NCEA Level 3 Health Studies
13HEA Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs K. GILL
- New Zealand Health Issue - student choice based on a contemporary Health related issue currently facing New Zealand. The teacher will also provide options and will guide you through the research and investigative process.
- Health Practices - comparison of ways of dealing with a student nominated health condition. The teacher will provide the framework within which students will examine a health condition and at least three ways of helping with the condition.
- Ethical Issues - students will analyse a contemporary ethical dilemma by looking at the issue from different perspectives.
- Models for effective Health Promotion - this is about strategies used to promote well-being in communities. What the influences are in our decision making in well-being related contexts.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Course Contribution: $10
Stationery Requirements: 1 x 2B8
Recommended Prior Learning
- You need to be a competent reader and be able to express your ideas and those of others form various sources
- You need to be a critical thinker
- Level 2 Health Studies would be helpful but not essential
- Level 2 English or any other reading/writing based subject is preferred
Credit Information
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
| Assessment | Level |
Internal or External |
Credits |
L1 Literacy Credits | UE Literacy Credits | Numeracy Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. 91461 v2 Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue | 3 |
I |
5 |
Y |
5r * |
|
| A.S. 91463 v2 Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand | 3 |
I |
5 |
Y |
5r * |
|
| A.S. 91464 v2 Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being | 3 |
I |
4 |
Y |
4r * |
|
| A.S. 91465 v2 Health 3.5 - Evaluate models for health promotion | 3 |
E |
5 |
Y |
5r,5w * |
|
Total Credits |
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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.
Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 5 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.
Standards shown on courses are only an indication and not all may be offered at the time of study.