3HLT

Level 3 Health Education*

Course Description

Are you interested in what is affecting our own, others and societies health and wellbeing from a wider perspective? In Level Three Health Education students will apply a broader perspective of the underlying concepts of health (hauora, socio-ecological perspective, health promotion and attitudes and values) to a range of national and international health issues.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Critical thinking skills - exploring the bigger picture of health and determinants of health.
  • National and international health issues. For example drug and alcohol use and global poverty.
  • Communication and Collaborative skills.
  • Learn about and compare a range of NZ Health practices. For example Western Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and / or Traditional Medicine.
  • Attitudes and values - understand and accept a range of attitudes and values in relation to health and wellbeing.
  • Learn about ethical foundations and apply these principles to a selected ethical issue.
  • Written and oral skills (researching, referencing and presenting). 


Resources Required

Workbook

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.

Total Credits Available: 19
Internal Assessed Credits: 14
External Assessed Credits: 5
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91461 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 7

A.S. 91462 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.2 - Analyse an international health issue


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91463 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91464 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 19
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19

This course is University approved and will allow you to meet the requirements for University Entrance.