PMED1000 Introduction to Paramedicine Course description

The point of departure for the course is the scientific and humanistic basis for well-functioning health care services and paramedical professional practice. The course will particularly focus on knowledge and skills that promote respect, empathy, reflection and relational competence. Practical training in interaction, basic infection control and lifesaving first aid are part of the course. The course also emphasises learning in an academic context, and written and oral presentation.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the history and academic tradition of emergency medical treatment, and their own profession
• can explain the structure of the health service and the ambulance service’s place in the health service
• can refer to relevant laws, regulations and rules that regulate the professional practice of paramedics
• can explain theories and ethical and communicative perspective that are relevant for professional practice
• can explain simulation and skills training as a method
• can describe basic models for decision-making
• can explain the basic principles behind lifesaving first aid
• can describe the basic theories for good hygiene

Skills

The student

• can apply basic hygiene and infection control techniques
• can communicate and cooperate with fellow students and others in teams/groups
• can administer lifesaving first aid
• can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation with a semi-automatic defibrillator
• can write a reflection note based on observational practice
• can make use of protective gloves, wash hands correctly and disinfect hands

General competence

The student

• can reflect on relevant issues in prehospital work and on the student’s role in the health service
• can present their own work to an audience
• can reflect on ethical and communicative challenges in relation to professional practice
• can explain their own need for knowledge and learning and acquire new knowledge and skills

The work and teaching methods on the programme comprise lectures, seminars, group work in student groups of five to eight students, observational practice and simulation and skills training.

The students will take part in a two to three-day long observational practice in the ambulance service. The students also carry out simulation and skills training in lifesaving first aid.

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

• Minimum attendance of 90% in observational practice placement
• Minimum attendance of 90% in simulation and skills training
• Minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and study groups
• One individual written reflection note from observational practice placement, 800 words.
• Individual practical test in lifesaving first aid

Oral exam in groups of 4-6 students.

The exam consists of a presentation (approx. 20-30 min.) and subsequent examination (approx. 10-20 min.) The students will be assigned a topic for their presentation one week before the exam.

The master’s degree programme in entrepreneurship is a two-year extension of a three-year bachelor's degree programme. The programme is an interdisciplinary full-time programme of study taught in English and Norwegian, where the student acquires the knowledge, skills and general competence required for entrepreneurial activities at both a practical and a theoretical level. After completing the programme, students are awarded a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and qualify for admission to relevant PhD programmes.

The master's programme is designed as a Value Creation Programme where students learn through creating new value for others. This value can be financial, cultural or social, and is anchored in a broad definition of entrepreneurship that includes intrapreneurship (creating value internally in companies or the public sector) and social entrepreneurship (focusing on creating social value in NGOs/non-profits, organisations and ventures) as well as traditional entrepreneurial activities (starting a commercial venture). Therefore the pedagogical approach of this programme differs from traditional master's level programmes in its strong emphasis on insight into entrepreneurial processes achieved through practical experience.

Students completing this programme will acquire entrepreneurial competence that will enable them to start their own ventures as well as finding employment as change agents within private and/or public enterprises or NGOs. Entrepreneurial competence enables students to act upon opportunities and ideas to create value for others. Entrepreneurial skills enable students to act and adapt when exposed to situations with a high degree of uncertainty. Entrepreneurial abilities such as creativity, leadership, communication, critical thinking and flexibility are often termed 21st century competencies, and these competencies have been identified as crucial to succeed in future work life.

Pass/fail.

All exams are assessed by an internal and an external examiner.

Admission to this programme is regulated by Regulations Relating to Admissions to Studies at OsloMet.

Admission requires:

• general entrance requirements for Norwegian higher education, including proficiency in Norwegian (or any other Scandinavian language)
• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree
• an average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor's degree
• an approved entrance test
• passed entrance interview

Along with the application it is required that candidates submit a completed entrance test where the candidate introduces themselves and answer questions and assignments designed to determine their suitability for the programme and for entrepreneurship. The entrance test will be available on the programme’s web page when the application portal opens.

The entrance test will be assessed by a faculty panel, which will evaluate the candidates’ background and suitability for the programme. Approximately 100 candidates will be invited to an entrance interview. Approximately 35 of these candidates will be selected for the programme. The selection of candidates is based on the entrance test and entrance interview only.

The master programme aims for a diverse group of students with different educational backgrounds. In the case where several qualified applicants have similar educational backgrounds, applicants with different backgrounds may be chosen for admission over those with similar backgrounds.

Single subjects: Entrance test and interview does not apply for admission to single subjects only.