Special Needs Early Childhood Education Programme description

Denne videreutdanningen er for deg som ønsker spesialpedagogisk kompetanse. Emnet passer godt for deg som ønsker å legge til rette for et inkluderende læringsmiljø i barnehagen gjennom tilpasning og mestring for barn med ulike læringsforutsetninger. Studiet legger vekt på dialog, samhandling og refleksjon knyttet til ulike temaer, slik at du får et godt grunnlag til refleksjon rundt problemstillinger du møter i ditt pedagogiske arbeid i egen barnehage.

Utdanningen retter seg mot ansatte i barnehage som har relevant bachelorutdanning og som ønsker å utvikle egen kompetanse i emnet. Studiet inneholder ulike teoretiske innfallsvinkler til det spesialpedagogiske området og kjennetegnes av en breddetilnærming til inkludering og tidlig innsats, med mål om at studentene utvikler evne til kritisk og analytisk tenkning og handlingskompetanse. Studiet omhandler kunnskap om å tilrettelegge for et allmennpedagogisk tilbud av god kvalitet for barn som trenger ekstra støtte og spesialpedagogisk hjelp.

Spesialpedagogikk i barnehagen (30 studiepoeng) er en samlingsbasert videreutdanning på masternivå over to semestre. Fullført utdanning kan, etter søknad, innpasses som del av masterprogrammet i barnehagekunnskap (120 studiepoeng) ved OsloMet. Det søkes om innpassing av Spesialpedagogikk i barnehagen etter opptak på masterprogrammet i barnehagekunnskap.

Utdanningen retter seg mot barnehagelærere som ønsker spesialpedagogisk kompetanse.

Opptakskravet er bachelorgrad innen barnehagelærerutdanning eller tilsvarende pedagogisk utdanning på bachelornivå, jfr. Barnehagelovens bestemmelser §§ 24 og 25. Studentene skal i løpet av studiet gjennomføre oppgaver og arbeidskrav som tar utgangspunkt i refleksjon, kunnskapsdeling i profesjonsfellesskap og utprøving på eget arbeidssted. Det er derfor et krav at studenten arbeider i barnehage, eller har kontakt med en barnehage der det er mulig å gjennomføre arbeidskrav som er del av videreutdanningen, under hele studiet. Dette dokumenteres med en bekreftelse fra arbeidsgiver, eller barnehagen der arbeidskrav skal gjennomføres.

Med tilsvarende pedagogisk utdanning på bachelornivå menes følgende utdanninger i kombinasjon med tilleggsutdanning i barnehagepedagogikk (60 studiepoeng):

• grunnskolelærer for trinn 1–7 eller tidligere allmennlærerutdanning
• faglærer (fireårig faglærerutdanning i praktiske og estetiske fag eller treårig faglærerutdanning som gir kompetanse for tilsetting fra 1. klassetrinn)
• spesialpedagog, barnevernspedagog eller kateket
• Steinerhøyskolens bachelorutdanning i førskolepedagogikk eller Steinerhøyskolens lærerutdanning med bachelorgrad i steinerpedagogikk

Veiledet praksisopplæring knyttet til arbeid med barn må inngå som en integrert del av utdanningen.

For lærere er det krav om undervisningskompetanse fra 1. trinn i grunnskolen, eller tilsvarende kompetanse fra utdanning fra utlandet.

Dersom det er flere kvalifiserte søkere enn ledige studieplasser, rangeres søkere etter karakterpoeng fra bachelorutdanning. Søkere som har fått innvilget tilretteleggingsmidler fra Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir), får 5 tilleggspoeng.

Søkere med morsmål fra land utenfor Norden må dokumentere norsk og engelsk tilsvarende kravet til generell studiekompetanse (samordnaopptak.no).

Fra søkere med utenlandsk barnehagelærerutdanning eller lærerutdanning kreves godkjenning av NOKUT (fra og med 2020) eller Utdanningsdirektoratet/Udir (til og med 2019). For mer informasjon, se NOKUTS nettsider (nokut.no).

Se emneplanen.

Se emneplanen.

The Master's program in Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT) offers an expert-level education in the design, development, use and maintenance of computer technology, electronics and software in areas that have become of great importance for modern societies. We live in a world with computing devices both surrounding us and, in some cases, even working inside us. Technology is a part of how we entertain ourselves, communicate, govern and heal. Services that span the world open up for individuals to interact across the globe.

