Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Empowerment and Health Promotion 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 Health and Addiction
• 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.

External practical training at a pharmacy takes place in the course MAFARPRA Advanced Pre-Registration Training in the second semester. The practical training component includes two months’ supervised practical training at a community pharmacy or a hospital pharmacy.

The period of practical training will allow the students to practise applying their knowledge and to acquire skills that can only be learnt through practice. Students will use their pharmaceutical expertise at an advanced level in relation to both individuals and society at large. Considerable emphasis is placed on communication and interaction with different groups of patients and health personnel. The students will acquire a basis for mastering their professional role as pharmacists, which includes different tasks and responsibilities relating to leadership roles.

See the course description for MAFARPRA for more detailed information about expected learning outcomes, work and teaching methods and the course’s assessment arrangements.

Supervision and assessment

The student will have a supervisor at the practical training institution who is a pharmacist. The persons responsible for the course at OsloMet will also have regular contact with the student and the supervisor during the period of practical training. Pursuant to the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the university is responsible for the final assessment of the student. Reference is also made to the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University Chapter 8. Supervised practical training. Number of attempts.

Practical training

Practical training positions are allocated in cooperation with the Norwegian Pharmacy Association. The Norwegian Pharmacy Association’s practice pool is a national scheme that is used by all educational institutions providing pharmacy education in Norway.

A dedicated digital platform is used to assign practical training positions. The students choose a pharmacy from an overview of available pharmacies. The practice pool comprises available practical training pharmacies from all over Norway.

The students may need to commute to and from the training establishment. Students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at the training establishment. Vaccination may also be required. Separate requirements for attendance apply to practical training; see the section ‘Assessment of practical training’.

A manual for practical training at a pharmacy has been prepared, which contains guidelines for the period of practical training. This manual is common to all educational institutions providing pharmacy education in Norway.

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeider, prøving og obligatorisk tilstedeværelse som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til vurdering/eksamen og/eller gjennomføre praksisstudier. Arbeidskrav gis vurdering godkjent/ikke godkjent. Arbeidskravene tilknyttet hvert emne fremgår i den enkelte emneplan. Hensikten med arbeidskrav er å:

• bidra til at studenten oppnår læringsutbyttene i emnene
• fremme progresjon og faglig utvikling i utdanningen
• stimulere til å oppsøke og tilegne seg ny kunnskap
• legge til rette for samhandling og kommunikasjon om faglige spørsmål

Obligatorisk tilstedeværelse

Det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse innenfor områder som er vesentlige for videreutdanningen, og hvor studenten ikke kan tilegne seg kunnskap og ferdigheter gjennom selvstudier alene. Dette medfører at det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på følgende aktiviteter:

• Oppstartsseminaret
• Webseminar
• Observasjonspraksis
• Simuleringsøvelsen

Det kan også være krav om obligatorisk tilstedeværelse i andre aktiviteter. Det er studentens ansvar å påse at krav om tilstedeværelse oppfylles innen de fristene som er angitt. Dersom studenten overskrider fraværsgrensen, vil emneansvarlig vurdere om det er mulig å kompensere for fravær gjennom alternative krav, for eksempel skriftlige individuelle oppgaver. Dersom fraværet ikke kan kompenseres, må studenten følge neste kull. Muligheten for kompensasjon avhenger av hvor stort fraværet har vært og hvilke aktiviteter studenten ikke har deltatt på.

Skriftlige arbeider

Emnene har obligatoriske skriftlige oppgaver og refleksjonsnotater som arbeidskrav. Tilbakemelding forutsetter at det skriftlige arbeidet er levert til fastsatt tid. Skriftlige arbeider som ikke blir godkjent, må omarbeides før ny innlevering. Dersom annen gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes, kan ikke studenten fremstille seg til ordinær eksamen/vurdering.

Studenten har rett til et tredje forsøk før ny/utsatt eksamen. Dersom tredje gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes må studenten gjennomføre emnet med neste kull. Nærmere bestemmelser om krav til skriftlige arbeider, frister etc. fremgår av emneplanen for det enkelte emne.

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeider/aktiviteter som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til eksamen. Å forholde seg til etiske aspekter og dilemmaer er et viktig kriterium i alle arbeidskrav.

Hensikten med arbeidskravene er primært å:

• fremme studentens progresjon og faglige utvikling i studiet
• stimulere studenten til å oppsøke og tilegne seg ny kunnskap
• legge til rette for samhandling og kommunikasjon om faglige spørsmål

De enkelte arbeidskravene ligger under hvert emne.

