OsloMet - metropolitan university has been running studies in oral storytelling since 1995. The course Art of Storytelling is a part of the study programme Bachelor’s Programme in Drama and Theatre and gives 30 credits.
The Learning outcomes:
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student:
• is capable of explaining different types of storytelling
• is capable of, based on imagination, life stories, oral tradition and/or a written story, reworking these with a view to performance in primary and lower secondary school and other public arenas
• is capable of explaining the different traditions of the art of storytelling
Skills
The student:
• is capable of telling stories in different contexts
• is capable of using dramaturgy in the composition of a storytelling programme intended for a target group in primary and lower secondary school and, if applicable, in other institutions
• is capable of guiding and organising processes for different target groups
General competence
The student:
• is capable of identifying needs that can be met using the art of storytelling
• is capable of guiding children and young people in the work on stories and other oral presentations
• is capable of working independently and production-oriented
• is capable of seeing similarities and differences between different expressive styles
• is capable of working independently and production-oriented
