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Master’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Concepts and Applications Programme description
- Programme name, Norwegian
- Masterstudium i atferdsvitenskap - spesialisering i begreper og anvendelse
- Valid from
- 2025 FALL
- ECTS credits
- 120 ECTS credits
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Schedule
- Here you can find an example schedule for first year students.
- Programme history
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Introduction
Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.
Target group
Gradert skala A - F.
Admission requirements
Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.
Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på disse samsensurerte besvarelsene skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.
Learning outcomes
Emnet har 7 studiepoengs overlapp med ARBIB1000 Informasjonssøk og kildekritikk.
Teaching and learning methods
Bestått første og andre studieår eller tilsvarende.
Internationalisation
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 and will be offered in English in case of participation of international exchange students:
- MALK4000-403 Behavior Analysis and Radical Behaviorism, 10 ECTS
- 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 Clincal Behavior Analysis
Exchange students should have basic competence in behavior analysis.
Courses are taught in English when international students attend the course, otherwise they are mainly taught in Norwegian.
Required reading is primarily in English.
Work requirements
All courses except MALKA212, 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 compulsory 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 requirementsWhile 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.
Assessment
Exams are tailored to the learning outcomes, course content and teaching and learning methods.
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 except the master’s thesis are assessed by one examiner, with an external examiner used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. The master’s thesis is evaluated and graded by one internal and one external examiner. 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 titleof 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 Useof Examiners at OsloMet.
Exams in Master in Behavioral Science – specialisation in Concepts and Applications
MALK4100 Science, Behaviour and Society: Portfolio exam that includes 3 individual written assignments (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, 3 hours (A-F)
MALKA212 Refinement of Behavior Analytic Terms: Individual written school examination (combination of essays and multiple choice/digital tests), 2 hours (A-F)
MALKA213 Laboratory Exercises – Experimental Analysis of Behavior Analysis: Individual project examination (A-F)
MALKA214 Experimental Design and Functional Analysis: Individual written school examination (multiple choice test), 3 hours (A-F)
MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior: MALKA215 Complex Human Behavior: Individual written school examination, 3 hours (A-F)
MALKA217 Early Intervention for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Individual written school examination, 3 hours (A-F)
MALKA218 Ethical Considerations in Applied Behavior Analysis: Individual written home examination, 3 hours (A-F)
MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM): Individual written home examination, 3 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)
MALK5920/MALKD5920 Master’s Thesis: Master’s thesis, individual (A-F)
Other information
Skriftlig bacheloroppgave i gruppe på normalt to studenter, inntil 7000 ord.
Ny eksamen: Dersom bacheloroppgaven blir vurdert til F (ikke bestått) har studentene anledning til å levere omarbeidet oppgave én gang.