Level 3 Health Studies

What Will I learn and How Will I learn?
In Level 3 Health Studies, students engage in critical thinking processes that encourage them to challenge a range of personal and societal health-related perceptions, practices and understandings. Students will:

• Critically analyse the cause and effect of Methamphetamine use in New Zealand  
• Critcally analyse dilemmas and contemporary ethical issues that influence the health and safety of people in society
• Investigate and evaluate ways of practicing healing and medicine within New Zealand
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health promotion concepts and initiatives, how equitable outcomes are achieved, and how to uphold the values of social justice - fairness, inclusiveness and non-discrimination.
• Investigate global health issues of current concern.

This course prepares students well for further university study, with a focus on academic writing and research skills. Students are required to be committed to home study, of at least three to four hours per week.

Health is a valuable subject choice for students wishing to pursue learning that will take them into further study related to the social and health sciences such as education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, politics, law, economics, medicine, and careers in any field where they work with people, such as education, health, justice, and social services.

Conditions of Assessment
Internal assessment conditions require students to submit written reports or essays that have been individually written. These can be electronically submitted. Students will sign an authenticity statement declaring their work to be their own.  Any referencing should follow APA format.  Students will be provided with opportunities for feedback on their work before an assessment is due. The external assessment at the end of the year will follow NZQA format.

Submitting Internal Assessments
Assessment will be submitted as indicated in the timeline above.

Resubmission and Further Assessment Opportunities
A resubmission opportunity for the work of students who just miss out on achieving a particular grade may be granted at the discretion of their teacher. 

NOTE: Courses may change with the review of standards at the end of each year.