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VPSY6010 The Human Being, Mental Suffering and the Social Environment Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Menneske, psykisk lidelse og det sosiale miljø
Study programme
Tverrfaglig videreutdanning i psykisk helse-, rus- og avhengighetsarbeid - heltid
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2020/2021
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Required preliminary courses

Admission to the programme.

Learning outcomes

Teaching and learning methods

Course requirements

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the exam:

  • Individual assignment. Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 20 %).

  • Follow the e-learning module and submit a group assignment. Scope: 700 words (+/- 20%). Presentation in a group with opposition

  • Attendance in compulsory activities of 80% in study groups, lectures and seminars

 

Assessment

Individual written home exam

  • during the course period

  • scope; 4,000 words (+/- 20 %)

  • a student who fails the ordinary exam, may nevertheless submit a reworked version as a resit

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

All answer papers are assessed by two examiners. At least 20% per cent of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.

Overlapping courses

VPSY6010, VPSYD6010, PSYD6010 and MAPSD4010 overlap 100%.