Overview
Practicums, internships and placements offer students the chance to apply knowledge from their degree to support their development of professional 'knowing' and judgement.
About this paper
| Paper title | Practicum |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sport, Physical Education and Exercise |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus) Full Year (On campus) 1st Non standard period (9 November 2026 - 15 February 2027) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 200-level SPEX points and a further 18 200-level points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Notes
- Only available to students in the Physical Education, Activity and Health; Exercise and Sport Science; or Sports Development and Management major subjects.
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinators: Marguerita Lazar and Courtney McAlevey
- Paper Structure
This paper can be completed either as a placement or by a variety of practicum courses. Please note that practicum opportunities vary within each semester, therefore students should contact the course co-ordinators if wishing to complete this paper in a single semester.
- Textbooks
There is no compulsory textbook. A reading list will be provided where relevant to complement each aspect of the paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Examine how exercise, sport and health organisations function in national and international settings (global perspective)
- Assimilate theoretical, practice-based, ethical and situational data to arrive at workable solutions that meet organisational or client goals (critical thinking, teamwork)
- Analyse and make informed comment on their own and others' professional practices in an organisation, through experience and reflection (research, critical thinking)
- Build productive working relationships with group members and colleagues (teamwork, communication)
- Articulate the relevance of previous personal and educational experiences to the situated (course internship or placement) environment (lifelong learning)
- Improve skills in listening, reading, reasoning, and questioning that enable independent learning (self-motivation)
- Develop skills in presenting and communicating written and verbal information on issues related to particular sport, exercise or health organisations and their practices (communication)
- Assessment details
- This paper is 100% internally assessed.
Overview
Practicums, internships and placements offer students the chance to apply knowledge from their degree to support their development of professional 'knowing' and judgement.
About this paper
| Paper title | Practicum |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sport, Physical Education and Exercise |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus) Full Year (On campus) 1st Non standard period (15 November 2027 - 25 February 2028) (On campus) |
| 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
- 54 200-level SPEX points and a further 18 200-level points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Notes
- Only available to students in the Physical Education, Activity and Health; Exercise and Sport Science; or Sports Development and Management major subjects.
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinators: Marguerita Lazar and Courtney McAlevey
- Paper Structure
This paper can be completed either as a placement or by a variety of practicum courses. Please note that practicum opportunities vary within each semester, therefore students should contact the course co-ordinators if wishing to complete this paper in a single semester.
- Textbooks
There is no compulsory textbook. A reading list will be provided where relevant to complement each aspect of the paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Examine how exercise, sport and health organisations function in national and international settings (global perspective).
- Assimilate theoretical, practice-based, ethical and situational data to arrive at workable solutions that meet organisational or client goals (critical thinking, teamwork).
- Analyse and make informed comment on their own and others' professional practices in an organisation, through experience and reflection (research, critical thinking).
- Build productive working relationships with group members and colleagues (teamwork, communication).
- Articulate the relevance of previous personal and educational experiences to the situated (course internship or placement) environment (lifelong learning).
- Improve skills in listening, reading, reasoning, and questioning that enable independent learning (self-motivation).
- Develop skills in presenting and communicating written and verbal information on issues related to particular sport, exercise or health organisations and their practices (communication).
- Assessment details
This paper is 100% internally assessed.