Courses that include work-integrated learning
Find courses from across the university that include a work-integrated learning component, many of which are core courses of professionally-focused programmes.
Work-integrated learning (WIL) describes educational activities that combine academic learning and practical work-based experiences. The most common forms of WIL are placements, internships, and consultancy projects where students work for an external organisation as part of a university project.
Students have the chance to get real-world experience and apply their academic learning in a practical context. They also build their networks of contacts and get a taste of working in their chosen professional area.
Graduates who have WIL experiences emerge confident, motivated, and equipped to add value in their new professional roles.
List of courses
Faculty of Education
School of Education
100-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TCHG 103 | Ako 1: Ngā Anga—Care and education frameworks and pedagogies | This course introduces you to practice frameworks taught across the programme, including professionalism, ethical practice and reflective practice. We examine the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Code and Standards, the EC regulatory framework, and professional guidelines such as Tātaiako and Tapasā. We focus on notions of wellbeing, belonging, diversity, cultural sustainability and inclusivity. |
200-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TCHG 220 | Ako 2: Te Tirohanga Whānui - Approaches to EC curriculum, assessment and planning | In this course, student teachers examine theories and practices for curriculum, assessment and planning, including kaupapa Māori and Pacific Peoples’ perspectives. They use multiple approaches and tools to gather information and reflect on children’s diverse ways of being, knowing, doing and relating, to plan for individual children. |
| TCHG 224 | Ako 4: Kia Mataara—Intentional pedagogies in local contexts | In this course, student teachers examine how intentional pedagogical practices can support young children’s social and emotional growth, competence and sense of belonging and wellbeing. Video is used as a reflective tool to support student teachers’ intentional teaching practices. |
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TCHG 315 | Akopai: Professional Practice 1 | In this course, student teachers are introduced to Te Waharoa as the programme’s vision for Te Tiriti-led transformative education and to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Code and Standards as the expectations for the teaching profession. They are introduced to a range of language learning strategies to support their development of proficiency in te reo Māori. |
| TCHG 316 | Akopai: Professional Practice 2 | Through the perspective of tangata Tiriti, student teachers develop an understanding of their professional responsibilities to education for Pacific peoples. They refine their practice during teaching experience as they develop their independence, adaptive expertise and ability to cope with increasing complexity in learning and teaching situations. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EPSY 519 | Professional Practice (Part 1) | This course will provide students with the practical fieldwork experience necessary to develop the competencies of an educational psychologist. Full year course taught in four blocks. |
| EPSY 520 | Professional Practice (Part 2) | This course will provide students with the practical fieldwork experience necessary to develop the competencies of an educational psychologist. Full year course taught in four blocks. |
| TCHG 505 | Te Koruru: Professional Practice 1 | In this course, student teachers are introduced to Te Waharoa as the programme’s vision for Te Tiriti-led transformative education and to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Code and Standards as the expectations for the teaching profession. They are introduced to a range of language learning strategies to support their development of proficiency in te reo Māori. |
| TCHG 506 | Te Koruru: Professional Practice 2 | Through the perspective of tangata Tiriti, student teachers develop an understanding of their professional responsibilities to education for Pacific peoples. They refine their practice during teaching experience as they develop their independence, adaptive expertise and ability to cope with increasing complexity in learning and teaching situations. |
Faculty of Engineering
The School of Engineering & Computer Science
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CGRA 463 | Computer Graphics Practicum | The practicum is an opportunity for students to engage with a supervised computer graphics project in the context of an external company or organisation. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 589 | Industry Project | Supervised project, working on an industrial software research and development task, generally as a placement in industry. |
| SWEN 589 | Industry Research and Development Project | The course will consist of a substantial project, working on a software research and development task. Generally it will be done as a placement in industry, but could, in certain cases, be an industry-sourced (or industry-related) project done within the school. The project would involve supervision by an academic as well as the industry employer, and will involve formal and informal reporting, both written and oral presentations. |
The School of Mathematics and Statistics
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DATA 351 | Data Science Internship | Students will complete an approved and supervised project in a public, private or non-profit organisation with established data science work stream. This project will enable students to gain professional work experience in the application of data science and to develop teamwork and communication skills in a relevant organisation. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DATA 581 | Data Science Practicum | This course enables students to gain professional work experience in the application of Data Science. Each student is supervised by a host organisation involved in Data Science applications in the public or private sectors. The placement allows students to develop teamwork and communication skills in the real world. |
