13HEA

Year 13 Health Education (Level 3)

Subject Description

Head of Faculty: Ms T. Price.

This course is theory based and focuses heavily on the underlying health concepts - Hauora, Socio-Ecological perspective, Attitudes and Values, and Health Promotion.  

Students have a choice of a range of topics that they want to discuss for each of their assessments where they can find topics they are most passionate about.

Subject Overview

Term 1
Health Practices - Western Scientific Medicine vs Traditional and Alternative Medicines.

Term 2
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Term 3
NZ Health Issue - Childhood Poverty

Term 4
International Health Issues - Poverty around the world.

Prerequisites

It is helpful but not necessary to have completed the Year 12 Health Education course.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

ESA Level 3 Study guide is highly recommended.

Pathway

Students who take Level 3 Health may have an interest in tertiary studies towards: Medicine, Nursing, Social work Nutritionist/Food Science, Health promotion, Counselling and Mental Health, Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Social Work/wellbeing, Bachelor of Psychology (Majoring in Mental Health), Bachelor of Science (majoring in Nutrition) Exercise and Health Science and more.

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

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
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

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.