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Master of Aesthetic Practices in Society (part time)

The Master’s Degree Programme in Aesthetic Practices in Society, Part-time (MESTD) with specializations is a master’s degree programme of 120 credits in accordance with Section 3 of the Regulations relating to requirements for a master’s degree laid down by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. The programme is authorised under the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The Master’s programme in Master of Aesthetic Practices in Society, Part-time emphasizes a community-oriented and interdisciplinary approach to the aesthetic field and creative practice. There is focus on research, critical reflection, innovation, application of theory and development of creative practice.

Currently, the Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society, Full-time comprises four specializations with different admission requirements. The Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society, Part-time comprises two specializations: Art- and Design Didactics, and Art Therapy. Art- and Design Didactics is offered both full-time and part-time, while Art Therapy is only offered on a part-time basis. The specialization in Art Therapy is normally taught entirely in English. The specializations cover different subject areas associated with aesthetic subjects as a common denominator. Among other things, students will learn about the importance of innovation and creativity in creating new solutions, and how art and design affect the individual and society. In the programme, ethical challenges related to research and development work will also be highlighted and discussed.

The specialization in Art Therapy will help respond to the growing regional and national mental health needs of people from all age groups and with different cultural backgrounds. This is achieved by integrating art, creative development, research and clinical skills into treatment and therapeutic processes. Art Therapy includes specific research-based knowledge of interdisciplinary practice to promote good mental health, and develop social and emotional regulation skills, positive self-image and identity. Art Therapy has proved to be important and accessible as a preventive psychosocial intervention. The focus of the programme will help respond to future needs, innovation and development in a field in which there are no comparable national programmes.

Applicants must choose their specialisation when applying for admission to the Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society,, Part-time by applying directly for the required specialisation. There are different admission requirements for the specializations; see more information under admission requirements.

Students who pass the part-time programme will qualify for the degree of Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society, with one of the following specializations:

Art- and Design Didactics

Art Therapy

In addition to Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society, as the degree name, the name of the specialization will appear on the student’s diploma.

Specialisation in Art and Design Didactics

The specialization has a professional perspective on teaching and research in design, art and craft. The specialization focuses on subject didactic issues related to the subject area. Renewal, critical reflection, application of theory and development of professional knowledge are in focus. Emphasis is placed on a multidisciplinary, contemporary and community-oriented approach to the professional field in education and practice at all levels.

Specialisation in Art Therapy

The specialization in Art Therapy integrates knowledge of the use of creative expression with psychological theories, therapeutic methods and research. The specialization focuses on how art therapy is used in different contexts within mental healthcare, somatics, social work, or in educational or cultural contexts. Students will learn how to develop interventions and methods to work with prevention, treatment, rehabilitation or recovery, based on different clients’ needs. The specialization also introduces how different methods can be used as part of art therapeutic interventions, in user experience evaluation and in research. Throughout their studies, students will reflect on personal experiences in relation to art therapy methods, professional practice and research-based knowledge. The specialization includes practical training under professional supervision. Students are expected to become creative and innovative actors who can influence the current practice of prevention and rehabilitation of health-related challenges.

Relevance for working life

The Master’s degree in Visual and Performing Arts qualifies students for artistic and/or design work within and outside the field of art. The Master’s programme in Visual and Performing Arts puts particular emphasis on education, as well as institutional and organisational perspectives.

The programme generally qualifies students to apply for a PhD programme, such as Innovation for Sustainability at TKD.

The Art and Design Didactics programme option provides the basis for the title of lecturer and qualifies for teaching in primary and upper secondary education and vocational colleges.

With an emphasis on didactic, dissemination and public relations based on art and design expertise, the master’s degree also provides the opportunity to work with cultural and social issues in various fields.

The Art Therapy specialization provides various opportunities for a career in the public or private sector. After completing the programme, relevant fields of work and career paths might be practical art therapeutic work in social, health professional, educational or cultural contexts. The master’s degree also provides the opportunity to work with service and professional development, research and teaching.

