Master's Degree Programme in Transport and Urban Planning Programplan

Planen er utarbeidet ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet etter forskrift om rammeplan for ingeniørutdanningen, fastsatt av Kunnskapsdepartementet 4. februar 2011.

Nasjonalt kvalifikasjonsrammeverk for høyere utdanning, fastsatt av Kunnskapsdepartementet 20. mars 2009, gir oversikt over det totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse som kandidaten forventes å ha etter fullført utdanning. Læringsutbyttebeskrivelsene i planen er utarbeidet i henhold til rammeplan og kvalifikasjonsrammeverket.

Studiet er relatert til problematikk rundt energi og miljø i bygg. Det vektlegger kunnskap om friske bygg og godt inneklima. Samtidig vektlegges den globale problematikken med økt forurensing, knappe energiressurser og bærekraft. Sentralt i studiet står energi- og miljøriktig prosjektering, rent bygg, livsløpskostnader, drifting av varmeanlegg, miljøregnskap og økoprofil for bygninger. Deler av undervisningen er prosjektbasert.

Studiet kan kvalifiserer for arbeid som entreprenør eller rådgivere i bedrifter som har byggteknikk som område. Tekniske etater i stat og kommune er også aktuelle arbeidsgivere, og det finnes muligheter innen salg, markedsføring, konsulentvirksomhet som ansatt eller selvstendig næringsdrivende. Studiet kvalifiserer til videre utdanning på masternivå ved universiteter og høgskoler, herunder Master Energi og miljø i bygg og Master Bygg studieretningene Bygningsteknologi og Smart vannteknologi ved OsloMet.

Energi og miljø i bygg er et 3-årig heltidsstudium, og ferdige kandidater som har oppnådd 180 studiepoeng vil bli tildelt graden Bachelor i ingeniørfag - energi og miljø i bygg.

Studiets målgruppe er søkere med realfaglig bakgrunn som ønsker videre utdanning innen et ingeniørfaglig område. Søkere som ikke har realfaglig bakgrunn kan søke på universitetets forkurs eller tresemesterordning for å kvalifisere seg videre til ingeniørutdanning. Se universitetets nettsider: www.oslomet.no

Opptakskrav til studiet er generell studiekompetanse/realkompetanse og i tillegg matematikk R1+R2 og fysikk 1. Forkurs eller teknisk fagskole fra tidligere strukturer oppfyller kvalifikasjonskravene. Søkere med teknisk fagskole etter lov om fagskoler av 2003 må ta matematikk R1+R2 og fysikk 1.Tre-terminsordningen kan kvalifisere søkere med generell studiekompetanse som mangler nødvendig matematikk/fysikk.

Viser til forskrift om opptak til høyere utdanning: https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/forskrift/2007-01-31-173

En kandidat med fullført og bestått 3-årig bachelorgrad i ingeniørfag - energi og miljø har følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kandidaten:

• har bred kunnskap som gir et helhetlig systemperspektiv på ingeniørfaget generelt, med fordypning i tema relatert til energisystemer og miljøproblematikk i bygg.
• har grunnleggende kunnskaper innen matematikk, statistikk, fysikk og relevante samfunnsfag og om hvordan disse integreres i ingeniørfaglig problemløsning relatert til energi og miljø i bygg.
• har innsikt i fordypningstemaer som energi, strømningsteknikk, varmetransport, massetransport, inneklima, sanitasjon, varme-, ventilasjon- og sanitærteknikk og automasjon.
• kjenner til ulike dataverktøy og relevante dataprogrammer innen strømningsteknikk og varmetransport.
• kjenner til den teknologiske utviklingen innen fagområdet energi og miljø i bygg, ingeniørens rolle i samfunnet og har kunnskap om samfunnsmessige, miljømessige, etiske og økonomiske konsekvenser av teknologi.
• kan selvstendig oppdatere sin kunnskap, både gjennom litteratursøking og kontakt med fagmiljøer, behovsgrupper og praksis.
• har kunnskap som gir et helhetlig perspektiv på energi- og miljøingeniørens fagområde.
• kjenner til forskningsutfordringer innen energi og miljø i bygg, samt vitenskapelig metodikk og arbeidsmåte innen fordypningstemaene energi, inneklima, VVS-teknikker og automasjon i bygg.

