SNE4310 – Counselling and Innovation

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

This course is compulsory for students registered on the Special Needs Education Programme.

The course runs together with SNE3310 – Counselling and innovation

Areas of study include:

  • Counselling approaches
  • Facilitation of support groups
  • Innovation in education

Learning outcome

The course contributes to:

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of the professional role of an adviser/counsellor within the field of special needs education
  • Knowledge about theory and practice of innovation

Skills

  • Skills in counselling
  • Skills in school innovation towards inclusion

Competence

  • Competence in school innovation
  • Competence as group facilitator of caregivers

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

This course is also open for international exchange students at Master`s level with a relevant Bachelor`s degree or equivalent.

Number of places for programme students: approximately 20

Number of places for exchange students: approximately 15

Suitability assessment:

All teaching in special needs education are covered by the Norwegian regulations relating to suitability assessment in higher education.

In special cases, a report of concern/doubt can lead to exclusion from the study. See information about suitability assessments at the Department of Special Needs Education

Formal prerequisite knowledge

For students registered on the full master`s programme the following courses must have been completed: