Teaching and examinations
Time and location
You will find time and place for teaching and examinations at the semester pages for each course. Please see the list of courses offered at the University of Oslo.
Courses in Development and the Environment
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and seminars are the teaching forms used in most of our courses. The readings are here further explored and related to current and relevant research.
These teaching forms require active participation from the students, and we expect a high level of attendance at both lectures and seminars.
The teaching represent only one aspect of the learning process throughout the courses. Reading the syllabus, preparing for classes and follow-up work are important learning activites that we expect our students to engage themselves in.
We advice all our students to form study groups, to discuss the readings and topics that have been presented at the lectures and seminars with fellow students.
For more information about the specific teaching forms of each course see the individual course pages
Language
English
Location
Centre for Development and the Environment, Sognsveien 68, University of Oslo
Forms of examination and assessment
The most commonly used exam forms at the CES programme are Written exam, Home Assignment and Term Paper.
- Written exam usually lasts 3-4 hours.
- The home assignment is usually a one week exam following the series of lectures.
- A term paper is an assignment that the students work on, parallell with the course teaching.
For more information about the specific exam form of each course see the individual course pages
Language of examination
In the courses comprising the programme, the exam question papers are given in English, and the answer papers are normally supposed to be delivered in English. The course descriptions provide more information about requirements concerning the language of examination
Grading scale
The programme contains both courses using the pass/fail scale and courses using the grading scale with five steps from A to E for pass and F for fail, cf. § 6.1 i Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo (Norwegian only). Each course description provides more information about the grading scale in use.
Diploma
The diploma is issued when you have completed the combination of courses which fulfill the degree requirements. The diploma is issued in English. With the diploma you also receive a Diploma Supplement, providing more information about the degree and about the Norwegian system of higher education.