MOA250 Property and land administration

Contents and structure

After completing the course, the student will have advanced understanding of how land rights are formed and change, key concepts in property history, and property history and functions. The student will understand the relationship between private property rights and public control and regulation, how property rights affect land planning, land management, land environmental values and how poor quality in land information can cause land disputes and affect implementation of plans. The student will have understanding of international systems for area administration.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The candidate

• Has knowledge of key concepts in Norwegian property history
• Has advanced knowledge of sources for land information
• Has advanced knowledge of and understanding of concepts such as land, land rights and land use rights
• Has advanced knowledge of the cadastral system and quality of cadastral information
• Has insight into the functional relationship between private property law and public law regulation
• Has knowledge of key concepts in international systems for area administration.

Skills

The candidate

• Can explain key concepts in Norwegian property history
• Can find and analyze various sources of land rights
• Can investigate and explain the history of a property
• Can explain the legal basis for property boundaries and land use rights
• Can explain key concepts within international systems for area administration in relation to the Norwegian system for area administration

Competence

The candidate

• Can reflect and analyze how poor quality in land information can affect neighboring and interpersonal relationships
• Can reflect and analyze how poor quality in land information can affect the implementation of plans and projects

Entry requirements

The study's admission requirements.

Teaching methods

Lectures, excercises, group work.

Compulsory learning activities

Two individual assignments must be approved.

Approved mandatory work requirements are valid for 3 consecutive semesters.

Assessment

The exam consists of two parts:

• Individual semester assignment (40% of final grade).
• Oral exam (60% of final grade). Exam time 20 minutes.

The deadline for submission of the semester assignment is stated on Studentweb and the digital exam system.

The time and place of oral exam is stated by the course coordinator.

Both parts must be passed to get a grade on the subject.

Students with a failing grade on the individual semester assignment can submit an improved version of the assignment by the end of the following semester.

Grade scale A-F where F is not passed.

Examination support material

All support material is permitted at individual semester assignment.

No support material at oral exam.

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