Master Programme in Occupational Therapy Programme description

Innholdet i studiet skal belyses i et internasjonalt perspektiv og yrkesfaglærerutdanning i elektrofag har tilrettelagt for studentutveksling i 3. til 5. semester. For eksempel i yrkesfaglig praksis og/eller pedagogisk praksis.

Bestemmelser om eksamen er gitt i lov om universiteter og høgskoler, forskrift om studier og eksamen ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensorer samt forskrift om rammeplan for yrkesfaglærerutdanning.

Utvikling av vurderingskompetanse er en sentral del av studiet og kontinuerlig vurdering er en integrert del av læreprosessen. Vurderingen har som formål å gi studentene tilbakemelding på egen utvikling i forhold til studiets læringsutbytte, og å gi studentene erfaring i fremtidig vurderingsarbeid som yrkesfaglærere.

 Faglærer, praksislærer og medstudenter gir tilbakemelding på arbeid og utvikling gjennom studiet. Studentene skal også vurdere seg selv gjennom loggskriving, refleksjonsnotater og samtaler. På denne måten kan studentene utvikle bevissthet og metodekompetanse om vurderingsarbeid i egen lærerjobb.

Skikkethetsvurdering

Med hjemmel i lov 1. april 2005 nr. 15 om universiteter og høyskoler § 4-10 punkt (6), er det fastsatt forskrift om skikkethetsvurdering i høyere utdanning. Skikkethetsvurdering innebærer at det foretas en helhetsvurdering av studentens faglige og personlige forutsetninger for å kunne fungere som lærer. Yrkesfaglærerutdanningen omfattes av denne ordningen. 

Hovedmålet med skikkethetsvurdering er å hindre studenter som utgjør en mulig fare for elevers liv, rettigheter, sikkerhet og psykiske og fysiske helse i å bli lærer. Løpende skikkethetsvurdering foregår gjennom hele studietiden av alle studenter. Særskilt skikkethetsvurdering foretas ved begrunnet tvil om en student er skikket for læreryrket. Både faglig personale, praksislærer, medstudenter og administrativt ansatte kan levere begrunnet tvilsmelding.

• Revisjon godkjent av studieutvalget ved LUI 06.04.2017
• Revisjon godkjent av prodekan for studier 26.06.2017
• Redaksjonelle endringer 31.11.2017

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

Knowledge

The candidate

• has specialised knowledge about interventions that make participation in everyday activities possible
• has specialised knowledge about interventions that make participation in the labour market possible
• has advanced knowledge about philosophy of science and research methods with particular relevance to the health sciences
• has knowledge about knowledge translation traditions: its theories, strategies and interventions
• is capable of analysing occupational therapy problems on the basis of the discipline's history, traditions, distinctive nature and place in society

Skills

The candidate is capable of

• analysing and applying theories, models and strategies for interventions
• developing, analysing and evaluating interventions for everyday activities and working life
• translating scientific knowledge between research and practice and implementing it
• applying in-depth knowledge about different research designs and methods to elucidate different issues and research questions in occupational therapy
• carrying out an independent and limited research work under supervision, in accordance with the applicable methodological and ethical standards for research in health and social sciences

Competence

The candidate is capable of

• analysing relevant academic and research ethics issues
• reflecting on the relationship between knowledge, professional practice and ethics
• communicating research-based analysis, results and conclusions to specialists and to the general public
• contributing to improved decisions in practice, policy and society
• contributing to innovation processes in research, working life, practice and society

The total learning outcomes are specified in the course descriptions.

The main content of the course comprises the analysis, development and facilitation of interventions in occupational therapy. Emphasis is placed on interventions that facilitate the user's participation and inclusion in everyday activities and working life. The aim of knowledge translation is to reduce the gap between research and practice. The course Knowledge Translation comprises methods which can increase the possibility of using research based and efficient interventions in practice.

The master's degree provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of the field.

Three of the courses are common to the Master's Programme in Physical Therapy, the Master's Programme in Rehabilitation and Habilitation and the Master's Programme in Occupational Therapy. These are MAERGD4200 Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics, MAERGD4300 Quantitative Methodology, and MAERGD4400 Qualitative Methodology. All students follow the same plan and have common lectures.

