- Duration
- Full-time: 18 months
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester Two – 21 July
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- Available locations
- City
- Points
- 180
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
- Taught & research options available
Programme overview
Develop advanced knowledge, skills, awareness and critical reflection to underpin effective supervision within your work context. As a working professional with at least three years’ experience in your field of practice, you will have the opportunity to learn and reflect alongside course colleagues from a broad range of social care and allied health professions. In this way, you will enhance your clinical and professional supervision skills. You will be required to develop and successfully complete an independent piece of research within the area of supervision and professional practice.
Professional Supervision is a significant cornerstone of learning, critical reflection and transformative practice. Throughout the programme, you will examine the role of professional supervision. You will critically analyse and integrate theoretical perspectives, contemporary literature, policy and practice to grow your knowledge, skills and confidence in supervision within your own professional and organisational context.
Programme structure
This 180-point programme, with research and taught options available, is delivered through face-to-face block courses at the City Campus and online. It comprises either two 30-point core courses, one 30-point elective and a 90-point thesis, or two 30-point core courses, 60 points of electives and a 60-point dissertation.
Master of Professional Supervision (MProfSup) schedule
Research masters
Research pathway:
- 60 points: PROFSUPV 700, 701
- 30 points from EDUC 787, EDUCSW 700
- 90 points: PROFSUPV 794 Thesis
Taught pathway:
- 60 points: PROFSUPV 700, 701
- 30 points from PROFSUPV 710, 712, 714-716, SOCCLEAD 703
- 30 points from EDUC 787, EDUCSW 700
- 60 points: PROFSUPV 793 Dissertation
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Subjects available in this programme
- Professional Supervision
2025 entry requirements
My highest qualification is from:
Programme requirements
Minimum programme requirements
Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.
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Study optionTaught 180 pointsGrade requiredGPA Grade Point Average 5.0
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Study optionResearch 180 pointsGrade requiredGPA Grade Point Average 5.0
Further programme requirements
Select your study option:
You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects include health, counselling, education or social and human services.
You will need a GPA of 5.0 or higher for your Bachelor’s degree.
You must have at least three years of relevant professional experience and be currently employed or volunteering in a relevant professional context. Relevant contexts may include health, counselling, education, social or human services.
You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects include health, counselling, education or social and human services.
You will need a GPA of 5.0 or higher for your Bachelor’s degree.
You must have at least three years of relevant professional experience and be currently employed or volunteering in a relevant professional context. Relevant contexts may include health, counselling, education, social or human services.
Other pathways to study
If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.
Programme requirements
Minimum programme requirements
Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.
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Study optionTaught 180 pointsGrade requiredGPE Grade Point Equivalent 5.0
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Study optionResearch 180 pointsGrade requiredGPE Grade Point Equivalent 5.0
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QualificationIELTS Academic International English Language Testing SystemScore required6.5
No bands less than 6.0.
Further programme requirements
Select your study option:
You must have completed a bachelors degree in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects may include counselling, education, health, or social and human services.
You also must have at least three years’ practical experience in counselling, education, health, social or human services, or a similar profession.
You must have completed a bachelors degree in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects may include counselling, education, health, or social and human services.
You also must have at least three years’ practical experience in counselling, education, health, social or human services, or a similar profession.
Other pathways to study
If you have not met the requirement you can still gain entry if you have attained an equivalent and relevant, practical, professional or scholarly experience.
How much does a Master of Professional Supervision cost per year?
2025 fees
- Domestic students
- NZ$8,860.80 – $9,033.60*
- International students
- NZ$41,594*
Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Amounts shown are indicative only. In addition to the tuition fees, there is a Student Services Fee of $9.24 per point, estimated at $1,108.80 for full-time study (120 points). Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses.
*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.
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Key dates
Note: For international applicants, the application closing date for Semester Two 2024 is 24 May 2024.
Please note: We will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.
Application closing dates
- Semester One 2025
- 8 December 2024
- Semester Two 2025
- 4 July 2025
Start dates
Here are the start dates for the programme.
| Semester One | Starts – 3 March |
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| Ends – 30 June | |
| Semester Two | Starts – 21 July |
| Ends – 17 November |
| Semester One | Starts – 2 March |
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| Ends – 29 June | |
| Semester Two | Starts – 20 July |
| Ends – 16 November |
Other important dates
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Where could this programme take you?
Master of Professional Supervision graduates will have mastery of theories, models, skills and interventions in professional supervision, as well as advanced knowledge of the scholarship of the field. They will have a demonstrated ability to engage in independent research in the field, that synthesises appropriate theory, research methodology and methods, and analysis of data.
Jobs related to this programme
- External supervisor
- Clinical supervisor
- Team Leader
- Professional Supervisor
- Cultural supervisor
- Professional Leader
- Manager
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