PACE390-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Professional and Community Engagement Internships

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) internship courses provide an opportunity for practical application of disciplinary theory, skills, and knowledge during an internship in an approved business or community organisation. PACE courses are specialised, hybrid courses: half of the course takes place in the classroom where you have the opportunity to develop your professionalism and broaden the application of your academic discipline, and half the course takes place in the workplace where you can put that knowledge to use. PACE students learn to provide productive outcomes, develop strategies, and enhance their employability skills. In PACE390, you will spend a designated period working on a project for a business or a community organisation; carry out ongoing personal and professional development assignments; complete a project that links your disciplinary knowledge to the knowledge acquired through your internship practice; present and share your experiences with the other students in your cohort. Course Aims: To develop an ability to evaluate the relationship between discipline knowledge as it applies to a workplace. To build capacities for understanding multicultural perspectives and ways of being included but not limited to Maori and Pacific perspectives; To build employability competencies that are reflective of industry standards.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Students must have completed at least 150 points towards degree completion.

Restrictions

Enrolments for PACE395 and PACE390 are restricted against one another. Enrolments for CRJU310 and PACE390 are restricted against one another.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 14:00 Rehua 528
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Course Coordinator

For further information see Work Integrated Learning on the departments and faculties page

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Internship 50%
Career Presentation 15%
Career Portfolio with reflection 25%
Attendance 10%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $948.00

International fee $4,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Work Integrated Learning on the departments and faculties page .

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