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 | Full Year (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,173.30 |
| 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 Emily Scott
- 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)
- Children's Act
- Some SPEX316 students will fall under the ActWhen is Student Safety Check for this paper is processed? Post admission to the programme
- Children's Act
- Some SPEX316 students will fall under the ActWhen is Student Safety Check for this paper is processed? Post admission to the programme
Timetable
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 (10 November 2025 - 20 February 2026) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2025 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 Emily Scott
- 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)