Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap, deltid Programplan

Økende globalisering av arbeidsmarkedet gjør internasjonal profesjonell erfaring, språk- og kulturkunnskap stadig viktigere. Internasjonalisering bidrar til å oppnå bedre studiekvalitet ved å styrke fagmiljøet ved masterprogrammet, samtidig som det styrker studentene som globale borgere.

Programmet har fokus på flerkulturelle og globale problemstillinger. Dette bidrar til økt forståelse og forbedrer studentens evne til å arbeide profesjonelt i et multikulturelt samfunn. Studentene får tilgang til fagterminologi på engelsk gjennom bruk av engelsk pensum, både i form av fagbøker og internasjonal forskningslitteratur.

De ansattes nettverk, forskningssamarbeid og samarbeid med kollegaer i andre land bidrar til internasjonaliseringen. Programmet er representert i internasjonale nettverk.

OsloMet har utvekslingsavtaler med utdanningsinstitusjoner i Europa og resten av verden.

Emner som er tilrettelagt for innreisende studenter

Følgende emner er tilrettelagt for innreisende studenter:

• MAVIT4050 Vitenskapsteori og metode, 10 stp.
• MAVIT4060 Kvalitative og kvantitative metoder, 10 stp.
• MAVIT4100 Kvalitetsforbedring og implementering av kunnskapsbasert praksis, 10 stp.
• MAPHN4100 Nasjonale og globale ernæringsutfordringer, 10 stp.
• MAPHN4200 Ernæringspolitikk og tiltak, 10 stp.
• MAMUS4100 Fysioterapi for muskelskjelettskader, sykdommer og plager – del 1, 10 stp.
• MAFAR4100 Innovasjon i helse, 10 stp.
• MAVIT4700 Mat, helse og bærekraft, 10 stp.
• MAVIT4900 Livskvalitet, 10 stp.
• MAVIT5100 Helsekommunikasjon, 10 stp.
• MAVIT5700 Smerte – multidimensjonal vurdering og helsefaglige tiltak, 10 stp.
• MAPSY4400 Mental Health of Migrants and Minorities, 10 ECTS credits

Undervisningen i emnet MAVIT4100 Kvalitetsforbedring og implementering av kunnskapsbasert praksis vil alltid foregå på engelsk. De øvrige emnene i listen ovenfor vil foregå på engelsk dersom internasjonale studenter deltar. Ellers vil undervisningen hovedsakelig foregå på norsk.

Semester som er tilrettelagt for utreisende studenter

Studenter som ønsker å avlegge emner ved læresteder i utlandet som del av mastergraden, drar normalt på utveksling i sitt 3. semester. Studentene som er tatt opp på en spesialisering som normalt bare tilbyr masteroppgave på 50 stp, kan etter søknad skrive masteroppgave på 30 studiepoeng i stedet. Studentene er selv ansvarlig for å finne relevante emner ved partnerinstitusjonen og må søke om forhåndsgodkjenning av disse. Internasjonal koordinator bidrar med veiledning i forhold til emnevalg.

Det vises til kriterier for studentutveksling og informasjon om utenlandsopphold.

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeider, prøving og obligatorisk tilstedeværelse som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til eksamen. Arbeidskrav kan være individuelle eller i gruppe. Arbeidskrav gis vurdering godkjent/ikke godkjent. Arbeidskravene tilknyttet hvert emne fremgår i den enkelte emneplan.

Hensikten med arbeidskrav er primært å fremme studentens progresjon og faglige utvikling, og stimulere studenten til å tilegne seg ny kunnskap. Studiet har hovedsakelig arbeidskrav i form av obligatorisk tilstedeværelse, skriftlige arbeider og tester.

Obligatorisk tilstedeværelse

Det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse innenfor områder hvor studenten ikke kan tilegne seg kunnskap og ferdigheter gjennom litteraturstudier alene.

Dersom studenten overskrider øvre fraværsgrense gitt i emneplanen eller ikke deltar på gruppepresentasjon, vil faglærer vurdere om det er mulig å kompensere for fravær gjennom alternative krav. Dette kan f.eks. være skriftlige oppgaver eller muntlige presentasjoner, individuelt eller i gruppe. Dersom fraværet ikke kan kompenseres må studenten følge neste gjennomføring av emnet. Muligheten for kompensasjon avhenger av hvor stort fraværet har vært og hvilke aktiviteter studenten ikke har deltatt på.

