Teaching and learning
We contribute to teaching and supervision in a range of programmes within the School of Population Health, at all levels of study.
Undergraduate
The Bachelor of Health Sciences degree offers undergraduate training in public health and health services research.
Our courses include:
- POPLHLTH 101 Health Systems 1
- POPLHLTH 102 Health and Society
- POPLHLTH 204 Health Care Ethics
- POPLHLTH 215 Dynamics of Health Systems
- POPLHLTH 300 Health Sector Professional Competencies
- POPLHLTH 301 Strengthening Health Systems
- POPLHLTH 302 Health Services Placement
- POPLHLTH 303 Health Informatics
- POPLHLTH 311 Shaping Health Policy
Postgraduate
Digital Health
Our department is responsible for teaching the following courses:
- DIGIHLTH 701 Principles of Health Informatics
- DIGIHLTH 702 Health Knowledge Management
Health Management
The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences offers a Master of Health Leadership programme with a specialisation in Health Management. The core courses for this programme and the specialisation in Health Management are offered by our department.
- HLTHMGT 754 Health Leadership
- HLTHMGT 721 Health Management
- HLTHMGT 729 Strategic Health Management
- POPLHLTH 705 Evaluation Research Methods
- POPLHLTH 719 Health Economics
- POPLHLTH 722 Organisation of Health Systems
Public Health
- HLTHMGT 721 Health Management
- HLTHMGT 729 Strategic Health Management
- HLTHMGT 754 Health Leadership
- POPLHLTH 705 Evaluation Research Methods
- POPLHLTH 718 Health and Public Policy
- POPLHLTH 719 Health Economics
- POPLHLTH 720 Cost Effectiveness Evaluation
- POPLHLTH 722 Organisation of Health Systems
- POPLHLTH 767 Health Services Research Methods
Doctoral
Opportunities exist to pursue PhD studies in health services research, policy and management. Students are expected to have a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
Current projects
- Marianne Grbin ‘The role of research evidence in public policy decision making: a narrative policy analysis of medicinal cannabis reform in NZ'
- Anthony Pashkov ‘Exploring the implementation of interventions aimed at better integration of palliative care services in New Zealand from the perspectives of provider networks and service recipients.’
- Pushkar Silwal ‘Health system performance management: A closer look at the System Level Measures Framework (SLMF) in New Zealand’
- Maryam Pirouzi ‘Inter-organisational collaboration and health service integration for the elderly in NZ’
Past projects
- Tom Robinson ‘Use of quasi-experimental methods to evaluate health service outcomes in DHB settings’
- Stephanie Garratt 'Why are medications omitted (especially refused) in Aged Care settings in New Zealand, and are our National and Organizational procedures around these incidences Fair?'
- Andrew Lynch ‘Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Primary Health Care in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Discourse Analysis