Executive Master of Management Programme description

Master i ledelse (Executive Master of Management) er en erfaringsbasert masterutdanning innen økonomi og ledelse, og er for personer som ønsker å utvikle sin kompetanse innen ledelsesfag. Studiet bygger på erfaringene studentene har fra arbeidslivet, og orienterer seg mot praksisfeltet.

Studiets emner tilbys som frittstående studietilbud som interesserte kandidater kan gjennomføre uten krav til rekkefølge eller progresjon. Kandidater som har gjennomført nødvendige emner kan avslutte med masteroppgave for å oppnå en mastergrad.

En erfaringsbasert master i ledelse er for alle som ønsker mer ansvar og en lederposisjon. Den gir en bred og avansert innsikt i det økonomisk-administrative fagområdet, og på den måten bidrar utdanningen til å utvikle gode ledere på alle plan i ulike bransjer.

Det er tre obligatoriske emner i studiet, benevnt som basisemner: «Utøvende ledelse», «Organisering gjennom samhandling» og «Strategiprosess». I tillegg tilbys det flere valgemner innen ledelse som studentene kan velge blant. Disse valgemnene kan gjennom ulike kombinasjoner utgjøre en spesialisering. Studenter som har tatt annen relevant lederutdanning på masternivå, kan søke om å få inntil 30 studiepoeng innpasset i mastergraden til erstatning for valgemnene. Studiet avsluttes med en selvvalgt masteroppgave på 30 studiepoeng.

Mastergraden oppnås i samsvar med Forskrift om krav til mastergrad § 5.

Studiet leder frem til graden master i ledelse, på engelsk Executive Master of Management.

Work requirements are all forms of tasks, testing, and compulsory attendance that must be completed for the students to sit for exams. Work requirements are graded Pass/Fail. Work requirements are described for each course. They are individual work, unless otherwise indicated.

The objective of work requirements is to promote progress in studies and academic development, to encourage the student to acquire new knowledge, and document learning outcomes.

The work requirements of the program are compulsory attendance, oral presentations, and written assignments.

Work requirements are assessed and approved by the course instructor. When students cannot present completed work requirements, the course instructor and the program director decide how the requirement may be compensated for.

Compulsory attendance and oral presentations

Attendance is compulsory in topics where the student cannot acquire knowledge and skills solely through readings. This makes attendance compulsory for some lectures, laboratory/practical excercises; scheduled group work, seminars and presentations of various types of work. Students are responsible for their own attendance.

If a student is absent beyond the attendance requirements in the course descriptions, the course instructor determines whether alternative assignments can compensate, such as individual written work. If the absence cannot be compensated for, the student must attend the course the next time it is given. The option of compensating by substitute activity depends on the extent of the absence, and on which activities the student has missed.

Written assignments

Several courses have compulsory written assignments as work requirements, such as reaction papers and article summaries, description of learning outcomes for practicum placements, and project outline for the bachelor’s thesis.

Written work requirements that are not approved can be reworked for improvement and submitted again. Resubmission can be done twice. If the third submission (second resubmission) is not approved, the student must retake the course.

Exams are regulated by lov om universiteter og høgskoler (the Law of Universities and University Colleges), forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet (regulations for exams at OsloMet) and supplementary guidelines for exams.

The program emphasizes frequent knowledge assessment. Students are given feedback on whether their performance is in line with their own ambitions, and can thus adjust their efforts to achieve their goals. This also allows the program instructors to provide specific guidance to the students, conduct evaluations, and improve teaching routines. Each course ends with a final exam for that topic.

Forms of exams vary, and grades are on a scale of A – F for the courses, with the exception of PSYKPRA10 and PSYKPRA2 which are graded Pass/Fail.

Portolio exams are used for one course. The portfolio contain tests taken during the courses. Tests are taken under exam conditions (with vigilance) and are considered part of an examination. Test results are communicated to students as soon as they are available.