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten:

• kan anvende og bearbeide kunnskap for å løse problemstillinger innen energi og miljø i bygg, foreslå tekniske løsningsalternativer, analysere og kvalitetssikre resultatene.
• Kandidaten kan anvende dataverktøy og relevante data- og simuleringsprogrammer innen fagområdet.
• kan arbeide, både selvstendig og i team, med planlegging og gjennomføring av målinger, analyser og ingeniørfaglige prosjekter
• kan finne fram til og kritisk vurdere relevant informasjon, litteratur og fagstoff, og kan anvende dette for å belyse og drøfte en problemstilling, både muntlig og skriftlig.
• kan bidra med nytenkning, innovasjon og entreprenørskap ved utvikling og realisering av bærekraftige løsninger og samfunnsnyttige produkter
• kan søke etter faglitteratur og kritisk vurdere kvaliteten på kilden
• kan sette opp litteraturreferanser i henhold til gjeldende mal

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten

• er bevisst miljømessige, etiske og økonomiske konsekvenser ved analyser og prosesser som angår energi og innemiljø i bygg
• kan formidle kunnskap til ulike målgrupper både skriftlig og muntlig og evner å synliggjøre teknologiens betydning og konsekvenser i samfunnet.
• kan delta aktivt i faglige diskusjoner, har respekt og åpenhet for andre fagområder og kan bidra i tverrfaglig arbeid
• kan bidra med sin faglige kompetanse i prosjekter og utvikle større prosjekter sammen med andre
• har informasjonskompetanse; vet hvorfor man skal søke etter kvalitetssikrede kunnskapskilder, hvorfor man skal henvise til kilder og kjenner til hva som defineres som plagiat og fusk i studentarbeider

The program is a full-time program over two years that consists of a lecture-based component with a scope of 90 credits and an independent project, the master’s thesis, with a scope of 30 credits. The master’s degree program will prepare students to meet society’s need for up-todate, forward-looking expertise in sustainable and smart urban analytics and transport planning. In this master program, the students will achieve knowledge in both the fields of smart mobility and urban analytics.

The courses are organized in a systematic way. The transport courses provided in the first semester will provide students strategic and technological knowledge of the state-of-the-art transport system and the challenges it is facing. Moreover, basic research skills will also be provided to help students to handle more methodological courses in the second semester. During the second semester, the widely applied analytic and modeling method will be provided to students with the focus on human activity and needs. Their knowledge will be expanded from the transport system to the whole city. Students will have in-depth skills and concepts of urban analytics and regional science. In the second year, students will select their expertise and conduct a master thesis based on everything they learned in the first year.

Smart mobility concerns the evolution of transportation networks and transport planning strategies. The study program focuses on providing the students with more detailed knowledge of the history, trends, problems, and opportunities in land use and transportation. The program incorporates substantive knowledge in transport demand and travel behavior, land use and transportation policy and planning, street design and urban space, and implications for a sustainable urban future. The study program also aims to provide updated skills on new technology in this field as well as knowledge in innovations in equitable and sustainable urban mobility.

Urban analytics is analyzing and understanding the evolution and challenges of urban development, as well as urban and land use planning. The study program focuses on providing the students with solid, theoretical knowledge and applied skills in urban systems, management of urban design and human factors in sustainable cities. Climate change and increased focus on resource use and environmental impacts thereby entail a greater focus on the choice of urban design. The study program focuses on providing the students with more detailed knowledge of town-friendly planning and green policy. The study program also aims to provide updated skills on new technology in this field as well as knowledge in innovative and sustainable urban planning.

In the third semester, students have the option to choose in-depth knowledge in either smart mobility or in urban analytics. Students who choose to specialize in smart mobility will take the Urban Mobility elective, and students who choose to specialize in urban analytics will take the Space Syntax elective. The elective courses give students necessary knowledge in these areas, and experience applying the skills and methods learned in the first and second semester to specific problems in smart mobility or urban analytics. After completing the elective, students will then complete a master’s thesis in the fourth semester. The master’s thesis will then give the students further practice in applying their knowledge and skills to relevant issues through more comprehensive project work.

