Health Education
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Qualifications
Overview
This major prepares graduates with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to work with individuals and groups to enhance wellbeing. They develop specific health education and pedagogical knowledge to apply in a diverse range of settings. Experiential learning in a variety of contexts (eg, mental health, sexuality, and nutrition) allows students to recognise factors that influence health and develop a range of strategies to address them.
Students engage in debate and critical reflection on a range of contemporary health issues. Through this engagement, students 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.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences requires 360 points of courses in total, including compulsory Health Sciences courses (135 points), courses towards your major (90 points), and the remaining courses in Health Sciences or from other degrees at UC.
You can also choose to do a double major in Health Education and another major subject in the BHSc. Contact a Student Advisor for help planning your study.
100-level courses
The following compulsory courses are taken by all BHSc students:
- HLTH 101 Introduction to Health Studies
- HLTH 106 Ngā Take, Te Wero: Māori Health Issues and Opportunities
- HLTH 110 Epidemiology
- BIOL 116 Human Biology
Plus these courses specific to Health Education:
Plus another two 15-point courses at 100-level from Health Sciences or other degrees.
200-level courses
The following compulsory courses are taken by all BHSc students:
- HLTH 201 Health Promotion
- HLTH 202 Health and Society: Applied research for Aotearoa
- MAOR 270 Te Ao Hauora Tangata: Māori Health Perspectives
Plus these courses specific to Health Education:
- HLED 221 Models of Health Education
- HLED 222 Sexualities Education
- HLED 223 Nutrition and Physical Activity
Plus one 15-point course at 100-level (or above) and one 15-point course at 200-level from Health Sciences or other degrees.
300-level courses
The following compulsory course is taken by all BHSc students:
Plus these courses specific to Health Education:
- HLED 321 Health Education in Practice – Internship
- HLED 322 Critical Analysis of Contemporary Health Issues
Plus another two 15-point courses at 200-level (or above) and two 15-point courses at 300-level from Health Sciences or other degrees.
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 education@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Rehua building – see the School's website for up-to-date location details.
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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