Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Public Health Nursing 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.

MAHEL: Public Health Nursing

This specialisation focuses on further developing the knowledge base of nursing in the field of health promotion and preventive work with children, adolescents and their families. The specialisation in Public Health Nursing is based on the Regulations on National Guidelines for Nursing Programmes (adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research in 2021). Completion of the specialisation in Public Health Nursing worth 120 credits confers a master’s degree in Health Sciences and qualifies graduates for work as a public health nurse. Candidates who conclude the programme after earning 90 credits have completed further education in public health nursing and are also qualified for work as a public health nurse. These students complete an independent professional development project as part of MAVIT4070. The work primarily comprises population-oriented and individual-oriented public health work in the municipal health service at children’s health clinics (0–5 years), in the school health service and youth health centres (6–20 years), as well as in environmental health care, infection control and in the refugee health service. Practical studies are part of the specialization.

For more information, see the regulation on national guidelines for Public Health Nursing: https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/forskrift/2021-04-09-1146

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.

Institutt for arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsfag tilbyr masterstudium i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap (120 stp.).

Studiet skal blant annet kvalifisere for:

• høyere stillinger innenfor dokumentrelatert virksomhet
• forskning og utviklingsarbeid innenfor dokumentrelaterte emner
• undervisningsstillinger innenfor arkiv-, bibliotek- og informasjonsfeltet
• opptak til doktorgradsstudier

Mastergraden oppnås i samsvar med departementets;Forskrift om krav til mastergrad, § 3. [lenke]

Fullført og bestått studium gir graden Master i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap. Gradens engelske tittel er Master of Library and Information Science.

Masterprogrammet i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap retter seg mot søkere med bachelorgrad i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap - bachelorgrad i arkivvitenskap;- bachelorgrad med faglig fordypning innen masterstudiets fagområder.

Opptak skjer i henhold til;forskrift om opptak til studier ved OsloMet.

For masterstudiet i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap gjelder følgende opptakskrav utover det som fremgår av forskriften:

Det generelle grunnlaget for opptak er bachelorgrad. Det er i tillegg krav om en faglig fordypning på minst 80 studiepoeng innenfor ett eller flere av masterstudiets fagområder:

• kunnskapsorganisasjon og gjenfinning;;
• informasjon og samfunn
• litteratur- og kulturformidling;
• arkivvitenskap

Søkere med bachelorgrad innen masterstudiets fagområder rangeres på grunnlag av karakterer fra bachelorgrad og eventuell relevant tilleggsutdanning. Søkere som kvalifiserer på grunnlag av fordypning tatt i tillegg til bachelorgrad rangeres på grunnlag av karakterer i fordypningsemnene. Der søker har mer enn 80 studiepoeng i sin faglige fordypning, legges til grunn for beregning de emner som gir størst uttelling for søker.

Kandidatene skal etter gjennomført program ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse.

Kunnskap

Kandidaten:

• har avanserte kunnskaper innen den delen av bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap han/hun har valgt å spesialisere seg i
• har omfattende kunnskaper om teorier og tilnærminger innen bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap generelt
• har spesialisert kunnskap om forskningsmetoder som brukes i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap
• kan vurdere hensiktsmessigheten og anvendelsen av ulike teorier og metoder på et bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskapelig forskningsprosjekt

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten:

• kan formulere problemstilling for et bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskapelig forskningsprosjekt, drive forskning på internasjonalt nivå og kunne;håndtere komplekse faglige spørsmål og utfordre etablert kunnskap på fagområdet
• kan anvende den bibliotek- og informasjonsfaglige kunnskapen hun/han har tilegnet seg på nye problemfelt og i nye kontekster

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten:

• kan identifisere forskningsetiske problemstillinger
• kan bidra i tverrfaglige forsknings- og utviklingsprosjekter
• kan formidle gjennom anerkjente faglige publikasjonskanaler, og kan formidle til praksisfelt og allmennhet

Graden master i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap oppnås etter 2 års heltidsstudium eller 4 års deltidsstudium. Mastergradsstudiet innledes første semester med et obligatorisk kurs i vitenskapsteori og metode og et valgfritt emne fra studiets emneportefølje. Videre i studiet De påfølgende semestre velger studenten fritt fire emner fra studiets emneportefølje, totalt fire valgfrie emner. Studiet fullføres med en obligatorisk masteroppgave. Etter søknad kan eksterne emner innpasses. Alle valgfrie emner tilbys innenfor rammen av et normert studieløp på to år, såfremt et tilstrekkelig antall studenter melder seg til det enkelte emne. Det faglige innholdet er inndelt i emnegrupper. Hvert emne avsluttes med avsluttende vurdering. Vi gjør oppmerksom på at det kan komme endringer i hvilke valgfrie emner som tilbys.

Studieprogresjon

Normert studierett for masterstudiet er 2 år for fulltidsstudenter og 4 år for deltidsstudenter. Eventuell søknad om utvidet studierett må begrunnes særskilt og blir vurdert individuelt. Les mer om vilkår for studierett/ tap av studierett i forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet;(se;www.student.oslomet.no/regelverk).

Minst 60 studiepoeng må være fullført og bestått før avtale om veiledning av masteroppgaven og deltakelse på avhandlingsseminar igangsettes. Se også under emnet;Masteroppgave;for nærmere informasjon om organiseringen av arbeidet med masteroppgaven.

Det pedagogiske opplegget vil variere fra et emne til et annet. Arbeidsformer kan være forelesninger, diskusjoner, selvstudium, seminarer og oppgaver.

Undervisningen innenfor emnegruppene Informasjon og samfunn og Litteratur- og kulturformidling er lagt opp som tre til fire samlinger à tre dager, innenfor emnegruppen Kunnskapsorganisasjon og gjenfinning er det ukentlig undervisning.

Studenter ved masterstudium i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap kan søke om utveksling ett semester, primært andre semester. Studentene vil kunne benytte seg av de avtaler som allerede er inngått for masterstudentene ved bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap. Emnene må godkjennes i forkant av utvekslingen. Mer informasjon kan finnes på OsloMets og;fakultetets nettsider.

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. In such cases, one external and one internal Examiner will first grade the selected papers. The internal examiner then continues grading the remaining papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the assessments carried out by the two internal examiners.

The grade awarded for a written examination can be appealed, cf. Section 5-3 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.

Vurdering og sensur skal foregå i samsvar med bestemmelsene om vurdering i Lov om universiteter og høyskoler (universitets- og høyskoleloven) og Forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet. Hvert emne blir avsluttet med eksamen i ulike former.

Eksamensform vil variere i de ulike emnene. Nærmere beskrivelse av karakter- og vurderingsformer fremgår av den enkelte emneplan, i tillegg til beskrivelse av emnets sensorordning. Det benyttes både interne og eksterne sensorer på hver eksamen.

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.

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