MAPFY4300 Psychomotor Physiotherapy - Relations and Communication Course description

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, study groups, project assignments, group work and skills training in the form of laboratory assignments.

The flipped classroom method is used for parts of the course. Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance, and the time they spend at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work.

The laboratory assignments elucidate physical-chemical principles and provide practical training in the pharmaceutics. A practical mock exam will be held at which the students are given individual feedback.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences - Specialisation in Psychomotor Physiotherapy, and hold Norwegian authorisation as a physiotherapist. The students must have passed the courses MAPFY4100 and MAPFY4200.

It is assumed that the student has access to a practical training establishment/own place of work where they can perform psychomotor physiotherapy treatments on patients.

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

• Minimum of 80% attendance at seminars
• Minimum of 90% attendance at laboratory courses

Combined exam:

1) Supervised individual written exam in pharmaceutics, 3 hours

2) Individual practical exam in pharmaceutics, 3 hours

3) Supervised individual written exam in drug calculations, 2 hours

One overall grade is awarded based on the following weighting of parts 1 and 2 of the exam: Written exam in pharmaceutics 60%, practical exam in pharmaceutics 40%. Students must be awarded a pass grade (A-E) for both parts of the exam in pharmaceutics in order to pass the course. If the student is awarded an F in one part of the exam, this part of the exam must be retaken.

In addition, the student must pass the exam in drug calculations. A faultless exam paper is required to pass. If a student fails the drug calculations exam, he/she must retake this part.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for part 1 and 3 of the exam.

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

Coursework requirements that must be approved by the practical training supervisor:  

• completed group supervision of the student’s practical training
• individual patient journal in accordance with specified criteria

 Coursework requirements that must be approved by the lecturer: 

• A minimum of 80% attendance in skills training and scheduled seminars and group work, and supervision of the student’s practical training in groups
• Lead a movement group over a minimum of 5 times and an individual reflection note based on experiences with group leadership, up to 1200 words

Project examination in groups of up to three students, in the form of a given topic that is developed during the course. Scope: up to 2,500 words.

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

Parts 1 and 2 pharmaceutics: Grade scale A-F

Part 3 drug calculations: Pass/fail

Parts 1 and 2 pharmaceutics: All exams are assessed by two examiners. At least 30% of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all the students.

Part 3 drug calculations: All the exam papers will be assessed by an internal examiner.

Subjects covered by the course, with credits specified:

• Drug calculations 1 credit
• Pharmaceutics 9 credits

10 ECTS credits overlaps with PSYFY6200 in the topic relations and communication.