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This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understandings necessary to develop programmes that enhance the nutrition and physical activity of people in Aotearoa. Students will explore how the determinants of health influence nutrition and physical activity, and research effective health promotion strategies. An opportunity for health promotion experience will provide students with practical skills.
This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding necessary to develop programmes that enhance the nutrition and physical activity of people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Students will explore the determinants of nutrition and physical activity, and research effective health promotion strategies.On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:1. Describe and examine health inequities and the determinants of health that influence people’s physical activity and nutrition.2. Identify, discuss, and critically analyse the current practices in relation to physical activity and nutrition promotion.3. Apply national and international research to current physical activity and nutrition education and promotion practices.4. Identify and critically analyse current health education strategies utilised to address barriers to physical activity and nutrition.5. Investigate and support improvements in physical activity and nutrition in a given population.
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.
HLTH112 - 'Anatomy & Physiology I' or HLTH113 - 'Anatomy & Physiology II' or BCHM111 - 'Cellular Biology and Biochemistry'
HLED223
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Anna Howe
Anna Howe and Brad Hurren are in charge of liaison with students in the undergraduate health sciences courses as the BHSc programme coordinators. Please feel free to talk to the Academic Liaison or the student rep about any degree-related matters.
Domestic fee $1,099.00
International fee $5,388.00
* 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.
For further information see School of Health Sciences .