| STAT 501 | Statistical Consulting | This course provides training in statistical consulting for practical research in other disciplines. Following formal development of skills to determine appropriate analysis methods for clients, students will complete projects based on supervised consultancy with students or staff members. |
| STAT 581 | Statistical Practicum | This course enables students to gain professional work experience in the application of statistics. Each student is supervised by a host organisation involved in statistical consulting or statistical applications in the public or private sectors. The placement allows students to develop teamwork and communication skills in the real world. |
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
School of Architecture
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LAND 312 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio IV / Te Taupuni Mahi Pokepoke, Whakarākei hoki i a Papa-tūā-nuku IV | This studio-based course encourages students to take a proactive approach to design research situating a specific design investigation within the discourse and practice of landscape architecture. Students will move confidently between scales, processes and form to create resolved design solutions. |
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LAND 411 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio V / Te Taupuni Mahi Pokepoke, Whakarākei i a Papa-tūā-nuku V | This studio-based design course explores settlement ecologies across regional and local scales. Students investigate natural and urban systems drawing out complex ecologies through the process of designing and resolving a landscape architecture proposal. |
| LAND 412 | Landscape Architecture Design Studio VI / Te Taupuni Mahi Pokepoke, Whakarākei hoki i a Papa-tūā-nuku VI | This advanced studio-based design course focuses on research investigation and management of a landscape architectural urban design problem at a scale that emphasises research skills, development and testing of design ideas and integration of technology. |
| PLAN 411 | Urban Planning Design Studio / Whakamahere Tāone Taupuni Hoahoa | This course explores the principles and concepts of urban design and their application in urban planning practice by focusing on the social, cultural, environmental and economic processes that affect the natural and built environment. |
| PLAN 412 | Regional Planning Design Studio / Whakamahere ā-Rohe Taupuni Hoahoa | This advanced design-based planning studio focuses on the research investigation of complexities resulting from the interaction between people and their environment and the associated economic and land development processes at a regional level. Students will engage in Work Integrated Learning by working on real-life issues of planning organisations and presenting back a project report. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BILD 581 | Practicum in Architectural Science / Ngā Ritenga o te Ao Hangahanga Hangarau | This course enables students to gain professional work experience in an area of architectural science. Each student is supervised by an academic staff member and a host organisation involved in architectural science research or applications in the public or private sectors. Each student will critically reflect on their experiences in a report and by presenting a seminar. |
| BILD 582 | Industry Project / Ngā Kaupapa Ahumahi | This course enables students to gain knowledge about architectural science industry issues through supervised research. Students will analyse an aspect of the design, production, use or maintenance of the built environment in practice and prepare a professional quality report. |
School of Design Innovation
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DSDN 463 | Practicum | The practicum is an opportunity for students to engage with business, research institutes and cultural organisations through placement for one trimester in an approved external programme. Enrolment requires approval from the Head of School. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MDDN 541 | Visual Effects Capstone | This studio consists of a supervised practicum, working on experimental design studio based research and project work, generally as a placement in the visual effects industry. |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies
School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COMS 301 | Applied Communication Project | Students will undertake a project to demonstrate their theoretical and applied learning in communication studies. This may either take the form of a small research project using appropriate theories and method or an applied project demonstrating digital communication practice (e.g. design of a communication campaign or website). The medium of the project may be written or audio-visual. |
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS 490 | Internship | Students will complete an approved and supervised work-based project while on a placement in a private sector establishment, public sector agency, or non-governmental organisation. Please note that this is a pass/fail course. Students who pass the course will receive a P grade. |
| FILM 414 | Commercial Production | This course develops advanced production management skills, preproduction planning, collaborative production skills, creative leadership and post-production techniques. Students will collaborate on the production of several short film projects that aim to develop skills in a range of production arenas including advertising/marketing videos, experimental and non-narrative films, and short artistic works of fiction or music video projects. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COMS 589 | Research Project | This course gives students the opportunity to pursue an individual research project relating to an aspect of the Master of Communication programme. Students will be given guidance and support from a supervisor. |
