- The course brings up environmental psychology concepts and theories with a focus on strategies that could be implemented to create more sustainable behaviours.
- Lectures and exercises about consumption behaviour, energy usage behaviour, attitudes, decision making and environmental psychology concepts.
- Case task with the aim to design an intervention to improve the target group's behaviour with respect to environmental impact.
LD1002 Environmental Psychology and behavior analysis 4.0 credits
Our climate is changing, but how can we change our behaviors? Sustainability requires that individuals and businesses take action to change behaviors and habits that harm the environment. In this course, you will learn a set of psychological strategies for promoting and maintaining sustainable behavior change. You will learn techniques for transforming intentions into actions and how we can educate and encourage those around us to engage in sustainable behaviors.
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus LD1002 (Spring 2023–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus LD1002 (Spring 2023–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
1.Understand and explain psychological mechanisms that influence consumption and energy usage behaviour, and other behaviours with environmental impact.
2. Analyse how attitudes, cognition and social context influence decision-making and behaviours connected to sustainable development.
3. Give an account of and discuss sustainable development based on environmental psychology theories and research results.
4. Create strategies to be able to change attitudes, decision making and behaviours that are connected to environmental impact.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
General entry requirements only
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- INLA - Assignment A, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- INLB - Assignment B, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
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The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
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Main field of study
Technology and Learning
Education cycle
First cycle
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Contact
Marcus Lithander (mlit@kth.se), digitallearning-support@kth.se