The study program focuses on teaching students how to use advanced computer programs and simulation tools to solve complex problems relating to sustainable urban and transportation problems, so the development of digital skills is an important integrated part of all the courses. This also helps make the program cross-disciplinary, including elements of computer science, analytic disciplines (like modeling, simulation), artificial intelligence, machine learning etc., because that is what the industry needs today

The study program also aims to qualify candidates with the competence to participate in research work in the field. The two courses Research Methods and Research Ethics (5 ECTS) and Advanced Research Methods (5 ECTS) underpins the master’s thesis and provides an introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods, ethics, and academic writing and dissemination of results

The master’s thesis is an independent, supervised research or development project in the core areas and represents further specialisation in either smart mobility or urban analytics.

The structure of the programe:

The master’s degree program consists of eight compulsory courses, two elective courses in addition to a master’s thesis. The course portfolio is composed so that the compulsory courses ensure academic and professional breadth, at the same time as the students are given an opportunity for in-depth study and specialisation through elective courses and the master’s thesis.

The choice of elective courses for the third semester (smart mobility or urban analytics) is made at the end of the second semester. The whole fourth semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis. It is natural that the master’s thesis builds on the project work that forms part of the specialization topic in the third semester. The topic of the thesis can either be linked to a client’s issue or to relevant research projects in the department.

In order for students to be able to present the master’s thesis, all courses from the first year of the study program must be passed.

Students are encouraged to contact relevant enterprises in the region for the purpose of gaining practical training and experience in the fields through a summer job or similar, and to establish cooperation on project assignments.

Under de ulike emneplanene er det gitt nærmere informasjon om arbeidsmåter, pensum, vurdering og hjelpemidler til eksamen. Undervisning og veiledning foregår som en kombinasjon av forelesninger, regne- og dataøvinger, laboratorieøvinger og prosjekter. Laboratoriearbeider og prosjekter utføres i grupper.

Perioder med prosjektarbeid preges i stor grad av studentenes egeninnsats og andel prosjektarbeid er økende utover i studiet. I de tre siste semestrene vil også i større grad enn de tre første knyttes eksterne ressurser til undervisningsforløpet. I flere emner vil engelskspråklige lærebøker bli brukt, i enkelte emner vil det bli utarbeidet egne kompendier. I studieprogramemnene er det også utstrakt bruk av normer og forskrifter relatert til emnet.

Til undervisningsstart skal emneansvarlig ha utarbeidet en undervisningsplan for emnet, inneholdende detaljert informasjon om øvingsopplegg og arbeidskrav med tilhørende frister, framdriftsplan og pensumoversikt.

Both the language of instruction and the course literature are in English, making the study program well-suited for international students and student mobility. The study program is structured so that it is possible for the students to take one semester abroad, in the third or fourth semester. These will also be the semesters for exchange students from abroad to join the master program at OsloMet for one semester.

Internationalization in this master program is four-fold by taking an approach from different angles. This master’s program educates and prepare students for an international competitive job market with (1) language of instruction in English to equip the future graduates to work in practice and academia world-wide with (2) international state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of mobility with digital skills and urban analytical techniques and tools, (3) using comparative Norwegian and international case studies in courses and (4) the program is taught by national and international trained instructors including English native speakers and academics who have long-standing experience in lecturing in English.

With student mobility, students have the opportunity to gain experience abroad at a foreign academic institution which will offer complementary courses being very relevant for the students at the master program in Smart Mobility and Urban Analytics, and the courses OsloMet will offer on the master program in Smart Mobility and Urban Analytics will be of interest to students attending these selected universities.

OsloMet is part of the Erasmus program for student exchange and has entered into several Erasmus+ agreements with relevant universities and university colleges.

Students can gain approval and recognition of up to 30 credits on application.

OsloMet has a dedicated web page with supplementary information about student exchanges: https://www.oslomet.no/en/study/exchange-students

Requirements:

An average grade C or better in previously completed courses. An exchange agreement with the desired university or college must be in place before the student can apply. Acceptance from a receiving institution to an exchange-stay with the necessary academic relevance.

Application deadline: One semester prior to the planned stay.

Required coursework means compulsory assignments or activities that must be approved within a given deadline in order for students to be able to get the course validated. The coursework requirements in this study program are linked to written assignments and compulsory attendance to some labs. The coursework requirements are described in more detail in the individual course descriptions.

Coursework requirements are set in order to promote the student’s progress and development and to ensure his/her participation in necessary elements of the program. Required coursework can also be set to ensure that students achieve a learning outcome that cannot be tested in another way.

