HMS0504 – Field Safety
Course content
Excursions and field work should always be conducted in a safe manner. This course provides you with information on how to do that when you are planning or going on an excursion or conducting field work.
Learning outcome
After completing the course you should have knowledge of:
- What policies and procedures apply to fieldwork/excursions
- What you are expected to contribute with prior to and during field work/excursions
- Which insurance schemes that are applicable/non-applicable
- How to conduct risk assessments and how to use appropriate clothing, protective gear and different communication aids
- How to provide first aid in the field
Admission to the course
The course is compulsory for:
- Students taking a course having HMS0504 as a prerequisite
- New students in the following Master?s degree programmes:
- Bioscience?(Note: certain programme options)
- Geosciences
Teaching
The course is offered as digital self-study in Canvas.
Please note that the course has a digital online exam, and you must be both registered for teaching and registered for the exam for the correct semester in order to receive a passing result in Student Web.
Examination
The self-study course includes an integrated digital exam that must be passed in order to pass the course. Please note that you must be both registrered for teaching and registered for the exam in HMS0504 for the correct semester to receive a passing result in StudentWeb.
The digital exam consists of multiple-choice questions and can be taken many times. When the exam is approved in Canvas, you will receive an email with a course certificate, but the course is not considered passed until the result is visible under “Results” in StudentWeb.
Students who have not passed HMS0504 – Field Safety will not receive an approved degree from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences if HMS0504 is mandatory in the programme or a required prerequisite for courses in the degree.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- How to use AI as a student
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.