EPN-V2

VERB1300 Anatomy and Physiology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Anatomi og fysiologi
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2024
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    5 credits overlap with VERN2110/VERND2110/VERNL2110

    10 credits overlap with VERNL2400/VERND2400/VERN2400

  • Required preliminary courses

    The student must have been admitted to the programme.

  • Learning outcomes

    On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

    Knowledge

    The student

    • can describe the structure and function of the body
    • can explain basic human needs
    • can describe the most important principles of hygiene
    • can present important aspects of microbiology
    • can describe the structure and functioning of the cell
    • can describe the structure and physiology of different organ systems with a particular focus on neurology
    • can describe normal motor skill development and factors that can affect this development
    • can describe normal sensory development and functioning, and factors that can affect this development
    • has a general understanding of childhood and of the processes associated with growing up in a society characterised by social and cultural diversity*

    Skills 

    The student

    • can explore girls' and boys' everyday life and their subjective understanding of it*  

    General competencies

    The student

    • has an emerging understanding of interprofessional cooperation with children, young people and their families*

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Teaching and learning methods include lectures, group work, written assignments, a multiple-choice test and self-study.

    Two seminar days, digital learning resources and conversation and observation assignments related to interprofessional group work and self-study are part of INTER1100 The Same Child - Different Arenas.

  • Course requirements

    The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

    • 80% attendance at seminar
    • One multiple-choice test with a minimum of 80% correct answers by the given deadline
    • required coursework as described under INTER 1100 https://uni.oslomet.no/interact/

  • Assessment

    Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    None

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F

  • Examiners

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

  • Overlapping courses

    10 credits overlap with VERN1500/VERND1500/VERNL1500