MESTD4111 Art in Context: Aesthetics Course description

This course elucidates relevant theory and concepts for both the interdisciplinary and specific art fields. The course presents concepts that are important in contemporary international aesthetic fields through theory and examples including contemporary expressions in art, design, craft, dramatic art, applied theatre, fashion and performance, as well as recent artistic research and scholarly research. The students will choose a specialisation in one of three areas. Contemporary practices and theoretical perspectives on:Art, design and architecture; Performance and applied theatre; or Art, design, science and technology.

The course covers documentation, selection and analyses of relevant examples in the student’s own field of interest, as well as interdisciplinary Cooperation.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Knowledge

The student:

• has broad knowledge of theoretical perspectives on the interdisciplinary aesthetic field
• has in-depth knowledge of recent international aesthetic theory and practice in specific fields
• has broad knowledge of relevant forms of reference and documentation

Skills

The student:

• is capable of analysing relevant theories in the field and working independently with practical and theoretical problem-solving
• is capable of reflecting on diversity and different ethical perspectives in the aesthetic field
• is capable of assessing and critically reflecting on the influence of technology in the aesthetic field
• is capable of selecting, analysing and discussing relevant contemporary works in the international and Nordic aesthetic field

Competence

The student:

• is capable of communicating with various target groups about research questions, analyses and positions in the interdisciplinary aesthetic field

The course provides a joint introduction to relevant art theories and perspectives on ethics and diversity for an interdisciplinary aesthetic field. The student will then choose to specialise in one of three areas:

Contemporary practices and theoretical perspectives on:

• Art, design and architecture.
• Performance and applied theatre.
• Art, design, science and Technology.

Teaching consists of lectures, workshops, seminars and group assignments. Students will prepare for the exam by reading the required literature, seeking out relevant work and participating in teaching activities and group work. Teaching will be in both Norwegian og English.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• Minimum 80% attendance in compulsory teaching activities
• Individual presentation for fellow students and lecturers in an R&D seminar

Individual written home exam over two weeks. Scope: 3000-4500 Words.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

The exam will be in the 4th semester.

The exam grade can be appealed.

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The Bachelor’s Programme in Nursing is a three-year programme of professional study (180 credits). Students who complete the programme are awarded a bachelor’s degree in Nursing (Bachelor of Nursing). The bachelor’s degree forms the basis for authorisation as a general nurse in accordance with the Act relating to Health Personnel.

The aim of nursing is to promote health, prevent, treat and help patients to cope with disease, and to ease suffering. Nursing is based on humanistic values and is both a field of knowledge and a profession. Nursing includes knowledge of physical, psychological, social and existential aspects of the human being. OsloMet has Norway's biggest research environment in nursing. Research on the patients’ experiences and reactions to disease and suffering is a main focus, along with measures to support the patients to lead a healthy life and cope with disease. Patient safety is a key area of the programme.

The nursing programme's knowledge base comprises nursing science, natural science, social sciences and the humanities. The programme is based on a holistic view of human beings with humanistic values. The requirement of the individual practitioner after graduating is to act professionally and ethically responsibly. Throughout the course of study, the students will gain experience with patients in the specialist health service, in municipalities and city districts. OsloMet cooperates with the country's most competent treatment environments and our main cooperation partners are Oslo University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital, the City of Oslo and the municipalities of Romerike.

Nurses encounter people of all ages, with different conditions, injuries and functional ability. In big cities and in the surrounding areas, the population consists of people from multiple ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds. During the study programme, the students will encounter this diversity and learn to provide healthcare in accordance with the patient’s cultural and linguistic background. The nursing profession consists of nursing and medical procedures, care and empathy, health counselling and information work, as well as facilitation in a health promoting environment. Nurses work with individuals and groups and at the intersectoral system level.

Person centered nursing is practised via knowledge-based processes involving reasoning, which include mapping, assessment, decision-making and evaluation. The professional group contributes to interprofessional cooperation and has part of the responsibility for ensuring that habilitation and rehabilitation processes maintain the user’s need for coordinated and cohesive services.

The programme description for the study is based on the national regulations relating to a common curriculum for health and social care education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research, and the regulations relating to the national guidelines for nursing education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on the basis of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Relevance to working life

The bachelor’s degree in nursing qualifies students for work in all parts of the health services: hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, home nursing services, preventive health work, the occupational health service, offshore, the ambulance service and international aid organisations. The programme is also relevant for positions in the business sector.

Relevance to further studies

The bachelor’s programme qualifies students to take master’s degree programmes.

The target group for the programme is people who wish to work with health promoting measures and people who are or could suffer from illness or failing health. As a nurse, you will also meet people in the final stages of life.

The admission requirements are, in accordance with the Regulations concerning Admission to Higher Education, the Higher Education Entrance Qualification or prior learning and work experience (must be over 25 years of age and not have general study competence. A minimum of 5 years of full-time professional experience in the health, care or social sector or equivalent must be documented. In practice, one must have worked with patients or clients). The nursing programme also has special admission requirements.

• An average grade of 3 or better is required in the subject Norwegian Vg3 (393 hours) from Norwegian upper secondary school (average of all the grades awarded in Norwegian first-choice form, second-choice form and oral).
• An average of 3 or better in the common subject mathematics (224 hours). The grade requirement in mathematics does not apply to applicants who can document the completion of programme subjects in mathematics with a scope of at least 140 hours or equivalent.

Students must submit a transcript of police records at the start of the programme.

The use of clothing that covers the face is incompatible with taking the programme's theoretical and practical training courses. During the programme's periods of clinical training, the students must always comply with the clothing regulations in force at the institution where their practical training is taking place.