Bachelor Programme in Archival Science Programme description

The programme was established under the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Candidates who pass the programme will be awarded the degree Master of Health Sciences (Norwegian: Master i helsevitenskap) in accordance with Section 3 of the Regulations concerning Requirements for the Master's Degrees. A specialisation in one of the following 15 specialisations forms part of the master’s degree programme:

Specialisations for applicants with backgrounds in health or social care:

• Health Sciences
• Empowerment and Health Promotion
• Mental Healthcare
• Rehabilitation and Habilitation

Specialisations for applicants who are authorised health personnel in the specified professional fields:

• Nutrition for Health Personnel
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents
• Physiotherapy for the Older Adult
• Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Health
• Psychomotor Physiotherapy
• Advanced Nursing Practice
• Public Health Nursing
• Cancer Nursing
• Nursing – Clinical Research and Professional Development

Specialisations for applicants from the professional field of nutrition:

• Public Health Nutrition

The specialisation will also be stated on the diploma alongside the name of the degree: Master of Health Sciences.

The master’s degree programme has a scope of 120 ECTS credits. Some of the specialisations are taken full-time over two years, while others are taken part-time over three or four years.

The programme comprises compulsory common courses, compulsory specialisation courses and elective courses, in addition to the master’s thesis. A more detailed overview of the programme’s structure for each specialisation is given under the section Content and structure.

According to the UN Agenda 2030, a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development is that everyone is able to live healthy lives. The Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences is primarily aimed at the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, Good Health and Well-being, while SDGs 4, 5 and 10 on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, and achieving gender equality and reducing inequality, are also relevant. The 17 SDGs must be seen as a whole, however, where each goal is seen in conjunction with the others. The purpose of the programme is therefore to educate candidates who are qualified to help to ensure good health and promote quality of life for everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, education, sexuality and functional ability, while also attempting to address considerations relating to sustainability, including life-long learning.

The students taking the programme can choose a specialisation in health promotion, illness prevention, treatment, palliative care and (re)habilitation work. The programme teaches the students to handle professional problems at the individual, group and system level in close cooperation with other professions, patients, users, next of kin and other services. The candidates should also be able to contribute to safe, effective, holistic and integrated services with good use of resources, and to innovation, improvement work and systematic user involvement.

Relevance to working life

Possible fields of work and careers after completing the programme include:

• research and development in the health sciences
• teaching, development and advisory functions in the guidance, administration and dissemination of knowledge in the health professions
• clinical work that is based on specialised expertise
• health and social care management positions

Relevance to further education

Students taking the Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences who choose to write a master’s thesis worth 50 ECTS credits can apply for admission to the research programme for health sciences while taking the master’s programme. This is taken in parallel to and as an extension of the master’s programme. The research programme develops researcher expertise over and above that provided during the master’s programme and results in a research work that can later form part of a PhD-level work.

Candidates with a Master's Degree in Health Sciences are qualified to apply for admission to PhD programmes, including the PhD Programme in Health Sciences at OsloMet.

Specialisations

The Master's Degree Programme in Health Sciences has a number of specialisations that candidates can choose. Applicants must choose and apply directly for the specialisation they wish to take when applying for the master’s programme. The specialisations are subject to different admission requirements. However, the students will take a significant part of the programme together with students from the other specialisations, partly through compulsory common courses and partly through elective courses across the specialisations. More information about this is found in the section Content and structure.

MAEMP: Empowerment and Health Promotion

This specialisation focuses on public health and health promotion and is related to professionals and users/patients in the primary and specialist health services. The programme teaches students to develop and facilitate interprofessional cooperation and user participation. They will learn how greater cooperation at the individual, group and societal level can have different consequences for the function of professionals in the health services and in their work with patients and users. Supervision is a method used in health education and in competence development for professionals, as well as being a tool in the empowerment process.

The increasing globalisation of the labour market makes international experience and knowledge of languages and cultures increasingly important. Internationalisation contributes to raising the quality of education and strengthens the academic community relating to the master’s programme, at the same time as it strengthens the students as global citizens.

The programme has a focus on multicultural and global problems. This approach contributes to an increased understanding and improves the students' ability to work in a professional capacity in a multicultural society. The students gain access to specialist terminology in English through the syllabus, which comprises both textbooks and international research literature.

The staff’s network, research collaboration and cooperation with colleagues in other countries contribute to internationalisation. The programme is represented in international networks.

OsloMet has exchange agreements with educational institutions in Europe and worldwide.

Courses adapted to incoming exchange students

The following courses have been adapted for incoming exchange students:

• MAVIT4050 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT4060 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT4100 Quality Improvement and Implementation of Evidence-based Practice, 10 ECTS credits
• MAPHN4100 National and Global Nutrition Challenges, 10 ECTS credits
• MAPHN4200 Public Health Nutrition Policies and Interventions, 10 ECTS credits
• MAMUS4100 Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions – Part 1, 10 ECTS credits
• MAFAR4100 Innovation within Healthcare, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT4700 Food, Health and Sustainability, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT4900 Quality of Life, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT5100 Health Communication, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT5200 The Health and Welfare of Migrant Populations, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT5400 Alliance and Shared Decision Making, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT5600 Physical Activity and Exercise in a Life Course Perspective and with a Special Focus on Aging, 10 ECTS credits
• MAVIT5700 Pain – Multidimensional Assessment and Health Professional Interventions, 10 ECTS credits

The course MAVIT4100 Quality Improvement and Implementation of Evidence-based Practice will always be taught in English. The other courses listed above will be taught in English if international students have registered for them. Otherwise, courses will generally be taught in Norwegian.

Semesters adapted to outbound exchange students

Students who wish to take courses at an educational institution abroad as part of their master’s degree normally go on an exchange in the third semester. Students admitted to a specialisation that as a norm has a master’s thesis worth 50 ECTS credits can apply to instead write a master’s thesis worth 30 ECTS credits to realize this. The students are responsible for finding relevant courses at partner institutions and must apply to have them approved in advance. An international coordinator can provide guidance in relation to selecting a course. 

Reference is otherwise made to the criteria that apply to student exchanges and the information about stays abroad.

Coursework requirements are all types of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for being permitted to take the examination. Required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. The coursework requirements for each course are described in the relevant course description.

The primary purpose of coursework requirements is to promote students' progress and academic development and to encourage them to acquire new knowledge. The programme's main coursework requirements are in the form of compulsory attendance, written assignments and tests.

Compulsory attendance

Attendance is compulsory in areas where the student cannot acquire knowledge and skills simply by studying literature.

If a student does not take part in a group presentation, he/she must give an individual presentation to the lecturer.

If a student otherwise exceeds the maximum limit for absence stated in the course description, the subject teacher will consider whether it is possible to compensate for absence by meeting alternative requirements, for example individual written assignments. If it is not possible to compensate for the absence, the student must take the course the next time it is taught. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student’s absence and which activities he/she has missed.

Written assignments

Several courses have compulsory written assignments or reports as part of their coursework requirements. Written work that is not approved must be improved before re-submission. If the work is not approved on re-submission, the student cannot take the ordinary examination/assessment.

The students are entitled to a third attempt before the resit/rescheduled examination. If an assignment is not approved the third time it is submitted, the student must re-take the course with the next class.

Læringsutbyttebeskrivelsene i studiet er utformet i henhold til 1. syklus (bachelornivå) i det nasjonale kvalifikasjonsrammeverket for høyere utdanning. Kandidaten skal etter fullført studium ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

En kandidat med fullført utdanning fra bachelorstudiet i Arkivvitenskap har:

• bred kunnskap om arkivfagets sentrale temaer og problemstillinger, og om faglige teorier og metoder
• forståelse for de prosesser som genererer dokumentasjon og for dokumentasjonens og arkivenes rolle i organisasjoner og i samfunnet
• god innsikt i relevant lovverk, faglige standarder og fagetiske prinsipper
• god kunnskap om norsk arkivvesen og kjennskap til internasjonale forhold

Ferdigheter

En kandidat som fullfører bachelorstudiet i Arkivvitenskap kan

• anvende faglige kunnskaper på praktiske og teoretiske problemstillinger innen arkivfeltet i tråd med norsk lovgiving
• analysere og beskrive virksomhets- og dokumentasjonsprosesser
• beskrive, organisere, vurdere, forvalte og formidle dokumentasjon og arkiv
• planlegge, organisere og styre arkiv- og dokumentasjonsforvaltningen i en virksomhet
• stille krav til og forvalte systemer for fangst og bevaring av dokumentasjon og arkiv

