L3 Health
Course Description
In Level 3 Health, students will learn to develop critical insights into current societal issues relating to well-being. Students will develop a range of skills that they can use to:
· Help them manage their own well-being (eg how to make health-enhancing choices and understand the influences in the world around them)
· Support the well-being of others (eg how to communicate effectively and see issues from different perspectives)
· Contribute meaningfully and responsibly to the well-being of communities (eg how to look critically at well-being issues affecting communities and to plan and take collective action).
Contexts for some of the units of work will be chosen in consultation with students based on relevance and interest. The assessments in this course are evidence-based and therefore a willingness to put time into research, and to read widely on the topics studied is an expectation. There is a substantial step-up in the reading and writing requirements from Level 2 Health.
Level 3 Health is a University entrance-approved subject and offers both university entrance Reading and Writing credits.
Prerequisites
Level 2 Health, or minimum of 10 Level 2 English, or minimum of 10 History or Geography credits, or with HOD approval.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Stationery required for this course: Students can use a personal Device / Chromebook
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.
External
NZQA Info
Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue
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Health 3.2 - Analyse an international health issue
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Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand
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Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being
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.
Disclaimer
- Some students’ courses may not fit the timetable when it is prepared so you may be contacted and asked to re-choose.
- If you do not make sufficient progress in the remainder of the year (i.e. in your entrance exams, course work and end-of-year exams), you may not be accepted into the subject of your choice