Example courses

• Foundations of Health Promotion

  This course delves into the core principles and theories underpinning health promotion, emphasising their practical application. Students will grasp the fundamental values, ethics, and theories crucial in promoting health effectively and analyse evidence-based strategies across various levels, with a particular focus on the role of place for health. Students will explore key sites of settings-based health promotion, such as schools and workplaces. With a focus on Aotearoa New Zealand's cultural diversity and the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, students will learn about culturally safe health promotion practices. Furthermore, the course develops critical reflexivity, creative communication and collaboration skills.

• Hauora Māori - Māori Health Development

  This course develops detailed understanding of Māori health and wellbeing, and considers the design of effective services to enhance and promote Māori health and wellbeing, strategies for supporting Māori participation at all levels of the health sector, and how these relate to the health and wellbeing of whānau, hapū, iwi and the wider community.

• Health Promotion Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

  Health promotion can lead to successful health and health-related outcomes; however success is often dependent on appropriate strategies or promotion activities being employed in an appropriate manner for the diverse contexts in which they occur. This course extends and builds on the 200-level health promotion course, facilitating improved knowledge of health promotion initiatives across a variety of contexts, and developing the ability to critically evaluate health promotion initiatives. Students will explore, apply and evaluate culturally appropriate approaches to health promotion in different contexts and settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Pacific Health within the Aotearoa New Zealand context

  This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of Pacific health and wellbeing, Students will examine the influence of Pacific people’s cultural values and beliefs on their health and wellbeing. The course will consider the development process for Pacific health policies, strategies and frameworks and critique models of Pacific health.