Master in Adapted Education
See study programmeAdapted education involves realising a scientific understanding of upbringing and teaching. Such activity represents both theoretical and practical insight into a specific teaching situation in upbringing and teaching, and through that also provides norms for pedagogic actions in practical situations. However, a scientific understanding will never be able to provide complete, objectively correct answers as to what would be the best pedagogical action in a specific practice. Nevertheless, a key goal of this programme is to provide each student with an adequate foundation for taking the best possible action upon reflection in his or her specific upbringing and teaching situation.
The master's program in adapted education aims to provide an understanding of what such practical knowledge should be built upon as well as what methods that are used to gather knowledge in different contexts.
Practical pedagogical activity represents a series of personal challenges, and this programme aims to contribute to increased self-knowledge and self-understanding for each student. The programme further introduces students to an introduction of what acquiring new understanding and knowledge means, and how understanding and knowledge can be increased in different areas of knowledge. Another goal of the programme is for the students to develop their researcher attitude and experience what it means to work based on a scientific way of working and thinking, and to motivate them to participate in the relevant pedagogical debates.
Students may apply to have elected courses from other universities or university colleges included in their course mix of this programme.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
English language proficiency
View general admission and documentation requirements
Admission requires holding a teacher, special subject-teacher or pre-school teacher education on bachelor's level or the equivalent. If the teacher education programme comprises four years of full-time study, the student may be accepted to this master's programme upon completion of their third year of study. The grade average must be C or better.
Other foundations for admission may be relevant and will be considered on an individual basis.
For the specializations (mastermodules) the entry requirements are as follows:
General Didactics: Teacher training and/including 60 ECTS of pedagogics with a grade of C or higher.
Occupational Didactics: A completed 3-year occupational or professional training (bachelor, cand.mag.,or the equivalent).At least 80 pedagogical study-points (60 ECTS credits+ 20 ECTS credits for a pedagogically-related subject), undertaken during the above or as an addition, with a grade of C or higher.
Inclusive Education: Teacher training and/including 60 ECTS credits in special needs pedagogics with a grade of C or higher.
Coursework and exams are assessed and graded based on the Norwegian system using letters A to F, in which A is the best/highest grade and F equals fail or not passed. Work may also be assessed based on a passed/not passed or approved/not approved basis.
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