Skriftlige arbeider

Flere emner har obligatoriske skriftlige oppgaver eller rapporter som arbeidskrav. Skriftlige arbeider som ikke blir godkjent, må forbedres før ny innlevering. Dersom annen gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes, kan studenten ikke fremstille seg til ordinær eksamen/vurdering.

Studenten har rett til et tredje forsøk før ny/utsatt eksamen. Dersom tredje gangs innlevering ikke godkjennes må studenten gjennomføre emnet med neste kull.

I studiet benyttes ulike vurderingsformer som er tilpasset læringsutbyttene i de ulike emnene. Vurderingsformene skal både understøtte læringen og dokumentere studentenes kompetansenivå med utgangspunkt i forventet læringsutbytte. Alle avlagte emner som inngår i spesialiseringen vil framkomme på vitnemålet med et omfang på totalt 120 studiepoeng, samt tittelen på studentens masteroppgave. Studenter som avlegger flere valgfrie emner utover 120 studiepoeng får disse på karakterutskrift, og må selv velge hvilke valgfrie emner som skal inngå på vitnemål. I dette studiet brukes i hovedsak følgende eksamensformer:

Skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn

Gjennomføres ved universitets eksamenslokaler over et gitt antall timer.

Hjemmeeksamen

Går over en tidsbegrenset periode avslutningsvis i emnet, normalt med oppgitt problemstilling/oppgavesett dersom ikke annet er angitt i emneplanen.

Prosjekteksamen

Går over hele eller store deler av emnet, normalt med egendefinert problemstilling dersom ikke annet er angitt i emneplanen.

Muntlig eksamen

Gjennomføres individuelt eller i gruppe. Kan være selvstendig vurdering eller justerende til annen eksamen.

Praktisk eksamen

Vurdering av spesifikke praktiske ferdigheter gjennomføres ved universitet eller i praksisfeltet.

Vurderte praksisstudier

Veiledede praksisstudier, som vurderes i tråd med forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet – storbyuniversitetet.

Vurdering av eksamen og praktiske studier gjennomføres etter gjeldene regler gitt i lov om universiteter og høgskoler, forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet og retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensor ved OsloMet. Vurderingsformer og -kriterier er beskrevet i hver emneplan.

Eksamen

Hvert emne avsluttes med en eksamen. Vurderingen tar utgangspunkt i emnets læringsutbytte, og man vurderer i hvilken grad studenten har oppnådd det angitte læringsutbyttet. I de teoretiske emnene benyttes enten vurderingsuttrykket bestått/ikke bestått eller bokstavkarakterer fra A til F, der A er beste karakter og E er dårligste karakter for å bestå eksamen. Karakteren F innebærer at eksamen ikke er bestått. Ved vurdering av praksisstudier brukes karakteren bestått/ikke bestått.

Ny og utsatt eksamen gjennomføres på samme måte som ordinær eksamen hvis ikke annet er angitt i emneplanen. Ved ny og utsatt eksamen i emner med gruppeeksamen kan det i spesielle tilfeller være aktuelt å gjennomføre eksamen individuelt.

Ved eksamener der det foretas uttrekk av en prosentandel av besvarelsene for vurdering av ekstern sensor, skal ekstern sensors vurdering komme alle studentene til gode. Ekstern og intern sensor sensurerer i slike tilfeller først besvarelsene som er trukket ut. Intern sensor fortsetter deretter sensuren sammen med en annen intern sensor. Vurderingene fra første del oppsummeres og er retningsgivende for de to interne sensorenes vurdering.

Sensuren ved skriftlig eksamen kan påklages, jf. universitets- og høyskoleloven § 5-3 og forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Det er ikke mulig å klage på karakterfastsetting ved muntlige og praktiske eksamener. Ved gruppeeksamen vil resultatet av klagen bare ha konsekvenser for den eller de som har klaget. Øvrige studenter i gruppen beholder sin opprinnelige karakter.

Tilsynssensor

Det er tilknyttet tilsynssensor til enkelte emner i studiet i tråd med retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensor ved OsloMet.

Skikkethetsvurdering

Skikkethetsvurdering er en løpende helhetsvurdering som pågår gjennom hele utdanningen. En student må være skikket for yrkesutøvelse for å kunne motta sluttdokumentasjon for fullført utdanning.