Yet with technology comes new challenges. The application of computers and electronics in our society offers progress for many, but it may also close the doors for people with impairments. We can communicate across the globe, but our communication can be intercepted and used against us. Our data can be used to get new insight about our behavior, but the analysis is complex and requires ethical considerations of whether the search for new knowledge is indeed with the right intentions. Artificial Intelligence offers to delegate many mundane tasks to robots, but consequences are potentially wide and may trigger deep changes in our civilization.

The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design at Oslo Metropolitan University believes that solving these challenges requires a broad and multidisciplinary approach. Solutions for the public should be viewed as an artefact beyond a singular discipline, like Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. It needs to be a combination of expert knowledge and interdisciplinary thinking. Our researchers know from their own experience that in the real world, engineers sit alongside mathematicians, programmers, economists, sociologists, physicists, designers and statisticians, just to name a few, to work on self-driving cars, computer games, medical devices, solutions to combat the climate crisis.

As technologists we can become the enablers of others. We can let teachers teach in novel ways. We can let children with disabilities partake in activities previously denied to them and we can let doctors perform surgery on patients that are miles away. Moreover, we become inventors and transformers as we understand what others need and have the expertise to know what is possible, or should be possible. This makes our field incredibly meaningful and important. This program offers a range of specialisations stemming from the overlap of three fields of research: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Modelling.

The uniqueness of ACIT is that it offers a closer connection between all three fields and showcase how they are part of the same technological fabric of today's digital society. Thus, ACIT recognizes that candidates will have a better foundation for solving tomorrows challenges if a broader perspective is available to them. The aim is not, however, to create generalists, but to create experts in their own field who are also able to see the broad picture of how technology impacts society. These individuals contribute not only through providing deep knowledge and expert skills from a relevant field, but at the same time are able to partake constructively as members of interdisciplinary teams. The program is designed to allow the student to select an area of specialisation but also requires them to become familiar with a second area of their choice. In addition, the student will be trained specifically in the role as the expert member of a team.

Each field of specialisation represents an area where the application of software, data, computers and electronics has become necessary for modern society yet challenging to do in practice. These areas are still wide enough to allow for life-long careers as technology progresses. In addition, a Master's degree in science requires each candidate to have training in scientific thinking and research, enabling our candidates to pursue careers as scholars in academia as well as industry researchers, leading the way for new discoveries and scientific progress.

ACIT Specialisation areas

Our program offers several areas of specialisation. Each area connects the student to an active research group at the faculty. When applying for the program, the applicant needs to select what area of specialisation to join. Please note that each specialisation has a unique set of admissions requirements.

ACIT: Applied Artificial Intelligence

Recent discoveries in artificial intelligence have enabled computers and machines to perform many cognitive tasks better than humans, from self-driving cars to diagnosing diseases in seconds. The application of artificial intelligence methods is revolutionizing the way we work and live. This specialisation involves learning how complex systems are designed and used to make autonomous decisions. The students will have access to different types of robotics and intelligent systems that can be used to test their work. This area involves programming, robotics and mathematics.

ACIT: Electronics and Biomedical Systems

The need for innovation in the field of electronics and biomedical systems has never been so important as now. Neither has it ever been given so much attention from governments, organisations providing health care and the media. It is evident that to provide world class health care, the need for technology that helps efficiency and accuracy is essential. This specialisation will prepare the students for a professional career in companies related to new and existing health products. The students gain an interdisciplinary background but with a focus in electrical engineering and instrumentation.

ACIT: Cloud-based Services and Operations

Today's services need to be designed for thousands; even millions of users and require infrastructures and architectural designs beyond common webservers and databases. This specialisation area focuses on the practice of designing, developing and running massive-scale services and delivering software faster and with higher quality than before. We embrace the DevOps philosophy, in that developers should be better trained in automation and deployment and operations should build mechanisms for developers to thrive. It is highly relevant for anyone who wants a career as a software developer. The specialisation covers both infrastructure management and agile software delivery and automated testing and deployment, creating candidates with a practical competence in the entire cloud stack from the servers and clouds and all the way to the running service.

ACIT: Cyber Security

Cyber security ensures the proper and reliable function of digital systems. Its focus is the creation, maintenance and analysis of information security, data privacy data secrecy, the assessment of risks and their mitigation, and the reliable operation of digital processes. The ACIT cyber security specialisation educates master students in the areas of general information security, in defensive and offensive operations for security, in technical data protection and privacy, and in the political and societal implications of cyber security, such as, for example, information warfare and cyberwar.

