Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents Programme description

Praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning i design, kunst og håndverk (PPUFKH) har noen felles emner med praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning i drama- og teaterkommunikasjon (PPUDTK). Det er anbefalt å ha gjennomført og bestått pedagogikk 1 før studenten starter på pedagogikk 2. Det er anbefalt å ha gjennomført og bestått fagdidaktikk i design, kunst og håndverk 1 før studenten starter på fagdidaktikk i design, kunst og håndverk 2.

The target group is students with a bachelor’s degree in health or social care who want to work on professional development and/or participate in research in their field, and potentially conduct clinical work in their chosen specialisation. The programme is a relevant additional education to a number of health and social care programmes.

Studiet forutsetter en selvstendig og systematisk arbeidsform og aktiv deltakelse i felles aktiviteter. Obligatoriske kurs og oppgaver er lagt inn i studiet som arbeidskrav. OsloMet gir undervisning innenfor sentrale deler av studiet. Det forutsettes at studentene arbeider aktivt med fagstoffet på egen hånd, og også setter seg inn i temaer og fagstoff som ikke blir direkte belyst gjennom undervisningen.

Det legges vekt på at studentene skal utvikle faglige kunnskaper og ferdigheter gjennom samarbeid, diskusjon og refleksjon i grupper og ved presentasjoner i plenum. Det er derfor krav om stor grad av obligatorisk tilstedeværelse i undervisning og aktiviteter. Ved gjennomføring av prosjekter og studier i grupper kan samarbeid, undervisning og formidling foregå både på Campus og ved eksterne arenaer.

En større fordypningsoppgave/FoU-oppgave som gjennomføres i fagdidaktikk 2 (i andre semester) skal gi innsikt i og erfaring med systematisk undersøkelse, akademisk skriving og arbeidsmåte. Her vil også studentens opparbeidede kompetanse innen design, kunst og håndverk kunne stå sentralt. Fordypningsoppgaven legger grunnlag for refleksjoner rundt praktisk-estetisk arbeid, erfaringer fra praksis og undervisning.

Arbeidsformer:

• forelesninger, seminarer og individuelt studium
• faglige innføringer og formidlinger
• individuelt arbeid, gruppearbeid og prosjektarbeid
• ekskursjoner
• varierte presentasjoner og dokumentasjonsformer

Praksisopplæringen består av totalt 60 dager veiledet pedagogisk praksis i utdanningsinstitusjon og kunst/kultur institusjon. Praksisopplæringen har egen emneplan. OsloMet er ansvarlig for organisering av praksis, og Institutt for estetiske fag inngår samarbeid med egnede utdanningsinstitusjoner og/eller kunst-/kulturinstitusjoner. Praksis gjennomføres i hovedsak innen Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud og Østfold fylker, og det må påregnes noe ekstra reisetid i praksisperiodene. I 2. semester kan det være mulig å ha undervisningspraksis på folkehøgskoler, kulturskoler, ulike kulturarenaer og andre voksenpedagogiske miljøer. Praksisperiodene er organisert i to fem-ukers perioder bestående av observasjon, undervisningspraksis/formidlingspraksis og muntlig praksisframlegg. I tillegg gjennomføres praksisdager med pedagogisk opplegg knyttet til museumsformidling både i 1. og 2. semester. Det bestemte antall praksisdager er absolutte og obligatoriske. Praksis vurderes som bestått/ikke bestått. Ved ikke godkjent praksis gis det mulighet for å gjennomføre praksis på nytt en gang.

Praksis 1. semester: Praksisfelt er grunnskole og kunst-/kulturinstitusjoner

Praksis 2. semester: Praksisfelt er videregående skole og kunst-/kulturinstitusjoner

Skikkethetsvurdering

Lærerutdanningsinstitusjonen har ansvar for å vurdere om studenter som tar studiet praktisk-pedagogisk utdanning er skikket for læreryrket. Studenter er underlagt skikkethetsvurdering gjennom hele studiet. Studenter som viser liten evne til å mestre læreryrket får orientering om hvordan de står i henhold til kravene om skikkethet, og vil få utvidet veiledning. Ved manglende evne til forbedring får studenten råd om å avslutte utdanningen.