Hvis en student ser ut til å kunne skade liv, fysisk og psykisk helse, rettigheter eller sikkerhet for pasienter, brukere eller andre studenten møter under praksis eller kommer til å møte under senere yrkesutøvelse, bør det stilles spørsmål ved om studenten passer for yrkesutøvelsen. Ansatte på universitetet, i praksisfeltet og medstudenter kan melde fra om tvil. Studenter skal informeres så snart som mulig hvis en slik tvilsmelding er sendt. De skal få veiledning og råd om hvordan de kan forbedre seg, eller råd om å avslutte utdanningen.

https://student.oslomet.no/skikkethetsvurdering

Skikkethetsvurdering benyttes i spesialisering i helsesykepleie, spesialisering i kreftsykepleie og tverrfaglig spesialisering i psykisk helse-, rus- og avhengighetsarbeid.

Programplan ble godkjent i Utdanningsutvalget HV 12.02.2020, med siste endringer godkjent av prodekan 13. mars 2025.

Etablert av universitetsstyret 09.09.2020.

Fakultet for helsevitenskap (HV)

Programplanen gjelder for kull 2024.

Program Structure

The program constitutes a scientifically and pedagogically integrated whole; with compulsory and elective components (all comprising 10 ECTS), in addition to master’s theses of 30 ECTS.

Content of common compulsory courses

These courses provide basic insight and some practical skills in behavior analysis.The philosophy of science that is fundamental to behavior analysis is introduced and placed in a wider context of philosophy of science. Thestatus of various scientific approaches in modern society is discussed. The courses place the study of human behavior in a natural science tradition and emphasize a selectionist understanding of change processes. Basic ontological and epistemological questions arediscussed: unity of knowledge; therelationship between natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities; determining and defining analytical units in research; and methodological approaches suitable for promoting effective action. Behavior analysis – experimental, conceptual and applied – is introduced as a cumulative science of behavior.

Compulsory courses

• MALK4000-401 Complexity, Science and Society;
• MALK4000-402 Relational Skills
• MALK4000-403 Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism;
• MALK211 Introduction to Behavior Analysis;
• MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms
• MALKA213 Laboratory Exercies - Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• MALKA214 Experimental Design and Functional Analysis

Content of elective courses

In the elective courses, various behaviorally based approaches to initiating, facilitating and managing change processes in individual behavior repertoire, organizations and systems are studied. Behavioral technology comprises everything from basic self-control techniques to sophisticated tools for initiating and managing complex processes in large organizations. Important features in this methodology are operational measures of change and continuous data collection.

Elective courses (a total of 20 ECTS)

Each student chooses two (2) of the following courses:

• MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior;
• MALKA217 Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders;
• MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in Applied Behavior Analysis;
• MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM);
• MALKA220 Behavioral Economics
• MALKA221 Complex Systems and Risk Management (not offered in 2024/25)
• MALKA222 Clinical Behavior Analysis

Elective courses are normally offered every Fall term. Students enrol for courses bydeadlines each semester, and thedepartment reserves the right to cancel courses with insufficient enrolment. Depending on the number of students enrolled, changes may be made in the way the courses are conducted.

Master's thesis

Students write an individual master’s thesis worth 30 ECTS (MALK5910). The thesis is usually a work in progress during the elective courses, when students participate in research projects with faculty.

By the end of the final course at the latest, the student submits a thesis outline, including a research question, a plan for progress, and a plan for dissemination (see guidelines, Thesis outline). When faculty approves the thesis outline, the student is assigned a supervisor for his thesis work. See the course descriptions for MALK5910 for a more detailed description of the master’s thesis worth 30 ECTS.

Two compulsory seminars in research ethics cover academic honesty; the work of Regional Ethics Committees; the guidelines of OsloMet on research ethics and research fraud; current publication manuals and APA style manuscript preparation, and the use of electronic reference management tools. The seminars are taken place digitally and are open forstudents from all stages of the program. One seminar is held every semester, and both seminars must be completed before the proposal for the thesis is submitted.

The master’s thesis can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

The program complies with the quality assurance systems required by the university.

Progression Requirements

All coursework requirements must be approved to sit for the final course exam. Coursework requirements must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements according to the following:

• MALKA211: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, or equivalent
• MALKA212: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, or equivalent
• MALKA213: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, or equivalent
• MALKA214: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, or equivalent
• MALKA215: MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, MALKA214, or equivalent
• MALK5910: All courses in the specialisation must be completed with pass grades and the coursework requirements, including seminars in research ethics, must be approved before the candidate may submit the master’s thesis.

Exemption from the provisions of progression requirements may in special cases and upon application by the student, be granted.

Varied and student-active teaching methods are used in the program. The languages of instruction are Norwegian and English. Textbooks, reading packages and digital course sequences are in English.