| COMS 590 | Internship | Students will complete an approved and supervised work-based communication project while on a placement in a private sector establishment, public sector agency, or non-governmental organisation. |
| FILM 590 | Creative Project | FILM/DSDN/NZSM/THEA 590 is a creative research project, which is the capstone of the MFA (Creative Practice) degree. The project topic and approach is developed by the student under the guidance of an academic staff member in the relevant area. |
| THEA 590 | Creative Project | FILM/DSDN/NZSM/THEA 590 is a creative research project, which is the capstone of the MFA (Creative Practice) degree. The project topic and approach is developed by the student under the guidance of an academic staff member in the relevant area. |
School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies
000-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ELIN 003 | Workplace Communication for Skilled Migrants | This course helps recent migrants develop appropriate communication skills in professional workplaces. It will provide guided practice in a range of communicative situations and insights into the social and professional contexts of the New Zealand workplace. A work placement will be provided. Not for credit towards a degree. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LALS 579 | Research Placement | Students will complete an approved research placement on an existing research project of a programme member. The placement may be part of a collaborative research project with a private sector establishment, public sector agency, or non-governmental organisation and hence may involve the student doing data collection, observations or consultation at that establishment/agency/organisation. |
800-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEAF 806 | Deaf Studies Teaching Practicum | The practicum includes classroom practice in teaching NZSL, with the expectation that students apply theoretical learning from previous courses to their teaching work. In addition to teaching, activities include keeping a journal for self-review and teacher observation. |
| ELIN 801 | Introduction to Language Teaching | This course introduces the planning and implementation of appropriate classroom language teaching activities, and addresses issues in managing classrooms for effective second and foreign language learning. Students undertaking this course should have completed an undergraduate degree. |
| ELIN 802 | TESOL Classroom Practice | TESOL Classroom Practice |
School of Languages and Cultures
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ICOM 303 | Intercultural Communication Project | This course supports students in undertaking a research project under close supervision. Applying principles and practices covered in previous courses in the major, students will make a scholarly, civic or creative contribution to the study of intercultural communication. |
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PASI 428 | Internship | Approved and supervised work placement of the student in a public sector agency, private sector establishment, or non-governmental organisation with a predominant focus on Pacific issues. Students will be required to work between 150-200 hours (preferably at approximately 10 hours per week for 15-20 weeks). |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LANG 502 | Intercultural Communication/Applied Translation Placement | This course builds on the skills and knowledge acquired in T1 and T2 of the MICAT programme. It provides students with the opportunity of gaining direct insights into the relevance and impact of intercultural communication and translation skills in a variety of professional environments, contexts and practices. Placements will be organized through the MICAT Internship coordinator. |
School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 428 | Parliamentary Internship / Mahi Takitahi: Tūranga pia ki Paremata | This course provides a limited number of selected students with the opportunity of gaining insights into parliamentary processes, the roles and responsibilities of members of Parliament, the functions and activities of the research units, the conduct of select committees and the activities of parliamentary parties. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MIGS 588 | Internship | This course builds on the skills and knowledge gained through Part 1 of the programme. It provides students with the opportunity of gaining direct insights into the workings of government, ministries or related workplaces. |
| MIGS 589 | Research Project | This course gives students the opportunity to pursue an individual research project relating to their internship. Students will be given guidance and support from a supervisor. Regular supervision is arranged with the supervisor, and signed off by the Programme Director. |
| PHPE 589 | Research Project | This course gives students the opportunity to pursue an individual research project relating to an aspect of the PPE programme. Students will be given guidance and support from a supervisor. Regular supervision is arranged with the supervisor, and signed off by the PPE Programme Director. |
| PHPE 590 | Philosophy, Politics and Economics Internship | This course builds on the skills and knowledge gained through Part 1 of the PPE programme. It provides students with the opportunity of gaining direct insights into the workings of government, ministries or related workplaces. Placements will be organized through the PPE Internship coordinator. Acceptance into the course will require students to pass an interview. |
School of Social & Cultural Studies
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SACS 428 | Internship | Approved and supervised voluntary work placement of the student in a public sector agency, private sector establishment, or non-governmental organisation with a focus on any of research, policy or service provision issues. |
