Level 3 Health Studies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms S. Fe'ao.
Work at Level 3 focuses on investigating significant health and socio-ecological issues in New Zealand and applying the concepts of ethics, health promotion and social justice to design strategies that will lead to more equitable health outcomes for New Zealanders. Activities will include individual and group research, group discussion, gathering data, case studies, assignments, and learning journals. Students will be able to choose a personalised learning pathway, and either be assessed in all four standards or their choice of three.
Health develops interpersonal skills and personal and social responsibility for any career. It can directly lead on to a wide range of careers including medicine, nursing, politics, public health, community health work, social work, psychology, sociology, alcohol and drug counselling, health promotion, sport and exercise science, physiotherapy, occupational therapy.
Who would be interested in this course?
Students who have previously succeeded in earning 10 credits in a Level 2 Health or Physical Education, or HOF approval
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
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NZQA Info
Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue
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Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand
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Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being
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Health 3.5 - Evaluate models for health promotion
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.