Use the Tab and Up, Down arrow keys to select menu items.
This course will provide students with an understanding of ways in which evidence is used in health decision making, in health promotion, clinical care and health policy, and the social science tools which underpin much health research.
1. Students will be able to identify three elements of critical appraisal of any medicine or public health academic literature or description of primary studies.2. The student will be able to identify the steps of conducting a systematic review and appraisal of literature.
Either 15 points in HLTH at 200-level or above, orany 45 points at 200-level or above
Arindam Basu
Raymond Kirk and Ann Richardson
Students will be provided with a set of reading materials and journal articles, and these will be made availble through LEARN.
Library portalOn-line course content Aegrotat considerations Studentweb
Grading ScaleGrade GPA Value MarksA+ 9 90 – 100A 8 85 – 89.99A- 7 80 – 84.99B+ 6 75 – 79.99B 5 70 – 74.99B- 4 65 – 69.99C+ 3 60 – 64.99C 2 55 – 59.99C- 1 50 – 54.99D 0 40 – 49.99E -1 0 – 39.99A Pass is 50 marks or over
Domestic fee $1,697.00
International fee $7,425.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see School of Health Sciences .