| SOSC 489 | Research Project | In this course students will choose and conduct an independent research project and write an extended essay. They will receive individual supervision from a staff member, and also work as a group learning foundational research skills, such as formulating a research question, writing a literature review and developing an argument. |
| SPOL 489 | Research Project | In this course students will choose and conduct an independent research project and write an extended essay. They will receive individual supervision from a staff member, and also work as a group learning foundational research skills, such as formulating a research question, writing a literature review and developing an argument. |
Te Kawa a Māui / School of Māori Studies
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MAOR 413 | Kia Kautū/Internship | Approved and supervised work placement of students in an organisation with a predominant focus on Māori issues. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MAOR 512 | Kia Kautū/Internship | Approved and supervised work placement of students in an organisation with a predominant focus on Indigenous issues. |
New Zealand School of Music
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NZSM 523 | Music Therapy Practicum | Observation of experienced music therapists and supervised practice in a variety of health, education or community settings. Please note that this is a pass/fail course. Students who pass the course will receive a P grade. |
| NZSM 526 | Case Work and Research | Demonstration of competent assessment, provision of appropriate music experiences and interactions, observations and evaluation in a client setting. Expansion of the understanding of music therapy by the analysis, synthesis and interpretation of ideas and information, making use of rigorous research methodology. |
| NZSM 590 | Creative Project | FILM/DSDN/NZSM/THEA 590 is a creative research project, which is the capstone of the MFA (Creative Practice) degree. The project topic and approach is developed by the student under the guidance of an academic staff member in the relevant area. |
Museum and Heritage Studies
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MHST 503 | Practicum A | This course introduces students to the professional policies, trends, skills and practices in the New Zealand museum and heritage sector through class-based seminars, hands-on workshops, onsite visits and visiting speakers. It allows students to explore day to day operational issues facing the professional today, put into effect broad aspects of professional museum and heritage practice and establishes a bridge between the university and the workplace. |
| MHST 504 | Practicum B | This course introduces students to the professional practices of project planning in the museum and heritage sector and allows them to apply museum and heritage theory in practical contexts. In addition to class-based seminars, students will work in teams on a sector-based project that requires them to put into effect broad aspects of professional museum and heritage practice, including the principles, practices and skills associated with community and stakeholder engagement, project design and planning, marketing planning, financial planning and business writing. |
| MHST 519 | Project | This course provides students with the opportunity to propose, research, plan and implement an independent supervised project which could take the form of an exhibition/survey/portfolio/report/catalogue or other approved exercise. As part of their project students will be placed at an external organisation. Please note that this is a pass/fail course. Students who pass this course will receive a P grade. |
| MHST 525 | Internship | This course provides the opportunity for advanced professional training and work experience through an internship in a professional museum or heritage organisation under the supervision of a suitably qualified and experienced professional and an academic supervisor. It takes the form of an independent directed study including meetings with supervisors one hour per fortnight culminating in the delivery of an independent project at the end of the course. |
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
200-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FHSS 207 | The Future of Work | Workforces are changing at a rapid pace with various predictions regarding the future nature of work. In this interdisciplinary course, students will critically examine the changing nature of the work and employment from a range of perspectives including Sociology, History, Philosophy, Media Studies, Design and Management. The course traces the history of work and employment, and considers the contemporary challenges facing workers and their employers in the context of labour market and wider social changes. |
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FHSS 302 | FHSS Internship | Students will complete an approved and supervised work-based project while on a voluntary placement in a public sector agency, private sector establishment, or a non-governmental organisation. Please note that this is a limited entry course requiring separate application and that it is graded on a pass/fail basis. |
Faculty of Health
School of Health
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HLWB 302 | Health Internship | Approved and supervised work placement of the student in a public sector agency, private sector establishment, or non-governmental organisation with a focus on health and wellbeing. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HPSY 512 | Supervised Internship | Students complete 1500 hours of health psychology practice supervised by registered psychologists, in partnership with relevant cultural oversight, developing the core competencies required for professional registration with the NZ Psychologists Board under the relevant Scope of Practice. There will be a focus on working in partnership with mainstream providers that work with Māori and Pasifika communities, Māori service providers and Pasifika service providers to enhance cultural responsivity and skill capacity in their practice. |
