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Overview

Internships are arranged for students to work fulltime for up to a year and to engage in critical reflection of their experience. Most internships are expected to be outside the Otago region.

The Internship Practicum will provide interns with the opportunity to work in a business for 6 to 12 months to gain practical workplace experience. The internship will allow you to integrate your classroom learning with the workplace or community organization, enabling your assignments to actively reflect on both theory and practice. Internships provide the opportunity to apply and critique theory and practice learned in the first two years of your BCom degree.

About this paper

Paper title Internship Practicum
Subject Business Studies
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,053.30
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
90 200-level points passed with an average grade of at least B
Restriction
MANT 370, TOUR 307
Limited to
BCom
Schedule C
Commerce
Notes
Enrolment requires course approval from the Academic Leader of the Internship Programme, and no other papers may be taken concurrently without his or her approval. Students will not be permitted to enrol in BSNS301 should completion of the paper coincide with completion of the student's degree.
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact

internships@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Dr Hoa Luong and Associate Professor Tony Garry

Teaching Arrangements

This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely, but features in-person assessment.

This paper is taught via distance learning.

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes
An ability to relate theory and practice to a business situation.

Overview

Internships are arranged for students to work fulltime for up to a year and to engage in critical reflection of their experience. Most internships are expected to be outside the Otago region.

The Internship Practicum will provide interns with the opportunity to work in a business for 6 to 12 months to gain practical workplace experience. The internship will allow you to integrate your classroom learning with the workplace or community organisation, enabling your assignments to actively reflect on both theory and practice. Internships provide the opportunity to apply and critique theory and practice learned in the first two years of your BCom degree.

About this paper

Paper title Internship Practicum
Subject Business Studies
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
90 200-level points passed with an average grade of at least B
Restriction
MANT 370, TOUR 307
Limited to
BCom
Schedule C
Commerce
Notes
Enrolment requires course approval from the Academic Leader of the Internship Programme, and no other papers may be taken concurrently without his or her approval. Students will not be permitted to enrol in BSNS301 should completion of the paper coincide with completion of the student's degree.
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact

internships@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Dr Hoa Luong and Associate Professor Tony Garry

Teaching Arrangements

This distance learning paper is taught remotely, but features in-person assessment.

This paper is taught via distance learning.

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

An ability to relate theory and practice to a business situation.

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