OAS5900 Masteroppgave Emneplan

Masteroppgaven er et selvstendig vitenskapelig arbeid. Studentene skal velge et tema fra studiets fagområder som skal belyses gjennom systematisk bruk av vitenskapelige metoder, herunder samfunnsvitenskapelig eller juridisk metode. Selv om studentene i utgangspunktet selv velger tema og metode for masteroppgaven, vil interne og tilgjengelige veiledningsressurser også bli tatt hensyn til ved godkjenning av masteroppgavetema og tildeling av veileder. Forberedelser til arbeidet med masteroppgaven bør starte tidlig i studiet, men starter normalt for fullt etter at alle eksamener i studiets emner er gjennomført.

This course covers legal and sociological perspectives on work with children and young people in different institutions. Particular focus is placed on human rights and sociological perspectives on the use of power and coercion with children and young people, and on the tension between care and control when practising child welfare work.  

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research or development project, or a literaturestudy. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. On application, large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations if they so wish, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. If more than one student work on the master’s thesis together, each student’s contributions must be documented. The thesis can be written as a monograph or as a scientific article on a specialised topic.

Development of the project description in preparation for the master’s thesis is part of the course MAVIT4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits.

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

The course will be taught through lectures, seminars and self-study work on assignments. 

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe nursing as a profession and a science
• can critically assess different views of knowledge and the importance of contextual relationships for research and professional development
• can analyse evidence-based practice and the values and perspectives on which such practice is based

Skills

The student

• can perform systematic literature searches, critically assess available knowledge and use findings to analyse clinical issues
• can analyse and take a critical approach to various sources of knowledge and use the sources in academic argumentation
• can use knowledge of educational approaches in supervision and dissemination

General competence

The student

• can initiate, participate in and conduct change and development work
• can create engagement in order to initiate research and professional development
• can analyse and critically reflect on issues relating to the field of nursing
• can communicate with colleagues and the general public about problems, argumentation and conclusions relating to the field of nursing

Publicly approved law collections with notations according to more detailed guidelines are permitted during the exam. 

Grade scale A-F. 

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.