Tilstedeværelse

Det kreves tilstedeværelse i undervisning som dekker fagområder som studenten ikke kan tilegne seg på egenhånd. Det kreves minimum 80 % obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på samlingene. Dersom studenten overskrider fraværsgrensen, vil emneansvarlig/faglærer vurdere om det er mulig å gjøre et alternativt arbeid, for eksempel muntlige eller skriftlige individuelle oppgaver. Muligheten for dette avhenger av hvor stort fraværet har vært og hvilke aktiviteter studenten ikke har deltatt på.

Observasjonspraksis

Studentene skal gjennomføre en 2-3 dagers ikke veiledet observasjonspraksis i høstsemesteret. Det forventes at studentene presenterer sine observasjoner i en samling. Studentene kan etter søknad få dekket deler av kostnader knyttet til reise og opphold i forbindelse med hospiteringen. Utgifter ut over dette må studenten eller studentens arbeidsgiver dekke.

Godkjenning

Arbeidskrav bedømmes til godkjent/ikke godkjent. Arbeidskrav som ikke blir godkjent, må forbedres før ny innlevering. Dersom annen gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes, kan studenten ikke fremstille seg til ordinær eksamen. Studenten har rett til et tredje forsøk før ny/utsatt eksamen.

Arbeidskrav

Emnene omfatter arbeidskrav og undervisning med krav om deltakelse.

Arbeidskrav skal være levert/utført innen fastsatt(e) frist(er). Gyldig fravær dokumentert med for eksempel sykemelding, gir ikke fritak for å innfri arbeidskrav. Studenter som på grunn av sykdom eller annen dokumentert gyldig årsak ikke leverer arbeidskrav innen fristen, kan få forlenget frist. Ny frist for å innfri arbeidskrav avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med den aktuelle læreren.

Arbeidskrav vurderes til ”Godkjent” eller ”Ikke godkjent”. Studenter som leverer arbeidskrav innen fristen, men som får vurderingen ”Ikke godkjent”, har anledning til én ny innlevering. Studenten må da selv avtale ny innlevering av det aktuelle arbeidskravet med faglærer. Godkjente arbeidskrav er en forutsetning for å få avlegge eksamen.

Nærmere informasjon om arbeidskrav finnes i den enkelte emneplan.

Faglig aktivitet med krav om deltakelse

En vesentlig del av læringen er knyttet til utvikling av praktisk veiledningskompetanse og erfaringsdeling. Dette kan ikke tilegnes bare ved selvstudium, men må opparbeides gjennom reell dialog med medstudenter og lærere, og ved tilstedeværelse i undervisningen. Det er derfor krav om obligatorisk deltakelse på alle samlinger samt i basisgruppearbeid mellom samlingene. Fravær utover 20% kan unntaksvis kompenseres etter avtale med emneansvarlig. Gyldig fravær dokumentert med for eksempel sykemelding, gir ikke fritak for kravet om deltakelse.

Emne 1 VESK6100: Veiledning i skolen (15 stp), høst

Eksamensform: Individuell skriftlig semesteroppgave

Vurderingsuttrykk: A - F

Emne 2a: VESK6200 Profesjonskvalifisering: Veiledning av studenter og nyutdannede (15 stp), vår

Eksamensform: Individuell muntlig eksamen; omfang om lag 30 minutter.

Vurderingsuttrykk: Bestått / ikke bestått

Emne 2b: VESK6300 Profesjonsveiledning: Prosessveiledning for kvalitetsutvikling (15 stp), vår

Eksamensform: Individuell muntlig eksamen; omfang om lag 30 minutter.

Vurderingsuttrykk: Bestått / ikke bestått

Programplan for veilederutdanning for skole, 1.–13. trinn

Supervision and Mentoring in Schools, Level 1–13

Videreutdanning, deltid. 30 studiepoeng

Studieprogramkode: VESKO

Emnekoder: Emne 1: VESK6100; emne 2a: VESK6200; emne 2b: VESK6300

Godkjent i utdanningsutvalget 16.03.2020

Gjeldende fra høstsemesteret 2020

Fakultet for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier

Institutt for yrkesfaglærerutdanning

Institutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning

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. 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 Examinationinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University Chapter 8.

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 Examinationinations 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. All examinations taken and the title of the master’s thesis will be stated on the diploma.

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 last amended 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.