Good learning outcomes primarily depend on the students’ own efforts. Student effort includes benefiting from teaching and academic supervision; following this up with independent work in the form of theoretical studies, and, when relevant, practical skills training. The program is demanding, and requires consistent effort during the whole semester. The most important work and teaching forms used in each course in the program are described below. Individual course descriptions state which work methods each course employs.

Web-based work and teaching methods

Several forms of digital learning resources are used in the program, such as digital textbooks, digital lectures, video clips, tests, and assignments. These resources can be used to prepare for teaching sessions, during seminars using Interteaching, and as part of self-study. This form of teaching requires the students to meet prepared for the scheduled teaching sessions. Interaction can also take place digitally. Students from both specialisations will have access to digitalised versions of the course content. For the digital course sequences, feedback on details of course content, and supervised discussion groups will be available during pre-determined time periods.

Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)

The Innovation and Implementation specialisation provides students with digital course sequences constructed from the principles of Personalized System of Instruction, PSI. This is a teaching program that builds verbal/conceptual repertoires by going from basic to advanced concepts with no gaps in between, and where student progress is contingent on mastering previous learning units at a certain level before the next unit is made available. This will, with required readings matched to the course content and dedicated sessions for teacher’s response to student questions, allow for a certain degree of self-pacing, making this suited for part-time students with different demands on their time than full-time students. The complete content of each course will be broken down into course sequences that build upon the previous one, with a mastery test at the end of each sequence. A success rate of 80% allows the student to continue to the next sequence.

The course sequences replace lectures and workshops for those who are in the Innovation and Implementation specialisation, but students are welcome to participate in all teaching and learning activities, irrespective of their specialisation.

Lectures

Lectures are primarily used to introduce new subject matter, provide an overview and highlight main elements and links within different topics, and also to communicate relevant issues.

Seminars

Seminars emphasize dialogue and discussion between the subject teacher(s) and students in order to stimulate the student's academic development. Verbal presentations by students and discussions are emphazised.

Interteaching

Interteaching is a technology of classroom instruction based on the principles of behavior analysis. The Interteaching method includes pre-session reading; discussion of pre-determined questions in pairs with perambulating instructors; summarizing lectures based on questions from the discussions, and data collection including student evaluation of each session.

Written assignments

Written assignments vary according to learning outcomes, course content and work methods. The assignments usually consist of written work, in the form of essays, reaction papers or reviews of literature, or multiple-choice tests. The coursework requirements ensure steady academic progress and stimulate the students to acquire new knowledge; testing their knowledge, skills and competencies against the standards of the course outcomes. Coursework requirements get feedback from instructors and are specifically designed to give students practice in academic writing and prepare them for thesis work.

Simulation/laboratory exercises/skills training

Simulation/laboratory exercises/skills training is used to design and execute learning experiments, giving hands-on experience with basic learning processes and experiments.

Self-study and student cooperation/group work

Learning requires a high degree of self-paced activity and self-study, including both individual work and cooperation with fellow students. Through activities such as exchanging ideas, presentations, discussions, writing assignments and problem-based assignments, students will be stimulated to learn by communicating knowledge and experience, expressing their own opinions and, together, reflecting on their own attitudes, actions and understanding of the field. Students are encouraged to take initiative to schedule and actively participate in study groups to promote learning. Information about the activities in the institute’s research groups is presented at the start the program, and students are encouraged to take part in the lab activities in the research groups. For each course, the students are responsible for readings.

The increasing globalization of the labour market makes international experience and knowledge of languages and cultures increasingly important. Internationalization contributes to raising the quality of education and strengthens the academic community relating to the master’s program, at the same time as it strengthens the students as global citizens.

The Program for Behavioral Science has teaching and research collaboration projects and agreements with several foreign institutions of higher education. We encourage students to take a part of their master`s degree at one of our collaborating institutions, subject to the approval of the Head of Studies. A prerequisite for approval of the exchange is that the coursework is interchangeable with courses in our master’s program.

The recommended options for international exchange are the 3rd semester.

Courses open to exchange students

The following courses are open to exchange students:

• MALKA211 Introduction to Behavior Analysis, 10 ECTS
• MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms, 10 ECTS
• MALKA213 Laboratory Exercises – Experimental Analysis of Behavior,10 ECTS
• MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior, 10 ECTS
• MALKA217 Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders, 10 ECTS
• MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in Applied Behavior Analysis, 10 ECTS
• MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), 10 ECTS
• MALKA220 Behavioral Economics, 10 ECTS
• MALKA222 Clinical Behavior Analysis,10 ECTS

Exchange students should have basic competence or a strong interest in behavior analysis.

Of these courses, MALKA213 is always taught in English. The others are taught in English when international students attend the course, otherwise they are mainly taught in Norwegian.

Required reading is primarily in English.

All courses except MALKA213, MALKA214 and MALKA218 have one or more coursework requirements. Each assignment is graded Approved/Not approved. All assignments must be approved before the student can sit for the exam in each course.

Written assignments

The assignments are submitted digitally, and written feedback is delivered in the same electronic platform. When the coursework requirement is delivered according to deadlines in the course schedule the student has the right to receive feedback on the assignment. Assignments not submitted within the set deadline will be considered failed.

A student may submit the same obligatory assignment a maximum of three times. Failed assignments must be reworked before resubmission. If the second submission fails, the student is not eligible for the regular examination. The student is entitled to a third attempt before new/deferred exam.

If one or more assignments are not approved after three attempts, the student must attend the course the next time it is arranged, usually the subsequent year. Application for a fourth and final attempt to complete the assignment to sit for the exam are decided on an individual basis by the study administration in cooperation with the person responsible for the course.

All coursework in writing, including master’s theses, undergoes automatic plagiarism control on submission.

Attendance requirements

While there is no attendance required for lectures, this is a demanding program, and steady work is required throughout the courses.

Two research ethics seminars are 100 % attendance required before the thesis outline can be submitted. The seminars are taken place digitally and held annually, one each semester. It is recommended to complete the seminars during the first year of studies.

Students in the Innovation and Implementation specialisation must attend thesis seminars, for a total of six over the whole program. The seminars are wholly digital over two days each, and will include time to work on required submissions and student presentations of various aspects of thesis projects.

For all courses except MALK4000-401, MALK4000-402, MALKA211, MALKA213, MALKA215, MALKA220 and MALK5910/MALKD5910, there is a final individual written home examination. Exams are tailored to the learning outcomes, course content and teaching and learning methods.

Portfolio examination is used in MALK4000-401 and MALKA220. The examination in MALKA213 is an empirical article based on experiments (project examination). MALK4000-402, MALKA211 and MALKA215 are school exams.

Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. All ordinary exams are held in the same term as the corresponding course.

All exams are evaluated and graded by two examiners, one from program faculty and one external to the program. The grading scale on all exams is: A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E are the pass grades, and F is a fail grade.

All courses included in the specialisation are specified on the diploma, as is the title of the master’s thesis.

Assessments are carried out in accordance with the Act Relating to Universities and University Colleges, Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet and Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet.

In accordance with Regulations Relating to Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet, external program supervisors are affiliated with this study program. The external program supervisors shall through feedback and advice contribute to ensuring that:

• the Master’s Degree program is a high-quality program judged by the standards for equivalent degrees at other national and international higher education institutions
• there is a coherence between the learning outcomes, teaching and forms of assessment
• there is a coherence between the different courses of the program
• the students’ knowledge and skills are tested and assessed in an impartial and satisfactory way.

The external program supervisors prepare a report that will be included in the department’s quality assurance work.

Exams in Master in Behavioral Science – specialisation in Concepts and Applications

• MALK4000-401 Complexity, Science and Society: Portfolio exam that includes 3 individual written assignments (Pass/Fail)
• MALK4000-402 Relational Skills: Individual written school examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALK4000-403 Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism: Individual written home examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALKA211 Introduction to Behavior Analysis: Individual written school examination, 4 hours (A-F)
• MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms: Individual written home examination (combination of essays and multiple choice/digital tests), 4 hours (A-F)
• MALKA213 Laboratory Exercises – Experimental Analysis of Behavior Analysis: Individual project examination (A-F)
• MALKA214 Experimental Design and Functional Analysis: Individual written home examination (multiple choice test), 3 hours (A-F)
• MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior: MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior: Individual written school examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALKA217 Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Individual written home examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in Applied Behavior Analysis: Individual written home examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM): Individual written home examination, 5 hours (A-F)
• MALKA220 Behavioral Economics: Portfolio exam that includes 2 individual written assignments (A-F)
• MALKA222 Clinical Behavior Analysis: Individual written home examination, 3 hours (Pass/Fail)
• MALK5910/MALKD5910 Master’s Thesis: Master’s thesis, individual (A-F)

Approved by NOKUT on April 15th, 2004

Approved by the Board of Akershus University College on September 7th, 2004

Last amendments approved by the Educational Board at the Faculty of Health Sciences

on April 17 2024