Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) Majoring in Pacific and Global Health
Dunedin, New Zealand
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) Majoring in Pacific and Global Health
Health systems in the future will see more initiatives in the community.
New health roles will be developed to deliver these initiatives and help individuals negotiate the jigsaw of health services available. Public health approaches will become increasingly important to address the broad health issues facing us in the future.
This career-focused qualification concentrates on the skills required to work with people and communities to promote health and ensure they access and receive the most appropriate care.
Navigate changing global health systems
- As our world becomes more interconnected, new challenges are impacting the health and well-being of our communities.
- These challenges include:
- Populations and people living for longer, and often with multiple long-term conditions and disabilities
- Limited health resources and greater demand for services
- Environmental and social change and their effects on health
- Populations and people living for longer, and often with multiple long-term conditions and disabilities
- Limited health resources and greater demand for services
- Environmental and social change and their effects on health
- With these challenges comes an increasing need to develop innovative approaches to health care.
- The Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) is a three-year degree for those who want to be an integral part of these new healthcare approaches, with the opportunity to major (specialise) in four different areas.
- Learn in an immersive environment
- Meet and learn first-hand from community and global health leaders
- Learn by participating in various Pacific cultural practices
- Gain an understanding of holistic approaches to health and well-being
- Gain global strategies and perspectives on health and well-being, and use these to serve Pacific families and communities
- Celebrate and encourage diversity and inclusion in the learning environment
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
- Every degree program shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points.
- Except as provided for in regulation 1(d), every program of study for the degree shall satisfy the requirements for at least one of the major subjects listed in the BHealSc Schedule Part 1. No paper above 200-level may count towards more than one major subject requirement.
- The program may include one or more optional minor subjects which satisfy the minor subject requirements in the BHealSc Schedule Part 2, Arts and Music Schedule A, or Commerce Schedule A, or Science Schedule A, or Applied Science Schedule A. No paper may count for both a major and a minor subject requirement or for more than one minor subject requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both requirements.
Major subject areas
For a Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) degree, you must major in at least one of the following subjects:
- Community Health Care
- Mฤori Health
- Pacific and Global Health
- Public Health.
Minor subject areas
Selecting a minor subject is not compulsory and there may be other combinations of papers more appropriate to your degree. There are no particular subject requirements for the other papers of your degree, but if you wish you may have another subject specified as a minor subject in your degree by passing the prescribed papers for any of the listed subjects.
Program Outcome
- How to effectively engage with Pacific peoples and our communities to develop and create positive solutions within the context of health care and its provision at a population level
- Historical, social, and cultural contexts to Pacific peoples and our health, as well as strategies for developing solutions that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of Pacific peoples
- How to apply Pacific belief systems, values, principles, and ethical approaches related to health
- How health challenges are approached in a global context in a variety of developed and developing countries
- How to develop meaningful and impactful solutions for addressing global health challenges that affect communities in developing countries
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As a graduate majoring in Pacific and Global Health, you will have a strong holistic and global perspective of health and well-being, with the skills and knowledge necessary to serve the needs of Pacific people and communities in New Zealand and across the Pacific region.
In a time of globalisation, changing societies, and climate change, you will have the knowledge and skills to support Pacific and mainstream solutions to improving health.
Program delivery
Application details
Applicants must apply online. They should also attach all the necessary supporting documents which includes scanned copies of their official high school or foundation transcripts (awards gained, marks, grades); scanned copies of the relevant official transcripts of previous university study; and provide proof of their identity this is usually achieved by providing a certified copy of the personal details page of their passport or a birth certificate (in English). Applicants may also be required to submit an Educational Credential Evaluators report (ECE). As soon as applicants have completed their online application, their proof of identity document must be posted to International Division, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. International student applications for semester 1/summer school study close: Oct-31; Semester 2 study close: Apr-30.