Master of Professional Supervision

Programme Overview

The Master of Professional Supervision (MProfSup) is designed for working practitioners across health, counselling, education, and social services. The curriculum establishes professional supervision as a core cornerstone of critical reflection, lifelong learning, and transformative practice. Students learn to critically analyze and integrate theoretical perspectives, contemporary literature, policy, and practice to enhance their clinical leadership, professional confidence, and mentoring capabilities within their specific organizational contexts.

Programme Pathways

The program is delivered as a 180-point postgraduate framework available under two distinct paths to balance advanced coursework with structured inquiry:

1. The Taught Path: Combines 120 points of core advanced supervision coursework and elective modules with a smaller, 60-point independent research dissertation.
2. The Research Path: Pairs 90 points of core and elective seminars with a major, 90-point supervised master's research thesis.

What You'll Study

The curriculum requires the completion of 180 postgraduate points structured around dedicated professional supervision schedules:

• Compulsory Core Courses (60 points): All students complete two foundational modules:
  • The Practice of Professional Supervision (PROFSUPV 700) – 30 points
  • Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (PROFSUPV 701) – 30 points
• Elective Options (30 to 60 points): Selective modules chosen from specialized practice topics:
  • Stress and Trauma in Health and Human Services (PROFSUPV 710)
  • Critical Approaches in Reflective Supervision (PROFSUPV 712)
  • Managing and Developing People in Human Services (PROFSUPV 714)
  • Practice Teaching and Learning (PROFSUPV 715)
• Research Component (60 or 90 points): Execution of either a 60-point Research Dissertation or a 90-point Master's Thesis under individual academic supervision.

Why Choose This Programme?

• Interdisciplinary Learning Environment: Study, network, and reflect alongside an elite cohort of professionals drawn from a broad range of allied health, nursing, education, and social care backgrounds.
• Flexible Professional Delivery: Designed explicitly around the schedules of full-time working professionals through on-campus block intensives paired with structured online delivery.
• Practice-Led Research: Focus your capstone research or dissertation directly on solving real-world supervision challenges unique to your current workplace environment.

Entry Requirements

• Academic Minimums: A completed relevant bachelors degree with a GPA/GPE of 5.0 or higher. Alternatively, a 5.0 GPA across 60 points of the Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Professional Supervision (unawarded). Relevant subjects include health, counselling, education, or social and human services.
• Specialisation Work Prerequisites: Minimum of three years of verified, relevant professional experience. Applicants must also be currently engaged (employed or volunteering) in an active, appropriate professional context.
• Selection Process: Admission is verified individually. The faculty selection board evaluates the nature of your academic background and the exact scope of your active workspace before confirming placement.
• Language Requirement: Academic IELTS score of 6.5 overall (all sub-bands 6.0+) or equivalent.