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Driver Behaviour – (M.Sc.)
Cranfield University
School of Engineering| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,675 - ≈ € 17,950 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cranfield / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Suitable for practising road, fleet or health and safety managers or driving instructors who wish to develop their career by enhancing their skills and knowledge of the human factors in driving. The course is also suitable for students wishing to pursue a research career in road safety.
Takes you on to career opportunities that range across the traffic and transport management arena with considerable demand for specialists in the subject of driver behaviour and education. These include fleet management, transport management and the driving instructor industry. Automotive manufacturers and passenger services will also benefit from this qualification. Students may also wish to pursue a research career in driver behaviour using this course as a foundation for further studies or research positions.
You will be taught by a team of full-time academic staff and guest experts with a range of expertise in many aspects of driver behaviour and education. Our staff are both experienced practitioners and/or researchers and have an international reputation in the human factors field.
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Whether it’s driving for leisure or work in specialist vehicles such as fire appliances, ambulances, police vehicles and trucks, human error is a frequent contributor to road traffic accidents.
If you have a professional interest in reducing the cost, environmental impact and risk of road traffic collisions, Cranfield's MSc in Driver Behaviour and Education will advance your understanding of the human factors in driving.
The first course of its kind to combine theoretical advances with practical demonstrations from leading experts in the Traffic Psychology field, the teaching programme of MSc, PgDip and PgCert offers qualifications in your field of work. You will cover modules concerned with the role of the driver educator in managing driver risk and human performance abilities and limitations. You will learn how to apply techniques for the prediction and reduction of driving error and deliver educational interventions according to driver needs.
The flexibility of both full time and part time options means that you can tailor the course to your own particular interests, the needs of your organisation and your career aspirations.
Modules:
To achieve a PgCert qualification, students study the following modules:
* Introduction to Human Factors
* Human Performance and Error
* Driver Education
* Individual Differences in Driver Behaviour
* Influencing Driver Behaviour
* Driver Stress and Fatigue.
To achieve a PgDip qualification, students study a further four modules:
* Research Methods and Statistics
* Cognitive Development and Driver Skill
* Drug and Drink Driving
* Road Traffic Accident Analysis.
Students also submit a research-based report for the PgDip.
For the MSc, students undertake the above modules plus an independent research project which requires them to plan, execute, report and present a substantial thesis that contributes to knowledge in the field.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry Requirements: 1st or 2nd class UK honours degree (or equivalent) is preferred. A recognised professional qualification plus a substantial period of relevant working experience, preferably in a management or educational capacity may be accepted as equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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