Bachelor of Applied Counselling (Level 7)

Due to high demand, we are unable to take any more applications for February 2026. We recommend applying early for our July intake.

Programme highlights

Do friends and family turn to you for help?

Turn your passion for supporting the people you care about into a rewarding career as a counsellor.

Study counselling with MIT and you’ll learn how to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives and your community.

It doesn’t matter if you’re coming straight from school, changing careers or returning to the workforce, you can study our Bachelor of Applied Counselling (Level 7).

This programme is offered via a blended delivery model which is made up of online learning, compulsory week-long workshop attendance and a practicum component.

To find out more about what practicum entails for both our learners and placement providers, click here.

If you are Māori or Pasifika, find out how you could be supported on your MIT journey with Te Ara Oranga.

WOT Weeks

The Bachelor of Applied Counselling programme is offered as a blended delivery programme made up of self-directed learning, online tutorials and attendance at four compulsory Wananga-Onsite-Talanoa (WOT) Weeks (per year for full-time students) and a practicum component (levels 6 and 7). Modules for self-directed learning start from the first week of each semester. WOT Weeks are the block courses you are required to attend in-person on campus. Download the full 2026 WOT Week Schedule.

IT requirements

To complete this degree you will need to have access to a computer and the internet to retrieve course materials, undertake assessments and to participate in the courses online activities.

Please note: Although the Government vaccine mandate for health and disability workers ended on 11:59pm 26 September 2022, some employers can still require workers to be vaccinated due to their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Placement is a compulsory component of MIT’s healthcare programmes. To go on placement in this sector, students will need to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination to MIT. Students that hold a medical exemption that prevents them from being vaccinated are permitted to work in the healthcare sector, but will have limited placement opportunities in that sector. Students that are not vaccinated, or that do not wish to share their vaccination status with MIT, may not be able to go on placement in the healthcare sector. If you hold a medical exemption, or if you are unable or unwilling to provide proof of vaccination to MIT, your placement opportunities will accordingly be limited and MIT cannot guarantee availability with placement providers.  If this applies to you, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your options.