Social Work

To avoid delays in completing your programme and incurring unnecessary cost, you must follow the Enrolment Guide below.

Programme list

For more course information, please visit Digital Course Outline and Course Catalogue.  

Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work – PGDipSW

FULL-TIME: Year 1: New students starting in Semester 1, 2025

If you are planning to enrol in a thesis or research portfolio for the Master of Social Work following the completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work, you must enrol into EDUCSW 700 as this is a prerequisite for the Master of Social Work please

 Semester 1 2025 (60 points)  
Choose 60 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)  
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)  
SOCWORK 713  The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 734   Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
Semester 2 2025 (60 points)
  
Choose 60 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)  
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (15 points)
EDUC 787 Māori and Indigenous Research (30 points)  
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)  
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCHLTH 732 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)

PART-TIME: Year 1: New students starting in Semester 1 2025

If you are planning to enrol in a thesis or research portfolio for the Master of Social Work following the completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work, you must enrol into EDUCSW 700 as this is a prerequisite for the Master of Social Work please.

 Semester 1 2025 (30 points)  
Choose 30 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)  
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)  
SOCWORK 713  The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 734   Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
Semester 2 2025 (30 points)
  
Choose 30 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)  
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (15 points)
EDUC 787 Māori and Indigenous Research (30 points)  
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)  
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCHLTH 732 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)

Year 2

Semester 1 2026 (30 points)
 (A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025)
Semester 2 2026 (30 points)
 (A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025)

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Master of Social Work – MSW (120 points - Thesis) Full-time and Part-time

FULL-TIME
Year 1: New students starting in Semester 1, 2025

 Semester 1 2025 (60 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 796A Thesis (60 points)
 Semester 2 2025 (60 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 796B Thesis (60 points)

PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025

 Semester 1 2025 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798A Thesis (30 points)
 Semester 2 2025 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798B Thesis (30 points)

Year 2

 Semester 1 2026 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798A Thesis (30 points)
 Semester 2 2026 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798B Thesis (30 points)

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Master of Social Work – MSW (120 points – Research Portfolio) Full-time

FULL-TIME
Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025

 Semester 1 2025  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 797A  Research Portfolio (45 points)
PLUS: a total of 30 points from the Semester 1 and Semester 2 options:  
Semester 1, 2025 course options:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734  Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
SOCWORK 713 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
 Semester 2 2025 
 Course Code Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 797B Research Portfolio (45 points)  
PLUS: a total of 30 points from the Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options:   
Semester 2,  2025 course options: 
Course CodeCourse Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (30 points)
EDPROFST 744Pastoral Care and Counselling in Schools (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)
SOCHLTH 732  Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)

If you have not previously completed a Research Methods Course, you must enrol into EDUCSW 700.

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Master of Social Work – MSW (120 points – Research Portfolio) PART-TIME

PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025

 Semester 1 2025  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795A Research Portfolio (22.5 points)
PLUS: a total of 30 points from the Semester 1 and Semester 2 options:  
Semester 1, 2025 course options:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734  Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
SOCWORK 713 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
 Semester 2 2025  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795B Research Portfolio (22.5 points)  
PLUS: a total of 30 points from the Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options:    
Semester 2,  2025 course options:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700  The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
PROFSUPV 701  Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
EDPROFST 743  Family Counselling (30 points)
EDPROFST 744 Pastoral Care and Counselling in Schools (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 735  Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)
SOCHLTH 732   Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)

If you have not previously completed a Research Methods Course, you must enrol into EDUCSW 700.

Year 2

 Semester 1 2026  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795A Research Portfolio (22.5 points)
 Semester 2 2026  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795B Research Portfolio (22.5 points)

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Master of Social Work – MSW (240 points - Thesis) Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025

Please note that you must complete EDUCSW 700 (Research Methods Course) before you can start your thesis. Further information can be found below.

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)  
Choose 60 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734 Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
SOCWORK 713 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (60 points)  
Choose 60 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700   Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (30 points)
EDPROFST 744 Pastoral Care and Counselling in Schools (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)
SOCHLTH 732 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)

Year 2

 Semester 1, 2026 (60 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 796A Thesis (60 points)
 Semester 2, 2026 (60 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 796B Thesis (60 points)

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Master of Social Work – MSW (240 points - Thesis) Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025

 Semester 1 2025 (30 points)  
Choose 30 points from the following courses:
  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
EDPROFST 744 Pastoral Care and Counselling in Schools (15 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734  Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
SOCWORK 713 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (30 points)  
Choose 30 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700   Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)
SOCHLTH 732 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)

Year 2

 Semester 1, 2026 (30 points)
A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025
 Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025

Year 3

 Semester 1, 2027 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798A Thesis (30 points)
 Semester 2, 2027 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798B Thesis (30 points)

Year 4

 Semester 1, 2028 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798A Thesis (30 points)
 Semester 2, 2028 (30 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 798B Thesis (30 points)

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Master of Social Work – MSW (240 points – Research Portfolio) Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025

Please note that you must complete EDUCSW 700 (Research Methods Course) before you can start your thesis. Further information can be found below.

 Semester 1 2025 (45 points)  
Choose 45 points from the following courses:
  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 734  Issues in Child Welfare and Protection (30 points)
SOCWORK 713 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (30 points)  
Choose 30 points from the following courses:  
Course Code Course Name (Points)
EDUCSW 700   Research Methodologies (30 points)
PROFSUPV 700 The Practice of Professional Supervision (30 points)
PROFSUPV 701 Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (30 points)
EDPROFST 743 Family Counselling (30 points)
EDPROFST 744 Pastoral Care and Counselling in Schools (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)
SOCHLTH 732 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)

Year 2

 Semester 1, 2026 (45 points)
A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025
 Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025

Year 3

 Semester 1, 2027 (22.5 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795A  Research Portfolio (22.5 points)
 Semester 2, 2027 (22.5 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795B  Research Portfolio (22.5 points)

Year 4

 Semester 1, 2028 (22.5 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795A  Research Portfolio (22.5 points)
 Semester 2, 2028 (22.5 points)  
 Course Code  Course Name (Points)
SOCWORK 795B  Research Portfolio (22.5 points)

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