Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc)

Summary

This career-focused degree will give you the skills needed to help address the global challenges impacting the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Through classroom and hands-on learning, you’ll gain expertise in topics such as health services, health policy, social health, hauora Māori, community health and wellbeing, disability, and population health, and learn how to develop innovative and proactive approaches to challenging and complex health needs.

You can choose to specialise in four different areas.

Which major is right for you?

• Community Health Care
  Work alongside people living in the community to support their health and wellbeing.
• Māori Health
  Connecting with whānau aspirations for hauora.
• Pacific and Global Health
  Serving communities, creating solutions, impacting change.
• Public Health
  Make a difference through collective action for a healthier world and Aotearoa.

Please note: The Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHealSc) is different to Health Sciences First Year (HSFY). If you are intending to apply for one of the Health Sciences professional programmes based on your performance in your first year of study, you need to enrol in the Health Sciences First Year course.