practicum

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During their practicum, the six female MSW students will be supervised by Deborah Levine from the university's psychiatric services office.

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  1. noun A school or college course, especially one in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied theory: advanced practicums in teaching reading.

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  • The program is unique in having 500 hours of coursework, and 80 hours of graduated practicum which is entirely arranged by the school (many courses leave it up to students to arrange their own practicum hours, which is becoming more and more difficult in the saturated GTA).
  • The health-care aide course, a pilot project involving the provincial Labour and Competitiveness, Training and Trade departments, concludes this summer with a six-week practicum -- three weeks at a hospital and three weeks in a personal-care setting.
  • Outlining the facts of the case for Brackley, Blatt stated that in the fall of 1995, Pittman was working as a practicum teacher and football coach at Powell High School. —  billingsgazette.com
  • Professional Organizer Training Institute ™ Certified designation is issued to participants upon completion of 19 hours of course work and 8 hours of a hands-on client practicum organizing project through our Seminar Training Program and demonstration of the organizing and business skills necessary to be a Professional Organizer business owner. —  Feed of Eventbrite Events
  • Moreover, he has led practical training sessions throughout the United States for clergy and church servers, including the Diaconal Liturgical Practicum, which occurs on the seminary campus during the summer; this year, the diaconal practicum is scheduled to take place June 14-17, 2009. —  News from SVOTS.Edu
 

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  1. German Praktikum, from Late Latin prācticum, neuter of prācticus, practical; see practical.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek πρακτικός, of or pertaining to action. See practic.
 

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/ˈpræktɪkəm/
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