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material:

Syllabus

Pensumoversikt

• TRA725 - Transport Policy and Regulation