MAHAB5900 Master Thesis Course description

The student must have completed and passed the first year of the Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare. 

En prosjektplan på 3 - 5 sider må være godkjent før arbeidet med masteroppgaven begynner. Denne prosjektplanen skal omhandle problemstilling og opplegg for oppgaven, og danne grunnlag for tildeling av veileder. Ikke-godkjent prosjektplan kan forbedres en gang. Innleveringsfrist bekjentgjøres tidlig i 3. semester.

Fire av de individuelle veiledningstimene er obligatoriske, i tillegg kommer ett felles veiledningsseminar.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as a general nurse.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam: 

1. One written coursework requirement. 

The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline. 

2. INTERACT - INTER1200 

The following required coursework must be approved: 

Students must submit an individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). The log requires participation at the two-day seminar. An individual assignment may compensate for absence. 

Read more about INTERACT and INTER1200 here: https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/research-projects/interact

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, group work, seminars with presentations of assignments and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• Written assignment with oral presentation.   Carried out in groups of three to four students. Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10%). Oral presentation of the assignment to fellow students and lecturer(s). Peer assessment and feedback from the lecturer.

The oral exam is assessed by one internal and one external examiner. 

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

All answers are assessed by one examiner. 

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.