Sustainability

The UN’s Agenda 2030 contains the World Action Plan for Sustainable Development and is specified as 17 global Sustainable Development Goals. Through global partnerships, the world will work to eradicate poverty and hunger, ensure good health and education for all, and reduce climate change and inequality in the world. The master’s specialization in Art Therapy focuses in particular on promoting Good Health and Well-Being (3), Quality Education (4), Reduced Inequalities (10) and Partnership for the Goals (17).

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals form a whole, whereby all the goals must be viewed in context. The purpose of the programme is to educate candidates who are active global citizens with knowledge of how aesthetic subjects contribute to sustainable health services and teaching at different levels of education, and to good health and an inclusive society for all, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, education, sexuality and functional ability.

Key target groups are students with a bachelor’s degree from relevant subject areas. There is emphasis on recruiting students with varied educational and professional backgrounds in order to stimulate professional development across disciplinary and professional boundaries. See the admission requirements for more information.

Admission takes place directly to the required field of study. Admission to the Master’s Programme in Visual and Performing Arts requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with an average grade of at least C. If there are more qualified applicants than the number of study places, the qualified applicants will be ranked according to the current ranking rules.

Reference is made to the Regulations relating to admission to master’s degree programmes at OsloMet http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/ldles?doc=/sf/sf/sf-20111208-1215.html 

Admission requirements for the specialization in Art and Design Didactics:

• Bachelor’s degree, teacher education in design, arts and crafts, three-year teacher education in design, arts and crafts or three-year teacher education in forming and shaping or equivalent.
• Teacher education and, as part of or in addition to this, craft education with a scope of 60 credits or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in visual arts and/or design, and in addition practical pedagogical training with a scope of 60 credits or equivalent. 

Admission requirements for the specialization in Art Therapy: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in social and/or healthcare, teacher education, psychology, pedagogy or theology. Students with a bachelor’s degree in visual arts/ and/or design may apply, but must also have 60 credits in health and/or social care, psychology or pedagogy.
• Motivation letters according to given criteria must be submitted, but do not form part of the ranking basis for admission.
• At least grade 4 in English from Norwegian upper secondary school or equivalent, see Requirements relating to English proficiency for international master’s programmes (information in English) 
• This programme requires police certificate. The police cretificate must be provided at the start of studies.
• Art Therapy also offers admission to EU/EEA applicants and teaching will normally be given in English. See the separate requirements for English proficiency for this programme option.

Etter fullført studium har kandidaten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten:

• har kunnskap om yrkespedagogisk og yrkesdidaktisk planlegging, gjennomføring og vurdering av praktiske arbeidsprosesser og arbeidsoppgaver
• har kunnskap om hvordan entreprenørielle metoder kan fremme innovasjon, læring og utvikling
• har kunnskap om fagets innhold og utvikling, og behovet for mer praktiske ferdigheter hos elever i grunnskolen
• har kunnskap om bærekraft i arbeidslivsfaget
• har kunnskap om hva de tverrfaglige temaene innebærer i undervisning og yrkesveiledning i arbeidslivsfaget

Ferdigheter

Studenten:

• kan anvende faglig kunnskap for å planlegge, gjennomføre og vurdere praktiske arbeidssituasjoner
• kan ivareta bærekraft og Helse, Miljø og Sikkerhet i praktisk undervisning
• kan sette seg inn i ukjente produksjonsmetoder, teknikker, og tjenester
• kan lede entreprenørielle læreprosesser i elevgrupper og anvende ulike entreprenørielle strategier for læring og utvikling
• kan samarbeid med lokalt arbeids- og næringsliv

Generell kompetanse

Studenten:

• kan anvende forskningsbasert kunnskap i sitt arbeid med yrkesdidaktiske problemstillinger og entreprenørskap i arbeidslivsfaget
• kan formidle sentralt fagstoff digitalt, muntlig og skriftlig
• kan delta aktivt i det profesjonelle læringsfelleskapet for å utvikle faget

The part-time Master's Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society lasts for three years, with a scope of 120 credits. The programme is organised as general courses and courses related to the specialization. In the third year of study, an independent master’s thesis (30 credits) is written. 

The master’s programme must be holistic in that academic content and pedagogical methods are linked, so that there is a clear connection between learning outcome descriptions, learning activities and forms of assessment. The courses in the study programme are built partly on each other and provide academic progression with increasing competence and understanding requirements within each specialization. 