ACIT: Data Science

The wealth of data produced by us and the things around us offer new knowledge that can be useful for both business and government. It can assist in public transport, health care as well as provide tailored market solutions. With all the data available to us, however, a special expertise is needed to organize and harness it so that useful knowledge can be extracted. This area offers a deep-dive into the storage and analysis of Big Data from a practical perspective. Data Science involves programming, use of advanced tools and infrastructures and statistics.

ACIT: Universal Design of ICT

With our emerging digital society, it is becoming essential that all electronic information and services should be accessible for all, regardless of devices, situations, and abilities. As progress moves us forward, no-one should be left behind. This poses a great challenge on ICT infrastructure and services in our society. Our world requires competent ICT professionals who can create universally accessible user interfaces that work for all. This specialisation offers a unique opportunity to become that professional.

ACIT: Mathematical Modelling and Quantum Technologies

Application of mathematics to describe our world is a central element of many areas of our every-day life. Physics, economics and meteorology are examples of disciplines where mathematicians work side-by-side with specialists to convert real phenomena into equations. When these equations are translated into program code to be executed in potentially massive computing clusters, simulations are generated that may be used for e.g. weather or economy forecasting. This area is characterized by development of mathematical models, application of sophisticated methods for analyzing and simulating the models as well as use of tools, programming and computational infrastructures. Students of this specialisation can expect to learn how their competence can be utilized in practice by the industry.

ACIT: Robotics and Control

Robotics and Intelligent Systems are steadily revolutionizing almost every aspect of our every-day life. From self-driving cars, autonomous ships, fully automated factories and drones that can deliver groceries. It is a field with tremendous expected growth and demand for skilled multidisciplinary professionals in the convergence of electrical, mechanical and software engineering. This specialisation provides a hands-on approach to the analysis, design, and control of robotic and autonomous systems.

Programme objectives

This program offers a practical-minded, profession-oriented specialisation, extending a bachelors in technology, computer and software engineering, electrical engineering and mathematics. Our goal is to educate and train candidates so as to make them fit to address the challenges of both professional life and scholarly enquiry within their specialisation as well as being a productive member of interdisciplinary teams.

Graduates from this program will:

• understand the role of their specialisation in organisations and society
• possess deep technical skills from their own specialisation that can be applied in a variety of real-life scenarios
• understand how their specialisation is part of a wider fabric of skills necessary to solve tomorrows challenges
• have a professional and ethical attitude towards their role in the workplace
• display creative thinking in real-life situations, leaning both on theoretical knowledge and on pragmatism
• plan and execute their work in a structured and independent manner, be it as professionals or as researchers in their field

The program offers career-defining specialisations that are closely tied with the industry. Focus is on building practical skills combined with scientific craftsmanship. Graduates from this program are attractive candidates for public and private sectors as well as non-profit organisations. Our target audience are individuals with a bachelor's degree who are interested in an expert role as well as the option to pursue an academic career either directly or later.

The different specialisations together provide for a wide field of recruitment and is therefore relevant for bachelor graduates from many engineering backgrounds as well as traditional natural sciences. Students from fields within IT, such as human-computer interaction, web- development or applied computer technology will also find suitable specialisations here.

Please consider the admission requirements for a detailed list.

Applicants will choose the desired specialisation track at the point of applying for the program. Admission to the program is based on two sets of requirements. The general admission requirements, which are the same regardless of track chosen, and the specialisation track requirements. Please take special note of the individual requirements of each specialisation track.

For each specialisation track, there is also a list of recommended prior knowledge, which can be found in the Content and Structure section, under "Specialisation Track Content". That list is not a formal admission requirement, but we encourage students to review it in order know what areas they might want to spend time preparing in before starting in order to avoid steep learning curves. The topics listed can be found as part of most university bachelor programs in technology and engineering. The student can use the list to inform any decision on elective courses in their bachelor studies that might best prepare them for their targeted specialisation in this program.

General admission requirements

In order to qualify for an international master's degree, the applicant must be able to document sufficient mastery of English. Please consult the current regulations at OsloMet for a complete overview: English proficiency requirements for master's - OsloMet

In addition to English proficiency, applicants must have completed a BSc or equivalent program with a grade average of C or better.

The master programme aims for a diverse group of students from many countries. To ensure even representation in each of the specialisations, if a country is overrepresented in applications (with the exception of applicants from Norway), the program reserves the right to assign a maximum of three students from each country to a specialisation.

Specialisation track requirements

In order to be qualified for their desired track, the applicant must comply with at least ONE of the requirements for that track. Each requirement is a combination of Bachelor's degree from a specific field with possible conditions for ECTS within certain topics.