School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Practice
100-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MIDW 101 | Midwifery Practice 1: Becoming a Midwife | Introduces students to the role of the midwife, including history of midwifery, midwifery philosophy, the scope of practice and regulation of midwifery in Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
| MIDW 102 | Midwifery Practice 2: Preparation for Practice | Students are prepared for their practice role by learning physical assessment skills including observations, palpation, percussion, auscultation and psychosocial assessment. Skills are taught in the simulation lab and skills are then applied in the clinical practice setting under supervision of registered midwives. |
200-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MIDW 202 | Midwifery Practice 3: Care of the Newborn | Students develop an understanding of normal newborn development, behaviour, transition to extra-uterine life, including deviations from normal in the clinical setting. Students will learn newborn resuscitation in a simulation setting, physical examination of the newborn, establishment of breastfeeding, identification of the unwell baby/pēpē. |
| MIDW 205 | Midwifery Practice 4: Supporting Women | Students learn to work with women/wāhine, through antenatal, labour/birth and postnatal care. The focus is on partnership with women and the process of information sharing for informed choice and consent, including working effectively with diversity. Techniques for supporting women in labour and post-partum, with a focus on physiological birth are also studied. |
| MIDW 206 | Transition to Parenthood | Students will explore the process of becoming a mother from a physiological and social perspective. Course content will address normal puerperium, onset of lactation and establishment of breastfeeding, coping with role and maternal mental health. The emphasis is on understanding the normal puerperium and locating the mother/baby unit within the family and within society. |
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MIDW 301 | Midwifery Practice 5: Art and Science of Midwifery | This practice-based course focuses on the fundamental role of the midwife in supporting normal physiological birth and breastfeeding. Students learn to employ a range of skills to support women in normal labour, birth and the puerperium. The focus is on translating research into practice and developing an understanding of the need for a judicious approach to interventions in peripartum care. |
| MIDW 303 | Women’s Health | This course focuses on infertility, assisted fertility, early pregnancy loss, contraception and gynaecological and medical conditions affecting childbearing women/wāhine. Social, cultural and political aspects of women’s health are also explored. |
| MIDW 306 | Midwifery Practice 6: Women with Complex Pregnancies | Explores the experience of women/wāhine with complex pregnancy conditions and considers the role of the midwife in providing care when pregnancy is complex. Students develop clinical enquiry skills including accessing information about medical conditions, critical evaluation of information sources, translation into lay language. |
| MIDW 308 | Being a Midwife | This course prepares students for practical aspects of commencing in midwifery practice including introduction to small-business skills, contracting, financial literacy, professional conduct, advancing midwifery through midwifery organisations, inter-professional communication, maintaining competence to practice, and self-care for employed and self-employed midwives. |
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NRSE 403 | Integrated Nursing Practicum 1 | The aim of this course is to introduce students to nursing practice in a range of settings and contexts. This course has four modules of learning: anatomy and physiology; microbiology; pharmacology; and law and ethics. Students will be challenged to consider how these concepts relate to the practice of nursing. Students will develop skills in clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making as part of the learning experience and progress confidence in supporting hauora Māori and relevant kaupapa Māori approaches to nursing practice. |
| NRSE 404 | Integrated Nursing Practicum 2 | This course introduces students to evidence-based nursing practice in a range of settings and contexts. The two modules relate to long-term conditions and mental health and addictions. Emphasis will be given to pharmacological processes, building therapeutic relationships and formulating risk assessments. Students will develop their clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making as part of the clinical learning experience. |
| NRSE 405 | Integrated Nursing Practicum 3 | This course further develops the student’s knowledge and skills in a range of clinical practice environments. The three modules relate to: interprofessional collaboration, clinical reasoning and clinical assessment (with a focus on recognising deterioration and taking appropriate action) and the use of technology and health information across the health continuum. Students will be critically challenged to consider how these concepts relate to the delivery of person-centred care. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NRSE 501 | Final Nursing Practicum | This capstone course facilitates the transition from student to the role of the registered nurse. The three modules of the course address interprofessional collaboration; clinical reasoning and decision making; and leadership. Students will demonstrate the capability to build a therapeutic relationship with people, families/whānau and communities. The course will provide students with the opportunity to strengthen and consolidate their commitment to care, scholarship and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles. |
| HLTH 533 | Midwifery Practicum in Complex Care | This course integrates theoretical knowledge into practice and extends the midwife's experience, knowledge, skills and practice in complex maternity care. |
