Counselling StudiesSubject regulations

The subject Counselling Studies is designed to give access to Counselling Studies within an education orientation. It is not a professional counselling qualification, but offers an introduction to practice skills within specific contexts. For example, qualified teachers who see their future in the pastoral network of a school can use these papers to develop their skills in, and their understanding of guidance and pastoral care.

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Prescriptions for:

To complete the PGCert(CounsStudies), students must take 60 points at 500 level from the Counselling Studies subject.
To complete the PGDip(CounsStudies) students must take 120 points at 500 level, including COUNS540, COUNS546 or COUNS549; and a further paper in a Postgraduate Diploma subject.
To complete the MEd in Counselling Studies, students will complete 180 points at 500 level, including at least two of COUNS540, COUNS546 or COUNS549; and one of EDUCA500, EDUCA557 or MAOED500; and one of a Directed Study equivalent to 30 points, a Dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or a Thesis equivalent to 90 or 120 points.
Students will normally be expected to focus their independent research on a topic related to Counselling Studies.
Optional papers will be selected from the papers listed in MEd subjects, the MEdLeadership, or 30 points may be selected from outside the field of the degree.

Counselling Studies papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
COUNS540Working with Groups This paper explores dialogic group processes with selected kinds of groups. Students will be given the opportunity to develop group membership and...	30	25B (Block)
COUNS546Conflict Resolution: Restorative Approaches This paper develops the skills of facilitating conflict resolution using mediation, conferencing and other types of restorative and generative...	30	25B (Block)
COUNS549Counselling and Contexts This paper provides an overview of counselling practice and its contexts, including optional modules on school counselling, or addictions. It teaches...	30	25A (Block)
COUNS590Directed Study Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff.	30	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
COUNS592Dissertation A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.	60	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
COUNS593Counselling Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	90	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
COUNS594Counselling Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	120	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
EDUCA500Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and Critical Theories Culturally Responsive Methodologies utilise kaupapa Māori and critical theoretical frameworks to develop contexts within which the researched...	30	25X (Block - Tauranga)
EDUCA557Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods This paper introduces students to major educational and social science research paradigms, methodologies, ethical researcher conduct, and methods...	30	25A (Hamilton) & 25B (Hamilton) & 25B (Tauranga) & 25H (Block)
EDUCA590Directed Study Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff.	30	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
EDUCA591Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice A supported project enabling students to identify and investigate a research question of interest, develop a report that includes implications for...	30	25A (Hamilton) & 25B (Hamilton)
EDUCA592Dissertation A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.	60	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
EDUCA593Education Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	90	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
EDUCA594Education Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	120	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
MAOED500Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research This paper seeks to explore Kaupapa Māori research theory and methodologies, developing more informed and culturally located and responsive research...	30	25X (Hamilton)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 4 Jun 2025 01:00am

Counselling StudiesSubject regulations

Other qualifications

PGCert(CounsStudies)

PGDip(CounsStudies)

MEd

Counselling Studies papers