Master of Counselling
Massey University · Palmerston North, New Zealand
About this programme
Massey’s Master of Counselling will prepare you for a career as a counsellor and a provisional member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC).
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Social
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- February, July
Entry requirements
All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University. Massey University entry requirements The Master of Counselling is a selected-entry qualification. This means there are a number of specific requirements to be met for admission. To be considered for entry into the qualification you must have successfully completed, with at least a B grade average: a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Guidance, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation (endorsed in Rehabilitation Counselling), or an approved equivalent qualification; and have sufficient personal and professional experience to be likely to productively undertake and successfully complete the qualification. You will need to provide: a verified copy of your academic transcripts a CV (including your education and employment experiences covering at least the last 5 years). a completed NZ Police Request and Consent form, along with 2 pieces of verified identification (1 of which must be photographic) from the list of acceptable forms of identification on the Checklist copies (not originals) of police reports from other countries that you have lived in for more than 12 months over the past 10 years As part of the application, you will also need to supply: a personal statement about what your exposure to the domain of counselling as a consumer, learner, and/or provider has been your understandings of the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to matters of wellbeing services, biculturalism, bi-cultural counselling practice and pluralistic counselling approaches a description of and contact details for an agency/setting where you would be able to undertake your counselling practicum placement names and contact details of 2 referees who have known you in a professional capacity for more than a year the name and contact details of a professional counsellor, external to the proposed practicum placement setting, with whom you will be able to engage periodically through the qualification for the purposes of professional supervision. Application closing date Applications close 25 October, for study commencing the following year. English language requirements To study this qualification you must meet Massey's English language competency requirements.
Visa
- Visa required
- Fee Paying Student Visa
- Application fee
- NZD 850 (online application fee)
- Proof of funds
- NZD 20,000/yr
- Processing time
- Up to 8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (1)
- Manaaki New Zealand ScholarshipsFully funded · Deadline February / March each year