Generell kompetanse

En kandidat som fullfører bachelorstudiet i Arkivvitenskap

• har evne til analytisk tenkning og refleksjon
• kan følge kunnskapsutviklingen på fagfeltet og gjøre selvstendige og kritisk faglige vurderinger
• kan formidle sentralt fagstoff skriftlig og muntlig
• kan bidra til utvikling av god praksis innen fagområdet
• kan planlegge og gjennomføre arbeidsoppgaver og prosjekter som strekker seg over tid, selvstendig og i gruppe

Studiet består av 16 emner à 10 studiepoeng, hvorav 15 er obligatoriske, samt én obligatorisk bacheloroppgave à 20 studiepoeng.

Studieprogrammets 5. semester inneholder et valgfritt emne på 10 studiepoeng. Studentene kan velge mellom valgemner i Arkivvitenskap eller fra tredje studieår ved bachelorstudiet i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap, eller emner innenfor andre arkivrelevante studier.

Studieprogresjon Studiet er et heltidsstudium. For å begynne i 2. studieår kan studenten - etter ny/utsatt eksamen - maksimalt mangle ett emne fra 1. studieår. Tilsvarende kan man maksimalt mangle ett emne fra de to første årene for å få begynne i 3. år.

Minst 120 studiepoeng må være fullført og bestått, før studenten kan begynne på bacheloroppgaven.

Kandidater som ikke har bestått en eksamen etter ny/utsatt prøve, bør følge undervisningen i faget på nytt og gå opp til neste ordinære eksamen.

Det pedagogiske opplegget vil variere fra et emne til et annet. Arbeidsmåter kan være forelesninger, diskusjoner, selvstudium, studiebesøk, studentpresentasjoner, gruppearbeid, caseoppgaver og datalaborasjoner.

Studenter ved bachelorstudiet i arkivvitenskap kan søke om utveksling i 5. semester. Fakultet for samfunnsfag har avtaler innenfor Erasmus-programmet og Nordplus-programmet, og studentene kan også søke utveksling gjennom OsloMets avtaler utenfor Europa. Mer informasjon om dette finnes på OsloMets og fakultetets nettsider. Emnene må være arkivrelevante og godkjennes i forkant.

Omfanget av de enkelte arbeidskravene vil variere med emne og oppgavens tema. Alle arbeidskrav må være levert innen en fastsatt frist og godkjent av faglærer, før kandidaten kan fremstille seg til eksamen i emnet. Ved underkjenning av arbeidskrav vil kandidaten få mulighet til å levere en bearbeidet versjon av oppgaven innen ny frist. Overholdes ikke denne fristen, vil kandidaten bli trukket fra eksamen.

Vurdering og sensur foregår i samsvar med bestemmelsene om vurdering i lov av 1. april 2005 nr. 15 om universiteter og høyskoler og forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studentene plikter å sette seg inn i gjeldende regler. Vurderingsformene i studiet varierer mellom skriftlige innleveringer og skoleeksamen. Vurderingsform og sensur er nærmere beskrevet under det enkelte emne. En forutsetning for å kunne framstille seg til eksamen er at studenten har fått godkjent arbeidskrav.

Til eksamen vil studentene kunne bli prøvet i alt stoff som er gjennomgått i undervisningen. Dette gjelder også stoff som ikke er dekket spesielt i pensum.

Som vurderingsuttrykk brukes en gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått, jf. lov om universiteter og høyskoler § 3-9 (6). Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor på hver eksamen. Hvordan sensorer benyttes, beskrives nærmere under hvert emne. Studenter som har gyldig fravær på eksamen eller ikke består eksamen, har rett til ny/utsatt eksamen.

Studenten har rett til begrunnelse og rett til å klage på karakterfastsetting og/eller formelle feil ved eksamen, i samsvar med lov om universiteter og høyskoler §§ 5-2 og 5-3.

Etter fullført studium får studenten tildelt vitnemål med alle sluttkarakterer på de emnene som danner grunnlaget for graden.