| HLTH 543 | Prescribing Practicum | This course will develop prescribing knowledge and skills, drawing on the student’s previous learning in advanced health assessment, diagnostic reasoning/therapeutics and pharmacology. This course supports students to meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand requirements for registered nurse prescribing authority. |
| HLTH 544 | Nurse Practitioner Practicum | This course provides an opportunity for Nurse Practitioner students to synthesise and apply all previous Advanced nursing practice learning within the context of Mentored practice. This course supports students to meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand requirements for Nurse Practitioner registration and prepares them to contribute to Improvements in health outcomes for Maori through an understanding of key concepts such as policy that supports Equitable health outcomes, Whanau Ora and Maori models of Health. |
Faculty of Law
School of Law
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LAWS 550 | Special Topic: Internship | The intern is placed with a law office, court, voluntary organisation, government department or similar agency. There the intern will be assigned various tasks including a component of serious legal research. The intern does not receive any payment for the work done on placement. Note: This internship is currently only available to international students. |
Faculty of Science
School of Geography, Environment & Earth Sciences
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ENSC 410 | Environmental Science Internship | This course enables students to gain professional work experience in environmental science. Each student is supervised by a host organisation involved in environmental science research or applications in the public or private sectors. The placement allows students to further develop teamwork and communication skills, with production of a report and presentation. |
| GISC 429 | Internship | This course allows students to apply knowledge gained from the PGDipGIS/MGIS postgraduate courses within business, government and non-profit organisations while gaining career-related work experience, achieving a greater clarity regarding their career goals, and developing ‘workready’ skills. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CCSP 511 | Practicum Placement & Project | This course has three components: a placement, a research project, and presentation of a seminar. The placement is a period of work with an employer in the field of climate change science, policy or management (e.g. climate-related transport research or policy formulation). The short research project aims to research a particular aspect of the work undertaken, or the host organisation itself, to enrich the student’s understanding of the organisation’s work. |
| ENSC 511 | Environmental Science Placement and Project | This course provides both professional development and research training. It has three components: a placement, an applied research project, and presentation of a seminar. The placement is a period of work with an employer in the field of environmental science. The project aims to research a particular aspect of the work undertaken to enrich the student’s knowledge of the organisation’s work. |
| ENVI 512 | Practicum | Supervised practice in a specialised field of environmental/resource management, focusing attention on policy and practice in a particular agency or organisation concerned with environmental matters. |
School of Biological Sciences
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CLNR 411 | Practicum in Clinical Immunology | This course enables students to gain professional work experience in clinical immunology. Each student is supervised by a host organisation involved in immunological research or applications in the public or private sectors. The placement allows students to further develop teamwork and communication skills. |
| CLNR 412 | Research Project in Clinical Immunology | A research project in Clinical Immunology approved by the Head of School. |
| ERES 526 | Ecological Restoration in Practice | A project-based exploration of practical issues underpinning ecological restoration. Students will develop practical skills and obtain knowledge enabling them to contribute to a local restoration project. Focus will be placed on the skills required to develop a restoration plan, implement restoration management and to evaluate the success of restoration efforts. |
School of Psychology
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FPSY 401 | Forensic Psychology Fieldwork/Internship 1 | This course provides students with an opportunity to complete a special project or take part in the day to day operations of a workplace or agency, undertaking forensic psychology-relevant work. The student will be jointly supervised by university staff and field supervisors. |
| FPSY 402 | Forensic Psychology Fieldwork/Internship 2 | This course provides students with an opportunity to complete a special project or take part in the day to day operations of a workplace or agency, undertaking forensic psychology-relevant work. The student will be jointly supervised by university staff and field supervisors. |
| FPSY 403 | Forensic Psychology Fieldwork/Internship | This course provides students with an opportunity to spend 2 trimesters working on a special project or taking part in the day to day operations of a workplace or agency that undertakes forensic psychology-related work. The student will be jointly supervised by university staff and field supervisors. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 561 | Practicum | This practicum course extends the theoretical and practical skills gained in the probationary year of the program. The course consists of supervised practice in our psychology clinic for approximately 100 half days throughout the year and is complemented by full day workshops focussed on skill development in delivering various forms of evidence-based interventions for mental health, behavioural and developmental difficulties. |