Applied Artificial Intelligence

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Information Technology or other equivalent qualifications, which include at least 80 ECTS within the field of Computer Science
• BSc in Electrical Engineering with at least 10 ECTS of programming
• BSc in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics with at least 10 ECTS of programming
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in mechatronics, with at least 20 ECTS in programming

Electronics and Biomedical Systems

• BSc in Electrical Engineering
• BSc in Biomedical Engineering
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering
• BSc in Chemical Engineering
• BSc in Biotechnology Engineering
• BSc in Physics
• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Statistics

And 25 ECTS mathematics and/or statistics

Cloud-based Services and Operations

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Information Technology or other equivalent qualifications, with at least 80 ECTS within the field of Computer Science
• BSc in Electrical Engineering with at least 10 ECTS of programming
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in mechatronics, with at least 20 ECTS in programming

Cyber Security

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Information Technology or other equivalent qualifications, with at least 80 ECTS within the field of Computer Science

You also need a minimum of 10 ECTS in data security or a similar technical topics, such as network security, information security, mobile security, applied cryptography, privacy-enhancing technology or computer security management.

Data Science

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics with at least 10 ECTS in programming
• BSc in Physics with at least 10 ECTS in programming
• BSc in Statistics with at least 10 ECTS in programming
• BSc in other engineering subjects with at least 10 ECTS in mathematics, 10 ECTS in statistics courses and 10 ECTS in programming

Mathematical Modelling and Quantum Technologies

• BSc in an engineering discipline with at least 30 ECTS (in total) withinmathematics, statistics and/or scientific computing
• BSc in Computer Science or Informatics with at least 30 ECTS (in total) within mathematics, statistics and/or scientific computing
• BSc in Mathematics
• BSc in Statistics
• BSc in Physics

Robotics and Control

• BSc in Electrical Engineering
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering
• BSc in Chemical Engineering
• BSc in Physics
• BSc in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics
• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics

And 10 ECTS programming and 25 ECTS mathematics and/or statistics.

Universal Design of ICT

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Informatics
• BSc in Information Technology or other equivalent qualifications, which at least 80 ECTS within the field of Computer Science.

On successful completion of their Master's degree, the candidate should have the following qualifications defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the program, the candidate:

1. has thorough knowledge of the professions within applied computer and information technology and their role in businesses, organisations and society
2. has a thorough knowledge of the processes and methodologies applied by professional practitioners within fields like information technology, scientific computing and electrical engineering or a combination of these traditional fields, both in public and private sector
3. has an advanced understanding of how technological advances in society are alloys of multiple disciplines, such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and more
4. has a fundamental understanding of a secondary field within applied computer and information technology and its role in organisations and society
5. has thorough experience in interdisciplinary work and how it contributes to solving complex problems

Skills

Upon successful completion of the program, the candidate:

1. can contribute to innovation processes in applied computer and information technology by harnessing knowledge and skills from a research discipline, such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Mathematics, and directing them towards an interdisciplinary problem
2. can facilitate, nourish and cultivate interdisciplinary perspectives in projects
3. can design and implement technical solutions to challenges that represent modern and real-life scenarios
4. can translate abstract theoretical models or technical descriptions into working solutions and systems, relative to their area of focus
5. can analyze existing theories, methods and interpretations in their field and work independently on practical and theoretical problems
6. can use relevant methods for research, scholarly and development work within their field in an independent manner
7. can carry out independent research or development project within their field under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics
8. can identify and communicate common facets and challenges within their field to professionals from other fields
9. can deploy, use and manage systems and technical tools that in complexity and scale represent enterprise scenarios
10. can independently update their knowledge as technology progresses to new areas within society
11. can apply knowledge to new areas within their academic field
12. can analyze academic problems within their area of research based on its methods, tradition and role in society

General Competence

Upon successful completion of the program, the candidate:

1. can appreciate why evaluating a technological challenge beyond the perspective of a single discipline is needed in the pursuit of a safe, inclusive and responsible technologically advanced society
2. can analyze relevant academic, professional and research ethical problems in applied computer and information technology
3. can apply his/her knowledge and skills in new areas in order to carry out advanced assignments in the realm of technology
4. can communicate extensive independent work and masters language and terminology of their own academic field or an interdisciplinary field
5. can communicate about academic and professional issues, analyses and conclusions in their field, both with specialists and the general public
6. can contribute to new thinking and innovation processes