Skikkethetsvurderingen skal bygge på en helhetsvurdering som omfatter faglige, pedagogiske og personlige forutsetninger for å kunne fungere som lærer. Forskrift om skikkethetsvurdering i høyere utdanning kan leses på http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/kd/kd-20060630-0859.html

The master’s programme is designed to be comprehensive, and the academic content and educational tools are interlinked, showing a clear context between learning outcome descriptions, learning activities and forms of assessment.

The Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences has three or four compulsory common courses, depending on the chosen specialisation. In addition to these, there are at least two compulsory specialisation courses for each specific specialisation, and a master’s thesis worth either 30 or 50 ECTS credits, depending on the specialisation. The students can also choose one or more elective courses depending on their chosen specialisation. This does not apply to the specialisations cancer nursing, public health nursing and mental health and addiction as they only have compulsory courses in their programme structures.

The courses in the programme description build to some extent on each other to ensure progress, with increasing requirements for knowledge and understanding within each specialisation. The courses are mainly taken over the course of the semester, with start-up at the start of the semester and examinations towards the end. The exceptions are certain compulsory specialisation courses that include external supervised practical training.

The academic year is 40 weeks long, and the expected workload for a full-time student is 40 hours per week. This includes scheduled activities, students’ own study activity and examinations. The course descriptions provide more details about learning outcomes, work methods, coursework requirements and examinations.

Content of compulsory common courses

The programme includes a compulsory common course MAVIT4100 Quality Improvement and Implementation of Evidence-based Practice, 10 ECTS credits. The purpose of this course is to enable students to actively contribute to promoting safe and high-quality health and care services. By health and care services is meant both public and approved private services, as well as health promoting work in the public and private sectors. The course introduces students to the organisation and management of health and care services, and prepares for interprofessional quality improvement work. It also gives students experience of interprofessional quality improvement cooperation. Through the course, the students will learn about different quality improvement models and the interaction between user knowledge, experience-based knowledge and research-based knowledge in clinical decision-making processes.

There are also three common courses in the theory of science and research methods: MAVIT4050 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits, MAVIT4060 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits and MAVIT4070/MABU4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits. These courses aim to help the student to read, understand and critically assess research literature, to critically assess various sources of knowledge that form part of clinical decision-making processes, to acquire in-depth knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and lead up to the development of a project description for their master’s thesis.

In the first course, MAVIT4050, the students are introduced to theory of science and research methods and research ethics.

The second course, MAVIT4060, provides students with a deeper understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

The third course, MAVIT4070/MABU4070, the students will work more thoroughly with their chosen method and develop a project description for their master’s thesis. This is to ensure that the students get to grips with work on their master’s thesis at an early stage.

Master’s thesis – 30 and 50 ECTS credits

The master’s thesis in the programme is worth 50 ECTS credits (MAVIT5900/MABU5900) or 30 ECTS credits (MAVIT5910), respectively. Whether the students are able to choose the scope of their master’s thesis depends on the specialisation they have been admitted to. Normally students will develop a project description as part of the course MAVIT4070/MABU4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits. The project description is developed with the support of the lecturer, who quality assures the project with respect to scope and degree of difficulty.

The same requirements apply to scientific and research-related work regardless of the length of the thesis. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. On application, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students are encouraged to contact potential supervisors about possible project ideas.

Elective courses

In the course of the master’s programme, the students can choose one or more elective courses depending on their chosen specialisation. This does not apply to the specialisations cancer nursing, public health nursing and mental health and addiction as they only have compulsory courses in their programme structures. Which elective courses that are available will vary. These elective courses cover a broad area of the health sciences. Students must apply for a place on elective courses no later than the semester before, subject to specific deadlines. More information about the elective courses can be found here. https://student.oslomet.no/valgemner-master-helsevitenskap

There will be an upper limit for places on each elective course. Elective courses could be cancelled by the Faculty if enrolment is below the minimum of 20 students.

The following courses are elective for all students taking the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences:

MAFAR4100 Innovation within Healthcare, 10 ECTS credits.