The master's degree programme is a part-time programme over four years. Students can complete the programme in a shorter time and submit their master's thesis for assessment earlier.

All the courses are compulsory. Students are advised to take the courses in the order in which they are listed, but this is not a requirement.

The figure below shows the courses' position and order in the programme.

Progress requirements

All courses in the first and second years must be passed before the student is assigned a supervisor for his/her master's thesis.

Teaching is organised as a combination of lectures and student-active work forms such as seminars, group work, written assignments, presentations, evaluation of fellow students¿ work and self-study.

The work methods are intended to stimulate personal effort, independence, reflection and innovation. They are also intended to stimulate a critical approach to analysing theoretical concepts and research results, and to questions derived from clinical experience. Critical reflection on the relationship between theoretical perspectives and professional practice is also key.

The course MAERGD4100 Knowledge Translation is partly web-based; see the course overview for a more detailed description of work and teaching methods.

Lectures are primarily used to introduce important subject matter, provide an overview, highlight important elements and communicate relevant issues and challenges in the field.

Seminars emphasise dialogue and discussion between students and lecturer(s). It is key to the seminars that students prepare and present issues, analyses, strategies and results for discussion. Through active participation at the seminars, the students receive continuous supervision and feedback during the programme in the form of assessment by fellow students and lecturers.

Student cooperation is an important part of learning. In addition to traditional group work, the students are also encouraged to cooperate online by posting issues and questions for discussion through the university's electronic learning system. Lecturers will give assignments intended to stimulate both individual and group work. All parts of the programme focus on practising academic writing.

As mentioned above, supervision is part of the seminars and takes place in the form of group supervision. The course MAERGD4000 provides the students with guidance in their exam work through group supervision. The students will be given individual supervision during the writing of the master's thesis, MAERGD5900.

Self-study; The learning outcomes demand a considerable amount of individual initiative and self-study if the student is to achieve satisfactory results. Self-study entails both individual work and cooperation with fellow students.

Further information about the work and teaching methods used in each course is provided in the respective course descriptions.

OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University has agreements with educational institutions and research institutes in several countries. Interested students may take courses abroad. The best way of doing this is by writing the master's thesis at educational institutions or research institutions with which OsloMet has established a cooperation. Another option is to study abroad during the last part of the first year when MAERGD4100 and MAERGD4400 are taught.

The student group can include international students if students from OsloMet's partner institutions abroad write their master's thesis at the university.

The courses MAERGD4000, MAERGD4100 and MAERGD5900 will be taught in English if students who do not speak a Scandinavian language are accepted to these courses. MAERGD4200, MAERGD4300 and MAERGD4400 are taught in Norwegian.

Coursework requirements are all types of work and compulsory attendance that are requirements for being permitted to take the exam.

The master's programme has two coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance. Both coursework requirements apply to the course MAERGD5900 Master's Thesis, see the programme description.

Assessment is carried out 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 assessment arrangements are intended to promote learning as well as providing the students with information about study progress and results. All courses conclude in an exam.

All individual exams can be written in Norwegian or English. Students can choose to take the oral master's thesis exam in Norwegian or English, regardless of which language the thesis is written in.

Resits/rescheduled exams are subject to the same provisions as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description.

Examiners

MAERGD4000, MAERGD4100 and MAERGD5900:

One external and one internal examiner will assess all the papers.

MAERGD4200, MAERGD4300 and MAERGD4400:

An external examiner takes part in preparing the exam questions and assessment criteria and assesses a minimum of 20% of the papers together with an internal examiner. Two internal examiners assess the remaining students. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all students. Therefore, the grading starts by 20% of the exam papers being assessed by one external and one internal examiner. The internal examiner then continues grading the rest of the papers together with another internal examiner. The assessments from the first part are summarised to serve as guidelines for the assessments of the two internal examiners.

Informasjon om programplan:

Godkjent av studieutvalget ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus 8.5.2014

Siste endring vedtatt av prodekan 26.2.2018

Gjelder for studentkull 2018 Høst