Pharmacy Programme Programme description

The program is mainly offered to third year engineering students, but students from other disciplines may apply.

The EPS is also an alternative to writing the regular final thesis for third year bachelor students at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design.

The admission requirements are the Higher Education Entrance Qualification or an assessment of prior learning and work experience, cf. the Regulations for admission to higher education. In connection with admission to the Bachelor’s Programme in Physiotherapy, applicants must submit a transcript of police records.

The use of clothing that covers the face is incompatible with taking the programme’s theoretical and practical training courses. During the practical training, the students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at all times at the relevant practical training establishment.

Requirements for admission based on prior learning and work experience

• The applicant must be over 25 years of age
• The applicant can not have general study competence
• The applicant must document a minimum of five year full-time professional experience within the teaching, health or social sector or equivalent, where the applicant has worked with patients, students or clients.

Course requirements

• Norwegian 393 hours
• English 140 hours

Opptakskravet er generell studiekompetanse eller tilsvarende realkompetanse, og tilsetting som yrkesfaglærer, instruktør eller faglig leder i bedrift, avdelingsleder eller fellesfaglærer på yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram, eller fagskolelærer.

Følgende krav må oppfylles for å være kvalifisert realkompetansesøker:

1. Søkere må være 25 år eller eldre i opptaksåret og kan ikke ha generell studiekompetanse. Søkere må dokumentere ett av følgende:

• fagbrev eller tilsvarende, og minimum to års relevant yrkespraksis;
• minimum fem års relevant yrkespraksis. Inntil to av de fem årene kan erstattes av relevant ulønnet arbeid, utdanning, organisasjonserfaring eller liknende.

1. Søkere må ha tilstrekkelige ferdigheter i norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) til å kunne gjennomføre

studiet. Faget norsk (eller annet nordisk språk) skal bestå av minimum 112 årstimer fra videregående opplæring eller tilsvarende, bestått med karakteren 2 eller bedre. Alternativt kan kravet til norsk dokumenteres med en attest fra arbeidsgiver som beskriver hvordan søkeren på en tilfredsstillende måte har brukt norsk skriftlig og muntlig (eller annet nordisk språk) som en vesentlig del av sitt arbeid. Søkere med morsmål fra land utenfor Norden må dokumentere at de oppfyller krav til norsk tilsvarende kravet til generell studiekompetanse, i henhold til krav i forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning.

Relevant deltidsarbeid av ulikt omfang og lengde kan regnes om til heltid, etter gjeldende regelverk.

Søkere som har fått innvilget stipend og/eller vikarmidler fra Utdanningsdirektoratet (Udir) får 5 tilleggspoeng.

EPS project groups are composed of 3 to 5 students who work on a specific project for the duration of the semester.

In addition to the group project, students attend classes in Project Management English and Academic Writing, and specifically themed guest lectures. Teaching is a combination of lectures, seminars and individual and group assignments.

The purpose of the Quality Assurance System at OsloMet is to strengthen the student's learning outcome and development by increasing the quality throughout. OsloMet wants to cooperate with its students and their participation in the Quality Assurance System is crucial. Some of the overall goals of the Quality Assurance System are to ensure:

• the educational institution, including practical training, learning and study environment maintains a high standard
• relevance of the study programmes for the professional field
• continuous development and improvements in the quality of teaching and learning

Students will be required to complete an EPS Course Evaluation Form at the end of the semester.

For nærmere informasjon om vurdering, sensur og vurderingsuttrykk, se emneplan for PVUB6000.

PhD Programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education (180 ECTS)

Programplan for ph.d.-studiet i utdanningsvitenskap for lærerutdanning (180 studiepoeng)

Programme code: PHUV

Programme code, individual courses: PHUVEK

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee of Oslo University College on 21 February 2011

Accredited by NOKUT – Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) on 14 February 2012

Most recent amendments approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University on 3 May 2018

Minor amendment approved by the faculty’s Academic Affairs Committee on 25 January 2021

Adjustment of admission requirements approved by The Vice Dean of Education at The Faculty of Education and International Studies in autumn 2023.

The programme description applies from the autumn semester 2021

Faculty of Education and International Studies

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 16. October 2019.

Most recent amendments aproved by the Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 13. November 2024

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

Different forms of assessment are used in the programme that are adapted to the learning outcomes of the different courses. The forms of assessment used are intended to support learning and document that the students’ competence is adequate in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. The students will receive advice and supervision and have their performance assessed during the programme. It is important and necessary to assess students’ knowledge and skills often, so that they receive feedback on whether their performance is in line with the programme's requirements and whether they have achieved the learning outcomes.

Exams and practical training are assessed 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 are described in the individual course descriptions. All exams taken will be stated on the diploma, along with the title of the student's bachelor's thesis.

Exams

All courses conclude with an exam. The assessment is based on the learning outcome descriptions for the course, and it is assessed whether the student has achieved the stipulated learning outcomes. The grades pass/fail or letter grades from A to F are used, with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

In some courses, the exam consists of more than one part. The student's performance in each part of the exam is assessed by a separate grade, before a final overall grade is awarded. For courses that use exams consisting of more than one part, the course description will state how the final grade for the course is arrived at on the basis of the separate grades awarded for the different parts of the exam.

Most courses have required coursework that must be approved before the student can take the exam. See the course descriptions for more details.

Resit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description.

For exams where a percentage of the exam papers are selected for assessment by an external examiner, the external examiner's assessment must 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.

Grades awarded for written exams can be appealed, cf. Section 11-10 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In a group exam, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidates who have submitted the appeal. This means that all members of the group do not have to participate in the appeal.

Assessment of external practical training

Supervised external practical training is assessed as pass/fail. The assessment is based on the course’s learning outcomes, the assessment criteria and the continuous suitability assessment conducted throughout the practical training period.

To pass the practical training, the student must have met the compulsory attendance requirement. The student must attend at least 90% of the scheduled time. The attendance requirement applies both to time spent at the practical training establishment and any teaching activities provided as part of the programme. The following also applies to absence:

• Less than 10% absence: The student can complete the practical training course as normal.
• Between 10–20% absence: The student can make up for the practical training/teaching missed, if this is doable. This must be agreed with the practical training supervisor and the person responsible for the course at the university.
• More than 20% absence: The student must normally retake the whole practical training course. This will result in delayed progress in the programme.

If the student exceeds the maximum limit for absence, the practical training course will be registered as failed and count as an attempt. Other criteria for passing the practical training are set out in the manual for practical training at a pharmacy and the programme’s own practical training compendium.

Suitability

Diplomas for the completed programme will only be awarded to graduates who are suited to practise the profession. A student who represents a potential threat to the physical or mental health, rights and safety of their patients and colleagues is not suited for the profession.

Suitability assessments are made on a continuous basis throughout the study programme, and will be included in the overall assessment of the students' professional and personal suitability for work as health personnel. Students who demonstrate little ability to master the pharmacist profession must be informed of this at the earliest possible stage of the programme. They will be given supervision and advice on how to improve, or be advised to leave the programme. Special suitability assessments are used in exceptional cases, cf. Regulations to the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, Chapter 7.

Programme description

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 14 October 2020.

Most recent amendments approved by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences on 25 February 2025.

Applies to students starting the programme in 2025.