The specialization in Art Therapy comprises three compulsory general courses and six compulsory specialization courses. The master’s thesis accounts for 30 credits.

The specialization in Art and Design Didactics comprises three compulsory general courses and three compulsory specialization courses. The master’s thesis accounts for 30 credits.

The academic year is 40 weeks, and for a full-time student, a normal workload of 40 hours per week is expected. This includes scheduled activities, the student’s own activity and exams. The course descriptions provide a more detailed description of learning outcomes, work methods, coursework requirements and examinations.

See the figure below, showing the standard course of study for the specializations.

Content of compulsory general courses

Three courses are compulsory for all students on the programme and will be taught for all the programme options: MESTD4312 Theory of Science and Research Methods 1, and MESTD4320 Project in Practice, Project Development and Research Design, in addition to MESTD5930, the master’s thesis of 30 credits. 

The Master’s Programme of Aesthetic Practices in Society, Part-time has a master’s thesis of 30 credits. The project description is primarily prepared during the MESTD4800 Project Development and Research Design course (4th semester), with support from the supervisor, who quality assures the project in terms of scope and difficulty. Regardless of the length of the thesis, the basis is formed by the same frameworks for scientific work and research craftsmanship.

Students choose the topic for their master’s thesis on the basis of their academic background and interests. Students can initiate a master’s project themselves. The master’s thesis can be written individually or in groups of two.

Study progression

The following progression requirements apply to the programme:

All courses in the programme must be passed before submitting the master’s thesis for grading

Some courses may have special progression requirements. See the individual course descriptions.

Undervisningen er variert og har en praktisk tilnærming med vekt på studentaktive læringsformer. Studiet benytter ulike arbeids- og undervisningsformer knyttet til ulike læringsarenaer og digitale plattformer. Forelesninger, dialogbasert undervisning, erfaringsdeling, individuelle oppgaver, digitale metoder, og gruppeoppgaver er aktuelle arbeidsformer.

Universitetets læringsplattform brukes i studiet, og alle studenter må derfor disponere pc med kamera og tilgang til internett.

Det er knyttet arbeidskrav til hvert emne. 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/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, kan få forlenget frist. Ny frist for å innfri arbeidskrav avtales i hvert enkelt tilfelle med den aktuelle faglærer.

Arbeidskrav vurderes til «Godkjent» eller «Ikke godkjent». Studenter som leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen, men som får vurderingen «Ikke godkjent», har anledning til én ny innlevering/utførelse. Studenten må da selv avtale ny innlevering av det aktuelle arbeidskravet med faglærer. Studenter som ikke leverer/utfører arbeidskrav innen fristen og som ikke har dokumentert gyldig årsak, får ingen nye forsøk og vil miste retten til å gå opp til eksamen.

Nærmere informasjon om arbeidskrav finnes i den enkelte emneplan.

Krav om deltakelse

Studiet er prosessorientert og bygger på aktiv deltakelse, praktiske øvelser og samarbeid med andre studenter. praktiske øvelser er en forutsetning for teorien. Det stilles derfor krav om 80% tilstedeværelse i all undervisning. Fravær utover 20% medfører at studenten ikke kan avlegge eksamen i emnet. Studenter som overstiger fraværskvoten på grunn av gyldig dokumentert fravær, vil kunne få alternative oppgaver.

Eksamenskandidatens rettigheter og plikter framgår av forskrift for studier og eksamen ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet. Forskriften beskriver blant annet vilkår for ny/utsatt eksamen, klageadgang og hva som regnes som fusk ved eksamen. Kandidaten har plikt til å gjøre seg kjent med bestemmelsene i forskriften.

• Første semester: Yrkesdidaktikk og bærekraft i arbeidslivsfaget (YDEP6100) - 15 stp - skriftlig individuell hjemmeeksamen - vurderingsuttrykk: A-F

• Andre semester: Entreprenøriell læring i arbeidslivsfaget (YDEP6200), 15 stp - Multimodal presentasjon i gruppe - vurderingsuttrykk: Bestått/Ikke bestått

Nærmere beskrivelse av den enkelte eksamen finnes i emneplanene.