| PSYC 562 | Advanced Practicum | Placements are either paid or unpaid internships. Students may apply for internship employment which will be for either six months or a year. Unpaid placements are also available. To do an internship, students must register with the New Zealand Psychologist Board as an intern psychologist and must complete 1500 hours of internship under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. Students must complete the internship hours and pass each placement as well as completing all mandatory course requirements before being able to sit the final exam. |
School of Science in Society
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SCIS 587 | Placement and Project | Selected students will be offered the opportunity to complete a supervised voluntary work placement in a public sector agency, private sector establishment, or non-governmental organisation with a focus on any of research, policy, science communication or public engagement with science. The student’s project will be agreed between the student and the programme coordinator. |
Wellington School of Business and Government
School of Government
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GOVT 570 | Work-based Project | An in-depth investigation of a workplace problem or opportunity, informed by appropriate theories in public policy or public management, leading to potentially actionable recommendations. |
School of Management
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 302 | Consultancy Project | Put your management knowledge into practice by partnering with a business or organisation to tackle a real-life business challenge. Guided by a problem-based learning approach, you’ll collaborate as consultants to investigate an applied problem, develop solutions, and recommend further action. The course includes workshops to develop your consultancy, teamwork, presentation, and report writing skills, and with opportunities for reflection and feedback, you’ll enhance your career opportunities. |
| MGMT 303 | Event Management | Events offer economic, social, and environmental opportunities and challenges for the organisations and communities that host and manage them. You will explore sustainability and green events, how to influence the behaviour of event attendees, and why it’s important to create lasting legacies from hosting mega events. Examples include international music festivals, sporting world cups, and cultural events like Te Matatini and the Pasifika Festival. |
| TOUR 203 | Sustainable Destination Management | Sustainability and climate change pose significant challenges for tourism destinations in developed and developing countries. This course critically examines the positive and negative impacts of tourism on destinations as well as tourism’s relationship with climate change as both a consequence and contributor. The concept of Sustainable Tourism will be explored and applied to mitigate the costs and enhance the benefits of tourism-related impacts on the environment, society, and economy. |
400-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HRER 405 | Future of Work & Employment | Recent developments in human resource management have been driven by the changing context of work, as employers seek to remain competitive. This course focuses on this new work context and the challenges it poses for human resource management. |
School of Information Management
300-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| INFO 301 | Project in Information Systems | This course provides students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a practical problem in the area of information systems. Students work in teams on real projects for real clients. The projects are identified by the course coordinator. |
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| INFO 538 | Practicum | A period of work experience in an information service for students with little or no prior relevant work experience. The placement will be subject to protocols and managed through a set of learning objectives, and must be approved by the course coordinator before commencement. |
Professional Programmes Office
500-level courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA 508 | Integrative Strategic Consultancy | Students are provided with a foundation in the theory and practice of global business consultancy. This course examines the global business environment, cross-cultural management issues and global strategies available to firms to leverage international opportunities. Students will work with a New Zealand based organisation engaged in international business to suggest solutions to global business issues, thereby enhancing global business and cross-cultural practices. |
| GBUS 580 | Consultancy Project | The project involves visiting and working with an organisation, doing internal and external research, placing the work in a global context, and producing a report and presentation, to a brief agreed with the client. |
| MBUA 514 | Digital Architecture | Digital architecture addresses the holistic alignment between business goals and strategy, processes and operations across business ecosystems, digital data and systems, and the underlying technical infrastructure. Students learn how to analyse, model, design and evaluate digital enterprise and ecosystem architectures, how to plan the transition from a baseline to a target architecture, and how to create effective governance instruments for successful digital architecture management. |
| MBUA 515 | Digital Innovation & Strategy | This course provides students with the skills required for formulating IS strategy. Students learn about the role of IT in designing new business models and in enabling innovation. Students will develop a mastery of the IS strategic process, including governance, application portfolio management, business case development, sourcing decisions, and benefits assessment. |
| MBUA 532 | Business Analysis Project | Research project on a selected aspect of business analysis. |