MAVIT4600 Supervision / Counselling, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT4700 Food, Health and Sustainability, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT4800 Personalised Nutrition, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT4900 Quality of Life, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT5100 Health communication 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT5300 Knowledge Translation, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT5500 Adolescent Health, 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

MAVIT5800 Introduction to Clinical Studies for Healthcare Personnel, 10 ECTS credits

MAPSY4400 Mental Health of Migrants and Minorities, 10 ECTS credits

MSLV4200 Collaboration and collaborative management, 10 ECTS credits

MAVIT4400 Clinical Neurophysiology, 10 ECTS credits

VSHSO6000 Sexual Abuse - Prevention, Detection and Follow up, 10 ECTS credits

VSHFS6000 The Impacts of Disability and Illness on Sexual Health, 10 ECTS credits

HETEK4300 Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance, 10 ECTS credits

Students can also choose some compulsory specialisation courses from other specialisations as elective courses. This is on condition that the student meets the prerequisite requirements given in the relevant course description and that there is a place on the course. This applies to:

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

MAEMP4100 Public Health, Empowerment and Health Promotion, 10 ECTS credits

MAEMP4200 Health Pedagogy, 10 ECTS credits

MAHAB4100 Coping and Participation in the Rehabilitation Process, 10 ECTS credits

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as healthcare personnel.

MAERN4100 Energy and Nutrients, 10 ECTS credits

MERG4200 Complex Interventions in Work and Everyday Life, 10 ECTS credits

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and have 20 ECTS credits in nutrition

MAPHN4100 National and Global Nutrition Challenges, 10 ECTS credits

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as a general nurse.

MAKLI4200 Practical Ethics, 10 ECTS credits

MAKRE4100 Nursing and Treatment for Patients with Cancer, 10 ECTS credits

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as an occupational therapist.

MERG4100 The Knowledge Base for Occupation and Participation, 10 ECTS credits

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as a physiotherapist.

MABU4100 Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents - Part 1, 10 ECTS credits

MAELD4100 Physiotherapy for Home-dwelling Older Adults, 10 ECTS credits

Study progress

The following progress requirements apply to the programme:

MAVIT4070/MABU4070 must be passed before the student can start working on the master's thesis.

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

Some courses may have separate progress requirements; see the individual course descriptions.

See the course descriptions for MABU4100 and MABU4200 for a more detailed description of the content of the specialisation courses.

Studiet er internasjonalt orientert og tar i bruk internasjonal forskning og faglitteratur. Noe av pensumlitteraturen er på engelsk. Noe av undervisningen kan også forekomme på engelsk. Det kan være aktuelt med gjesteforelesere fra utenlandske institusjoner.

Det er knyttet obligatoriske arbeidskrav til hvert emne i utdanningsløpet. Arbeidskrav for hvert emne må være godkjent før studenten kan fremstille seg til eksamen i det aktuelle emnet. De obligatoriske arbeidskravene bidrar til å sikre at kandidaten når et tilfredsstillende læringsutbytte og vil prøve kandidatens evne til å behandle, reflektere og drøfte over teori og praksis.

Arbeidskrav kan være:

• skriftlige oppgaver
• deltagelse på seminarer
• muntlige presentasjoner

• eller mer praktiske og praksisnære oppgaver som utforming av undervisningsopplegg innenfor fag

Arbeidskravene løses individuelt eller i gruppe. Arbeidskrav skal være innfridd innen fastsatte frister. Arbeidskrav vurderes til godkjent/ikke godkjent. Ved ikke godkjent har kandidaten anledning til å omarbeide arbeidskravet og levere til ny godkjenning ytterligere to ganger.

Det forutsettes at kandidaten deltar aktivt i både undervisning, seminar og veiledning. Det er derfor krav om 80% oppmøte på obligatorisk undervisning, seminar og veiledning. Dette skal sikre at studentene får delta aktivt i faglige refleksjoner og samarbeide om fagstoff knyttet til de ulike læringsutbyttene. Studenter som samlet har mer enn 20 prosent fravær fra obligatorisk deltagelse i et emne, får ikke anledning til å avlegge eksamen. Studenter som står i fare for å overskride fraværskvoten, får skriftlig melding om dette.

