Bachelor of Health

The Bachelor of Health is a three-year undergraduate degree that gives you expertise in health promotion, psychology, and policy, and the delivery of health—with a social justice lens. It will prepare you for a rewarding career contributing to the promotion of good health and wellbeing in our communities.

Design your degree around your interests—choose from our wide range of courses and do a minor or major in another subject, or choose a conjoint degree and pursue two degrees at the same time. Choose between a research project or an internship in your final year.

With a growing population, New Zealand healthcare services need a range of skilled people from health promoters and policy analysts to health data management experts and health advisers.

Whatever your choice of major, you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the field you’re passionate about, laying the groundwork for many possible careers or further postgraduate study.

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For this degree you'll need to:

Complete at least 360 points, including:

At least 180 points from courses numbered above 100

At least 240 points from the BHlth schedule

At least 75 points from courses numbered 300–399, of which at least 60 points must be from the BHlth schedule

Complete five core courses at 100 level:

HLWB 101

HLWB 102

HLWB 103

HLWB 104

Either STAT 193 or QUAN 102

Complete three core courses at 200 level:

HLWB 201

HLWB 202

HLWB 203 (except for students completing the Health Psychology major)

Complete one core course at 300 level:

Either HLWB 301 or HLWB 302 (except for the Physical Activity and Hauora major. See below.)

Courses satisfying the requirements for at least one major (see below)

Elective courses as required to make up a total of at least 360 points

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5

TOEFL: minimum overall score of 80 (internet-based test)

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 50 (with a 'Communicative score' of not less than 42)

Victoria University of Wellington English for Academic Purpose (EAP) programme: minimum final scores of 4,4,4,3

Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169 or higher, with each skill score no less than 162

New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 4 (Academic)

NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 2 (with no skill lower than Level 1)