Assessment types and criteria are described for each course. In addition, the table below contains an overview of the different exams, assessment types and expression. New or delayed exams are conducted in the same way as ordinary exams, unless otherwise stated in the course description.

All courses taken will appear on the diploma, together with the title of the thesis. External program supervisors are used according to the guidelines for appointing and employing examiners at OsloMet.

Assessment of practicum placements

Practicum placements are attendance required. They are graded Pass/Fail\

If there is doubt that the student will get a Pass grade, at the middle of the practicum period, and no later than 3 weeks before the end of this period, the student must receive a written description of what is insufficiently mastered, and of which demands they must meet in order to get a Pass. If the student at the end of the practicum period shows conduct that clearly does not allow for a Pass, the student may get a Fail, even without having received a written message of doubt.

Concluding assessment of practical training

For each practicum period, a final assessment based on learning outcomes for the period is made, comprising evaluation throughout the period. The result of the assessment and the description of the basis for evaluation is signed by student and practicum supervisor.

For each practicum period to be graded Pass, the student must have a minimum of 90 % planned attendance. Absences up to 20 % can be made up by agreement with OsloMet and the placement. If absence exceeds 20 %, the practicum must be re-taken. This will cause delay in program completion.

If the student is absent in excess of the permissible number of days because of illness, a doctor’s certificate covering the days of absence is required. This is deemed justifiable absence, and does not count towards the number of attempts the student has at getting a Pass grade.

If the student is absent for more than 20 % of the period without a valid reason, the course is recorded as fail, and the student has used up 1 (one) attempt. If the students get the grade Fail in a practicum period 2 (two) times, the student must as a rule leave the program, cf. forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet (Regulations for exams at OsloMet).

The student is responsible for attending the practicum placement for the required time.

The programme description was first approved by the Board of Akershus University College 12 December 2007

Most recent amendments adopted by the Head of Department 4 April 2025.

Læringsutbytter er beskrevet i emneplanene.

Studiet er en samlingsbasert videreutdanning og går over fire semestre med eksamen i andre og fjerde semester. Studiet gir kompetanse på aktuelle områder knyttet til arbeid i barnehagen. Gjennom tilleggsutdanningen vil studentene tilegne seg kunnskap og kompetanse om barnehagen som lærende organisasjon, barnehagen som et profesjonelt fellesskap, samt lek, læring, danning og omsorg. Studentene vil få erfaring med å vurdere og analysere egen kunnskap og kompetanse knyttet til Rammeplan for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver. I læringsløpet får studentene oppdatert kunnskap i sentrale fagområder som samsvarer med rammeplan for barnehagen.

Studiet er organisert som en kombinasjon av samlinger på OsloMet, eget arbeid i barnehage, på nett og i praksisopplæringsperioder. I studieperioden vil det pr. studieår være inntil seks samlinger à to dager ved OsloMet, med forelesninger, seminarer, veiledning og oppgavearbeid. Mellom samlingene foregår veiledning, diskusjoner og oppgaveinnleveringer via OsloMet sin digitale læringsplattform.

Det benyttes digitale læringsformer som «flipped classroom», veiledningsmuligheter i den digitale læringsplattformen og digitale historiefortellinger. Etisk refleksjon rundt bruk av digitale delingsplattformer i barnehagehverdagen vil også være et emne i studiet. Dette arbeidet er basert både på egenstudier, observasjon, utprøvning og praksis i barnehagen.

Integrering av teori og praksis skal skje gjennom eget arbeid i barnehage, gjennom arbeid med litteratur, egenrefleksjoner og sammen med medstudenter og lærere, i både skriftlige og muntlige arbeider. Studiet er i stor grad basert på et lærende felleskap, også når det gjelder nettbaserte læringsaktiviteter. Studentene må i hovedsak basere sitt arbeid på egeninnsats og selvstudium.

For mer utfyllende informasjon om praksisopplæring/praksisstudier, se emneplanene.