Health Education
UC Health Sciences students organised and carried out the All Right? Amble through Ōtautahi Christchurch's Botanic gardens, promoting the five pillars of well-being in the family event.
Qualifications
Overview
This major prepares graduates with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to work with individuals and groups to enhance well-being. They will develop specific health education and pedagogical knowledge that is applicable in a diverse range of settings. Experiential learning in a variety of contexts (eg, mental health, sexuality, and nutrition) will allow students to recognise factors that influence health and to develop a wide range of strategies to address them.
Students will engage in debate and critical reflection on a range of contemporary health issues. Through this engagement, students will develop an understanding of ethical issues and principles, a respect for the autonomy and choice of both individuals and groups, and competency in collaborative and consultative ways of working.
For a typical degree structure of the Bachelor of Health Sciences majoring in Health Education, see the Bachelor of Health Sciences brochure.
Career options for students who major in Health Education include employment in health-related institutions and agencies such as Community and Public Health (in Nutrition, Sexuality, Health Promoting Schools, and Mental Health teams), Drug and Alcohol agencies, Family Planning, the Mental Health Foundation, Nutrition Advisories, Red Cross, and teaching Health Education in secondary schools to a senior NCEA level (teaching qualification required).
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Health Sciences.
Contact us
School of Health Sciences | Te Kura Mātai Hauora
Phone +64 3 369 3333
Email educationadvice@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
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Postal address
College of Education, Health and Human Development | Te Rāngai Ako me te Hauora
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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