Ngā Poutoko Whakarara Oranga

• 8 noho marae (25 hours each)

• 1 x wānanga whāiti each week (4-6 hours)

Dates, venue and details will be confirmed by your kaiako.  

Your structured class and group times include: 

• Face-to-face with your kaiako or other presenters 

• Wānanga, noho (overnight stays) or online sessions 

• Practice, revision, and assessment activities 

At the completion of each year, we’ll go over what’s involved in Years 2, 3, and 4, so you’re ready for the next step in the degree.

Plan for around 22 hours of study in your own time each week.

Tasks and activities you’ll complete outside of class include: 

• Working through programme resources (such as workbooks, audio, video, or online activities) 

• Completing aromatawai (assessments)

• Required reading 

• Practising your new skills

• Doing research, reflection, or group study 

You’ll need to have access to a: 

• Computer or laptop 

• Reliable internet connection

If you have chosen to pay your programme fee in full (or through StudyLink): Payment must be made within 30 days of your programme start date.

If you have chosen to pay your programme fee by instalments: Your first payment is due 14 days after your programme start date, with the remaining 7 payments due every 14 days until all 8 instalments have been paid.

Our Tauira Support Advisors can help with:

• Applying for a student loan or allowance

• Applying for Inati Tahua | Tauira Access Fund

• Applying for a scholarship

Please reach out early. Unpaid fees can affect your ability to continue studying or graduate.

Talk to us early if you're having difficulty. If your fees remain unpaid, recovery steps will be taken:

• 15-90 days overdue: Overdue fees notices issued (depending on the payment option selected)

• 91-99 days: Debt collection process begins

• 100+ days: Debt with collection agency

Unpaid fees may be referred to a collection agency and could impact your ability to study or graduate.

You’ll explore how change impacts Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and how these shifts shape its direction and practice. You’ll examine your own positioning within Kaupapa Wānanga, reflecting on its obligations and purpose as a framework in your chosen field of study.

You’ll examine the settlement history of Aotearoa New Zealand and the identities of its diverse cultural groups. Through reflective practice, you’ll explore bicultural principles and relationships fundamental to social work in a contemporary context.

You’ll study the bicultural history of social work in Aotearoa and explore key fields of practice. You’ll apply relevant theories, frameworks, values, and ethics when working with individuals, while critically reflecting on current issues and assessment models.

You’ll be introduced to the foundations of research, rangahau, and Kaupapa Rangahau, examining how they intersect and inform one another. You’ll build skills in gathering and analysing information to generate new insights that contribute to knowledge creation.

You’ll investigate the settlement periods of Aotearoa and the development of its legal systems, with particular focus on cultural hegemony and colonial practices. You’ll critically reflect on the ongoing impacts of colonisation on social work and communities.

You’ll explore historical and contemporary forms of resistance and emancipation in Aotearoa. You’ll reflect on these examples to inform a model of social work practice that emphasises empowerment and the pursuit of justice.

You’ll investigate how worldviews are formed and explore both Māori and non-Māori theories that contribute to personal and professional development. You’ll reflect on these principles to shape an informed and values-based approach to social work practice.

You’ll develop effective communication skills in social work, covering both written and oral methods to build strong relationships. You’ll compare cultural influences on communication and reflect on challenges of engaging with Māori, bicultural, and multicultural communities within social work practice.