| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-02-26 | - |
| 2024-07-15 | - |
| 2025-03-03 | - |
| 2025-07-21 | - |
Program Overview
The Master of Professional Supervision Practice (MProfSupPrac) is a 180-point taught program designed for working professionals with at least three years of experience who want to develop advanced knowledge and skills in professional supervision. The program is delivered through face-to-face block courses and online courses and takes 18 months to complete full-time. Graduates of the program may pursue careers as external supervisors, clinical supervisors, team leaders, professional supervisors, cultural supervisors, professional leaders, or managers.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Master of Professional Supervision Practice (MProfSupPrac)
Overview:
The MProfSupPrac program is designed for working professionals with at least three years of experience in their field who want to develop advanced knowledge and skills in professional supervision. The program aims to equip participants with the ability to critically analyze and integrate theoretical perspectives, contemporary literature, policy, and practice to enhance their clinical and professional supervision skills.
Objectives:
- To develop advanced knowledge, skills, and awareness of effective supervision within your work context.
- To enhance clinical and professional supervision skills.
- To examine the role of professional supervision, critically analyzing and integrating theoretical perspectives, contemporary literature, policy, and practice.
- To grow your knowledge, skills, and confidence in supervision within your own professional and organizational context.
Program Description:
The MProfSupPrac is a 180-point taught program delivered through face-to-face block courses at Epsom Campus and online courses. It comprises three 30-point core courses and three 30-point elective courses. Participants will explore a variety of topics relevant to professional supervision, including:
- The role and purpose of supervision
- Ethical and legal considerations in supervision
- Establishing and maintaining a supervisory relationship
- Providing feedback and guidance to supervisees
- Evaluating the effectiveness of supervision
- Managing conflict in supervision
Outline:
Program Structure:
- 180-point taught program
- Delivered through face-to-face block courses at Epsom Campus and online courses
- Duration: 18 months full-time
- Next start dates:
- 2024 Semester Two – 15 July
- 2025 Semester One – 3 March
- Available locations: City
- Points: 180
- Programme type: Postgraduate
- Taught options available
Subjects:
The program includes three 30-point core courses and three 30-point elective courses.
Core Courses:
- PROFSUPV 700
- PROFSUPV 701
- PROFSUPV 720
Elective Courses:
- PROFSUPV 710-718
- SOCCLEAD 703
- SOCCLEAD 706
Schedule:
- Taught Masters: 90 points
- PROFSUPV 700, 701, 720
Careers:
- Potential career paths, opportunities, and outcomes for graduates of the MProfSupPrac program include:
- External supervisor
- Clinical supervisor
- Team Leader
- Professional Supervisor
- Cultural supervisor
- Professional Leader
- Manager
Other:
- The Master of Professional Supervision Practice (MProfSupPrac) is a program offered by the Education and Social Work Faculty at the University of Auckland.
- The program is designed for working professionals with at least three years of experience in their field who want to develop advanced knowledge and skills in professional supervision.
- The program is delivered through face-to-face block courses at Epsom Campus and online courses.
- The program is 180 points and takes 18 months to complete full-time.
- The next start dates for the program are 2024 Semester Two – 15 July and 2025 Semester One – 3 March.
- The program is available in the City location.
- The program has a points requirement of 180.
- The program is a postgraduate taught program.
- The program offers elective courses.
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Entry Requirements:
Taught 180 points:
- A Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject. Relevant subjects include health, counselling, education, or social and human services.
- A GPA of 5.0 or higher for your Bachelor's degree.
- 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.
Alternative Pathways to Study:
- For those who don't meet the entry requirements, other pathways to study are available with equivalent and relevant practical, professional, or scholarly experience.
- Students who have passed courses towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Supervision or Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision at the University of Auckland may reassign those courses to this degree.
- The definition of "relevant subjects" for the Bachelor's degree is not elaborated on. Providing a detailed list of qualifying subjects within health, counselling, education, or social and human services would assist potential applicants.
- Similarly, "relevant professional experience" and "relevant professional context" are not precisely defined. Elaborating on the types of roles and work settings considered relevant would benefit individuals considering this program.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
For the Master of Professional Supervision Practice, the language proficiency requirement is:
