Māori and Indigenous Health
Qualifications
Overview
The Māori and Indigenous Health major combines Indigenous culture and practices with health and social services.
You will learn the content and skills to support community healthcare access and health outcomes in a way that respects their values and identities.
- Explore different areas of Māori health and wellbeing: Te Ao Tangata (engaging with Māori communities), Te Ao Hauora (working with health professionals such as doctors and pharmacists), and Ngā Ratonga Hauora (working with health systems and social services).
- Apply your study skills and support Māori wellbeing directly within local services through an internship.
Maori and Indigenous Health major
For the major in the Bachelor of Health Sciences, complete the following courses:
100-level
- MAOR108 Te Patu a Maui: The Treaty of Waitangi — facing and overcoming colonisation
- MAOR107 Te Ara o Tāwhaki: Māori Thought, Beliefs and Practices OR MAOR172 Science, Māori and Indigenous Knowledge
200-level
- HSRV201 Communication in the Human Services
- One course chosen from these options
300-level
Your learning and experiences will contribute to health and social services that are more effective and appropriate for Aotearoa New Zealand communities overall.
Career pathways could include:
- advocacy and welfare
- community health liaison
- health promotion
- policy analysis.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Health Sciences.
Contact us
Te Kura Mātai Hauora | School of Health Sciences
Phone +64 3 369 3333
Email education@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Level 3, Rehua building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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