School of Population Health
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) courses
Enrolment advice
In order to enrol into any courses, you first need to accept the offer. Accept the offer on Student Services Online today.
BHSc Honours students should self-enrol in the courses in the tables below, taking the core courses and one elective course in semester 1 with the other elective course in semester 2.
BHSc (Hons) dissertation handbook
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Core courses
You must enrol in all the core courses listed below (90 points)
| Course Code | Title | Semester | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPLHLTH 758 | Theoretical Concepts of Health | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 767 | Health Services Research Methods | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 780 A&B | Dissertation | 1 and 2 | 30 +30 |
Elective courses
Choose two courses, one from semester 1 and the other from semester 2, from the following list (30 points total)
| Course Code | Title | Semester | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLTHINFO 728 | Principles Health Informatics | 1 | 15 |
| HLTHMGT 729 | Strategic Health Management | 2 | 15 |
| MĀORIHTH 709 | Transformational Research for Maori Health | 2 | 15 |
| MĀORIHTH 710 | Kaupapa Mäori Theory | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 704 | Undertaking Qualitative Health Research | 1 |
15 |
| POPLHLTH 708 | Epidemiology | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 711 | Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis | 2 |
15 |
| POPLHLTH 712 | Clinical Trial Design, Analysis and Management | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 715 | Global Public Health | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 718 | Health and Public Policy | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 719 | Health Economics | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 720 | Cost Effectiveness Evaluation | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 724 | Quality in Health Care | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 732 | Population Youth Health | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 735 | Mental Health Development | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 736 | Mental Health Promotion | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 737 | Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Studies | 1 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 738 | Biology of Addiction | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 752 | Case Studies in Global Health | 2 | 15 |
| POPLHLTH 765 | Nutrition Interventions in Public Health | 1 | 15 |