Gyldig fravær dokumentert ved for eksempel legeerklæring, fritar ikke for innfrielse av arbeidskrav. Studenter som på grunn av sykdom eller annen dokumentert gyldig årsak ikke innfrir arbeidskrav innen fristen, bør så langt det er mulig, kunne få et nytt forsøk før eksamen. Dette må avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med den aktuelle faglærer. Hvis det ikke er mulig å gjennomføre et nytt forsøk på grunn av fagets/emnets egenart, må studenten påregne å ta arbeidskravet ved neste mulige tidspunkt. Dette kan medføre forsinkelser i studieprogresjon

Coursework requirements are all types of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for being permitted to take the examination. Coursework requirements can be individual or in groups. 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 exceeds the maximum limit for absence stated in the course description or do not participate in a group presentation, the lecturer will consider whether it is possible to compensate for absence by meeting alternative requirements. This can e.g. be written assignments or oral presentations, individually or in groups. 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.

Different forms of assessment are used on the programme that are adapted to the learning outcomes of the various courses. The forms of assessment used are intended to support learning and document the students’ level of competence in relation to the expected learning outcomes. All examinations taken that are part of the specialisation will appear on the diploma, as well as the title of the student’s master’s thesis. Students who take additional elective courses in excess of 120 credits get these on their transcript, and must choose which elective courses are to be included on the diploma. In general, the following forms of assessment are used in the programme:

Supervised individual examination

Taken at the university’s examination premises over a set number of hours.

Home examination

Taken over a set period of time at the end of the course, normally with a set question/assignment text unless otherwise stated in the course description.

Project examination

Taken over the whole or large parts of the course, normally with a topic decided by the students themselves unless otherwise stated in the course description.

Oral examination

Can take place individually or in groups. It can either be an independent form of assessment or used to adjust the grade awarded for another examination.

Practical examination

The assessment of specific practical skills either at the university or in the field of practice.

Assessment of practical training

Supervised practical training, assessed in accordance with the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The assessment of examinations and practical training is carried out in accordance with the applicable rules set out in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of examiners at OsloMet. The forms of assessment and criteria are described in each course description.

Examinations

All courses conclude with an examination. The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, and the degree to which the student has achieved the stipulated learning outcomes is assessed. In theoretical courses, the grades used are pass/fail or letter grades from A to F, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade. The grade F means that the student has failed the examination. The grades pass/fail are used for the assessment of practical training.

Resit and rescheduled examinations are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary examination unless otherwise specified in the course description. In special cases, resit and rescheduled examinations in courses with group examinations may be held as individual examinations.

For examinations where a percentage of the examination papers are selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment should benefit all the students.

The grade awarded for a written examination can be appealed, cf. Section 11-10 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical examinations. In connection with group examinations, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidate(s) who submitted the appeal. The other students will keep their original grade.

External programme supervisor

An external programme supervisor scheme is in place for the programme as required by the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet. The external supervisor will write an annual report on their work that will be included in the faculty’s area of the university’s quality assurance system.

Suitability assessment

The suitability assessment is a continuous overall assessment that takes place throughout the study programme. A student must be suitable for professional practice in order to receive diploma/certificate for the study programme.

If it appears that a student may pose a potential danger to the lives, physical and mental health, rights or safety of patients, clients and users during practical training or in future professional practice, it should be asked whether the student is suitable for the profession. University staff, personnel in practical training establishment, as well as students can submit a notification of doubt. The students concerned should be informed as soon as possible if such a notification of doubt has been sent. They should receive guidance and advice on how they can improve or be advised to withdraw from the programme.

https://student.oslomet.no/en/suitability-assessment

Suitability assessment is used in specialisation in Public Health Nursing, specialisation in Cancer Nursing and in Interdisciplinary Specialisation in Mental Health and Addiction.

Programme description considered by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 12 February 2020 and finally approved by the vice-dean on 13 March 2025.

Adopted by the University Board 9 september 2020

Faculty of Health Sciences

The programme description applies to students starting the programme in 2025.