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Master's Degree Programme in Energy and Environment in Buildings Programme description

Programme name, Norwegian
Masterstudium i energi og miljø i bygg
Valid from
2025 FALL
ECTS credits
120 ECTS credits
Duration
4 semesters
Schedule
Here you can find an example schedule for first year students.
Programme history

Introduction

The target group for the programme is in-service teachers teaching at the 5‒10 levels in Norwegian schools, and also teachers who wish to qualify for teaching at the lower secondary level.

Target group

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).

Admission requirements

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/MAERN4070 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, 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/MAERN4070, 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/MAERN5900) 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/MAERN4070 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/MAERN4070 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 MAERN4100 and MAERN4200 for a more detailed description of the content of the specialisation courses.

Learning outcomes

he 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

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

MAVIT5700 Pain – Multidimensional Assessment and Health Professional Interventions, 10 ECTS credits

MAPSY4400 Mental Health of Migrants and Minorities, 10 ECTS credits

The 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.

Content and structure

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 Examinations 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 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. 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.

Optional course Spans multiple semesters

1st year of study

2. semester

2nd year of study

3. semester

4. semester

Teaching and learning methods

Information about assessment is provided in the individual course descriptions.

Rights and obligations in connection with exams

The students’ rights and obligations are set out in the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. The regulations describe, among other things, the conditions for resit/rescheduled exams, the right to appeal and what is considered cheating in an exam. It is the students’/candidate’s responsibility to register for any resit/rescheduled exams.

Internationalisation

For the two courses that are included in Spanish 2, students will be asked to carry out different tasks (both face-to-face and online), that will be used as an element of evaluation of the work done, prior to the final exams that will take place in Norway at the end of each course. There is an 80 % attendance requirement for each course in both face-to-face weeks and online sessions. Attendance is compulsory because of the work methods involving dialogue and discussions. The programme emphasises student participation, cooperative learning and dialogue.

Work requirements

Et arbeidskrav er et obligatorisk arbeid/en obligatorisk aktivitet som må være godkjent innen fastsatt frist for at studenten skal kunne fremstille seg til eksamen. Arbeidskrav kan være skriftlige arbeider, prosjektarbeid, muntlige fremføringer, laboratoriearbeid, obligatorisk tilstedeværelse ved undervisning og lignende. Arbeidskrav kan gjennomføres individuelt eller i gruppe. Arbeidskravene innenfor et emne står beskrevet i emneplanen.

Arbeidskrav gis for å fremme studentenes progresjon og utvikling og for å sikre deltakelse der dette er nødvendig. Arbeidskrav kan også gis for å sikre studenten i et læringsutbytte som ikke kan prøves ved eksamen.

Undervisning og arbeidskrav knyttet til de obligatoriske emnene er utarbeidet slik at de danner et teoretisk fundament for studentenes masteroppgaver. De obligatoriske arbeidskravene, oppgavene og prosjektene bidrar videre til å utvikle studentenes evne til å arbeide systematisk og selvstendig.

Tilbakemelding på arbeidskrav er godkjent/ikke godkjent.

Ved forsinkelser i studiet kan studenter få godkjent tidligere godkjente arbeidskrav 2 år tilbake i tid. Dette forutsetter at emnet ikke er endret.

Ikke godkjente arbeidskrav

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 tilrettelagt for et nytt forsøk før eksamen. Dette må avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med den aktuelle faglærer. Hvis det ikke er mulig å gjennomføre et alternativt opplegg på grunn av fagets/emnets egenart, må studenten påregne og ta arbeidskravet ved neste mulige tidspunkt. Dette kan medføre forsinkelser i studieprogresjon.

Assessment

Information about assessment is provided in each of the two course descriptions.

Rights and obligations in connection with exams

The students’ rights and obligations are set out in the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. The regulations describe, among other things, the conditions for resit/rescheduled exams, the right to appeal and what is considered cheating in an exam. It is the students’ responsibility to register for any resit/rescheduled exams.

Other information

Hensikten med kvalitetssikringssystemet for OsloMet er å styrke studentenes læringsutbytte og utvikling ved å heve kvaliteten i alle ledd. OsloMet ønsker å samarbeide med studentene, og deres deltakelse i kvalitetssikringsarbeidet er avgjørende. Noen overordnede mål for kvalitetssikringssystemet er:

å sikre at utdanningsvirksomheten inkludert praksis, lærings- og studiemiljøet holder høy kvalitet

å sikre utdanningenes relevans til yrkesfeltet

å sikre en stadig bedre kvalitetsutvikling

For studenter innebærer dette blant annet studentevalueringer:

emneevalueringer

årlige studentundersøkelser felles for OsloMet

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