HLED121-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Introduction to Health Education

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course is designed to be an introduction to Health Education in school and community settings. Students will examine both the historical and contemporary underpinnings of Health Education. The course offers a strong focus on effective practice in Health Education, including recognition of determinants of health and how Health Education can be put to work to develop knowledge, understandings and skills in order to navigate the complexities of our 21st century world. Students have opportunities to put into practice key ideas from the course through session planning and facilitation.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 10:00 Rehua 009
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Workshop B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 - 17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Health Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Workshop tasks 30% Three workshop tasks that connect to the respective weeks' learning, each worth 10%. Due 8, 15 and 22 March 2024.
Session planning, facilitation, reflection 45% Facilitation in workshop Wed 1 or Fri 3 May. Planning and reflection due Sunday 5 May.
Critical evaluation of an issue relating to health education 31 May 2024 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $897.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 25 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All HLED121 Occurrences

  • HLED121-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025