Required coursework is assessed as approved or not approved. In the event of delays in study progress, previously approved coursework remains valid for two years, provided that the course has not changed.

Valid absence documented by e.g., a medical certificate does not exempt students from meeting the coursework requirements. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements within the deadline due to illness or for other documented valid reasons should as far as possible be given a new chance. If another attempt at meeting a coursework requirement is not possible because of the nature of the subject/course, the student must be prepared to meet the coursework requirements on the next possible occasion. This must be agreed with the person responsible for the course on a case-by-case basis. This may result in delayed progress in the program.

If a work requirement is assessed «not approved», students have maximum two chances to retake the work requirement. A work requirement that three times is assessed «not approved», will result in loss of the right to get this course validated.

Provisions governing assessment and grading are laid down in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet. Please refer to https://student.oslomet.no./

The forms of assessment used shall promote learning and document that the students’ competence is adequate in relation to the applicable learning outcome. Assessment methods vary between courses. They include written reports (individual and group reports), oral presentations, portfolio assessments and oral examinations. There will be no written school exam on this master program as the pedagogical approach is to have assessments similar to evaluation methods used when working in a company. The forms of assessment and grade scale are described in more detail in the individual course descriptions. In connection with the final assessment in the course, a grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (A being the highest) and F for fail is used.

A portfolio assessment provides an overall assessment awarding one grade for the whole portfolio. Each student's work will be assessed together as a portfolio with one individual grade at the end of the semester, but all parts that make up the portfolio must be assessed as 'pass' in order for the student to pass the course. The overall assessment can be appealed. Students may only appeal against the determination of the examination grade awarded for the whole portfolio. Any information on weighting of grades must be considered as supplementary information in connection with the final grade.

The tuition takes place in English, and assignments will also be in English. Students may, by agreement with the person responsible for the course, submit assignments in Norwegian. The assignment given in the elective course (specialization course) in the third semester and the master's thesis should be in English.

If the examination in a course consists of more than one part, all parts of the examination must be passed in order to pass the course.

Normally each course has one or two internal examiners to assess students' work. On a regularly basis one or some of the courses will be chosen to include an external examiner, thus the students' work will be assessed by one external and one internal examiner.

Oral exams shall be assessed by two examiners, as this form of assessment cannot be appealed.

The master’s thesis will be assessed by an external and an internal examiner. In addition to submitting a written report, students must also give an oral presentation of the thesis to the external examiner and supervisor(s). The examiners will set the grade for the master’s thesis after the oral presentation and questioning. Students can appeal against the grade awarded for the written thesis in accordance with Section 5-3 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges. If the grade is changed as a result of re-assessment, the student must take the oral exam again. The oral exam grade cannot be appealed

The master’s degree program is profession-oriented, which means that students are to a significant extent assessed on the basis of their ability to solve problems, and on whether their presentations of solutions meet technical, academic and ethical requirements. Project assignments with reports and presentations are therefore one of the dominant assessment forms used in the study program.

Students have the right to demand an explanation for and to appeal against a grade awarded and/or formal errors in connection with exams in accordance with Section 5-3 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

After completing the program, students will be awarded a diploma showing all their final grades (final assessments) in the courses that form the basis for the degree. The title of the master’s thesis will also be included on the diploma.

Quality assurance

The purpose of OsloMet's quality assurance system is to strengthen students' learning outcomes and development by raising the quality at all levels. Cooperation with the students, and their participation in the quality assurance work, is decisive to the overall learning outcome. Among the overall goals for the quality assurance system is to ensure:

• that the educational activities, including practical training and the learning and study environment, maintain a high level of quality
• that the study programs are relevant for the professional fields
• that the quality development continues to improve

For the students, this entails, among other things, student evaluations in the form of:

course evaluations

annual student surveys for all of OsloMet

More information about the quality assurance system is available here: https://student.oslomet.no/en/acts-regulation#etablering-studium-evaluering-kvalitetssystem

Program supervisor scheme

The program supervisor scheme is part of the quality assurance of each individual study program. A program supervisor is not an examiner, but someone who supervises the quality of the study program. All study program at OsloMet shall be subject to supervision by a program supervisor, but there are different ways of practicing the scheme. Reference is made to the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet: https://student.oslomet.no/en/retningslinjer-sensorer