SNE4120 – Towards Inclusive Education

Course content

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

The course runs together with SNE3120 – Towards Inclusive Education

The course offers different perspectives on how to implement inclusive education in pre-school, school and other relevant settings.

Areas of study include:

  • Resource-based communication and mediation

  • Strategies for early intervention

  • Inclusion in pre-school and school

  • Development of individual education plans

  • Structuring flexible curricula

Learning outcome

The course contributes to:

Knowledge

  • Knowledge about development of inclusive practices

  • Knowledge in the field of curriculum (didactic) on macro and micro level

  • Basic knowledge in the field of curriculum (didactic) of individual and class/group support of learning and development

  • Knowledge and understanding of how to plan, implement, assess and revise individual learning processes in group- and class relations

  • Knowledge about core concepts of resource-based special needs education towards inclusion

Skills

  • Skills in educational differentiation and in planning, implementing, assessing and revising individual learning processes in group- and class relations

  • Skills in inclusive practices

  • Skills in recourse-based interaction, communication and mediation with individuals and groups/classes on preschool and school levels

Competence

  • Competence in planning, implementing, assessing and revising individual, group- and class curricula

  • Competence in inclusive practicing

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

Overlapping courses

Teaching

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Literature studies
  • Student group and plenary discussions

Obligatory activities:

Group work based on selected articles or part of the syllabus.The group work revolves around the discussion and collective analysis of selected articles or part of the syllabus. You will have to make a presentation during the course. If you presentation is not approved, an alternative obligatory assignment will have to be completed prior to the course examination.

Canvas:

Canvas is the learning management system for education at UiO. On Canvas you may find detailed information about the teaching and exams for the courses you are enrolled in. On Canvas you may participate in learning activities, submit assignments and interact with groups.

In addition, we use Canvas to share relevant information for students of the course. Keep up to date on the announcements!

Visit the Department of Special Needs Education’s website to find information about upcoming events such as seminars, conferences and disputations. For updates on social activities, follow the student council, Fagutvalget, E-mail: fagutvalget@isp.uio.no 

Examination

The final exam will consist of a written individual essay (7 days home assignment ). The examination will count as the entire portion of the course grade.

Previous exams

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who do not pass an exam may have a second attempt as soon as it is possible to arrange. This is called a re-sit examination. The re-sit examination is held within 3 months of the original examination.

Students who have passed their exam, but who wish to improve their grade may not participate in a re-sit examination. You may take an exam to improve your grades at the next time the course has an ordinary exam, as long as you have not already used all three attempts. The Department will provide information and guidelines about the re-sit examination.

More about examinations at UiO

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

Last updated from FS (Common Student System) Mar. 19, 2024 7:56:32 AM

Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
10
Teaching
Autumn

The course is last held autumn 2023

Examination
Autumn

Examination is last held autumn 2025

Teaching language
English