Masterstudium i biomedisin - deltidsstudium Programplan

The target group for the programme is broad, including those with a background in development studies, in teaching / education, and in ecological sustainability; with an interest in the intersections between these fields.

Reference is made to the Regulations relating to Admission to Studies at OsloMet.

To apply for the Master’s Programme in International Development, Education, and Sustainabilities program, you need either:

• a bachelor’s degree in education: either in early childhood education, preschool, primary / elementary school, secondary school, higher education, pedagogy, or equivalent; or

• a bachelor’s degree in development studies or other relevant social science disciplines (other relevant social science disciplines include human geography, sociology, social anthropology, political science, social economics, history and area studies that cover developing regions or other development-related areas).

In addition, you need:

• an average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor's degree; and
• proof of your English proficiency

Applicants pre-selected through the NORHED funded CENSU programme (or equivalent) may also qualify with a bachelor’s degree in disciplines other than the above, subject to special review by OsloMet and partnering universities (for example a bachelor’s degree in the sciences more broadly, relevant to program themes of environmentally sustainable development). These candidates will compete in an additional quota and be selected as a result of a spesific selection process at partnering universities.

After completing the programme, the candidate is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has broad knowledge of and insight into various educational, social, economic, political, and ecological dynamics, in relation to questions of international development in the Global South.
• has in-depth knowledge of and is capable of applying social science research methodology.
• has knowledge of how issues in the broad field of international education and development can be analysed, and is capable of critically assessing the history, traditions, and practices of disciplinary perspectives within the interdisciplinary field.

Skills

The candidate

• is capable of applying and analysing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to studies of international development, education, and sustainabilities.
• is capable of critically analysing and assessing various issues linked to the relationship between education, development, and sustainabilities, and of conducting research studies of relevant connections across these fields.
• is capable of contributing to the research knowledge base within these fields.
• is capable of developing and articulating informed, and critically reflective, statements about relevant issues and topics addressed in the program.

General competence

The candidate

• is capable of analysing relevant academic issues and undertaking advanced work tasks and projects related to the interdisciplinary field of study.
• is capable of disseminating their own research in written and oral form, in accordance with relevant academic forms and standards.
• is capable of contributing to innovation and development in their particular area of study.

The master's degree programme consists of five common courses that address the need for a coherent foundation in international development, education, and sustainabilities.

Courses 1 – 5 are common to all students. All classes are taught in English, and all coursework requirements and assessment tasks, including the written master’s thesis and oral examination, are to be completed in English.

• Course 1, first semester: FLKM4110 Introduction to International Development, Education, and Sustainabilities 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 2, first semester: FLKM4210 Knowledge production and the Global South, 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 3, second semester: FLKM4310 Struggles for justice and equality in international development, education, and sustainabilities, 15 ECTS Credits;
• Course 4, second semester: FLKM4410 Research Methodology, 15 ECTS Credits.
• Course 5, third and fourth semester: FLKM5000 Master's Thesis, 60 ECTS Credits.

Progress requirements

Students must have passed all of the courses in the first year of their study programme (FLKM4110, FLKM4210, FLKM4310, and FLKM4410) before they can commence the course FLKM5000.

In very special cases and by application, partial deviation from these requirements may be considered.

Delemne 1

I dette delemnet inngår ingen arbeidskrav.

Delemne 2

Delemnet Sosialt gruppearbeid er obligatorisk. Fravær over 20 % utløser skriftlig arbeidskrav og fravær over 40 % medfører tap av eksamensretten.

Delemne 3

Det er obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på seminarer før, under og ved avslutning av praksisperioden. Praksisseminarene vurderes samlet med hensyn til fravær. Det kreves 80 % tilstedeværelse. Ved fravær utover 20 % pålegges kompenserende arbeidskrav som må være godkjent for at studenten skal få godkjent praksisstudiet. I praksisstudiet er det obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på praksisplassen fire dager per uke i de ukene praksisstudiet varer. Det kreves 80 % tilstedeværelse. Minimum halvparten av praksisperioden må være fullført og godkjent for at en student skal kunne framstille seg til tverrfaglig integrert skriftlig eksamen i emnet Fordypning i sosialt arbeids teori og praksis .

I løpet av praksisstudiet leveres tre ordinære skriftlige arbeidskrav:

• Læringskontrakt.
• Praksisoppgave.
• Praksisrapport.

I tillegg kommer innlevering av evaluering etter at praksisstudiet er fullført.

Studenter som har praksis i utlandet må skrive læringskontrakten og praksisrapporten på engelsk. Praksisoppgaven kan de velge om de vil skrive på norsk eller engelsk. Studenter som har praksis i utlandet får vanligvis ikke deltatt på praksisseminarene. Disse studentene får et alternativt arbeidskrav for å rapportere om erfaringer fra sin egen praksis, til medstudenter og lærere, ved enten å holde et ca. 20 minutter miniforedrag eller skrive et notat på 3-4 sider.

Forelesninger og selvstudier.

Delemne praksisstudium; Godkjent-Ikke godkjent

Hjemmekesamen; gradert skala A-F.

Ingen.

A variety of assessment activities are scheduled as formative ‘work requirements’ and summative assignments and exams. Specific information is provided in the individual course descriptions.

Rights and obligations in connection with exams

The students' rights and obligations are set out in the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. The regulations describe, among other things, the conditions for resit/rescheduled exams, the right to appeal and what is considered cheating in an exam. It is the students’ responsibility to register for any resit / rescheduled exams.

Grade scale

A, Excellent: The candidate demonstrates sound analytical understanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent knowledge and an excellent overview of the academic content of the course. The candidate demonstrates excellent skills in applying this knowledge.

B, Very good: The candidate demonstrates very good analytical understanding. The candidate demonstrates very good knowledge and a very good overview of the academic content of the course. The candidate demonstrate very good skills in applying this knowledge.

C, Good: The candidate demonstrates analytical ability and understanding. The candidate demonstrates good knowledge and a good overview of the academic content of the course. The candidate masters the application of this knowledge.

D, Satisfactory: The candidate demonstrates a certain degree of analytical ability and understanding. The candidate demonstrates some knowledge and a certain overview of the academic content of the course. The candidate masters the application of this knowledge to a certain extent.

E, Sufficient: The candidate demonstrates some insight into the academic content of the course, but the candidate's insight is incomplete and characterised by limited insight into connections in the course. The candidate masters the application of this knowledge to a limited extent.

F, Fail: The candidate demonstrates large and obvious gaps in the academic content of the course. The candidate demonstrates little insight into connections in the subject. The candidate demonstrates little ability to apply this knowledge.

Approved by the department board on 13 December 2002 Approved by the board of HiOA on 8 May 2003

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee of HiOA on 12 December 2013

Editorial amendments made on 20 January and 11 April 2016

Revision was approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 29 February 2017

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 12 October 2017

Editorial amendments made on 20 January and 11 April 2016

Revision approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 30 April 2019

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 26 February 2020

Revision approved by the authority of the chair of the Academic Affairs Committee on 14 October 2020

Valid from 15 October 2020 (admission requirements) and from the academic year 2021-2022

Revision approved by the Academic Affairs Committee on 10 October 2022

Valid from 15 October 2022 (admission requirements) and from the academic year 2023-2024