Bachelor of Health Science (Public and Environmental Health Major)

• Case Management
• Counselling
• Health Management
• Paramedicine
• Perioperative Practice
• Psychology
• Individual pathway (study the Bachelor of Health Science without a major)

• Midwifery
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Oral Health
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry

• Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)

The skills you'll develop include team collaboration, engaging with communities, using digital communications and media, data analysis and visualisation, codesign, advocacy, evaluation and leadership.

These skills will enable you to assist with developing or implementing and evaluating public and environmental health programmes. This includes mental health, violence-free, youth and community development, healthy eating and fitness, industry and lifestyle wellness, environmental sustainability, road safety and injury prevention and tobacco control, alcohol, gambling and evaluation.

You develop a general understanding of public and environmental health, learning alongside other health science students.

• HEAL504 Lifespan Development and Communication (15 points)
• HEAL505 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (15 points)
• HEAL506 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication (15 points)
• HEAL507 Health and Environment (15 points) OR MAOH501 Hauora Maori (15 points)
• HPRM604 Health Promotion (15 points)
• PSYC503 Introductory Research Methods (15 points)
• PSYC602 Social Psychology (15 points)
• NUTR501 Nutrition, Activity and Health (15 points)

You develop practical skills and further your understanding of the values and approaches of public and environmental health.

• HPRM602 Theories and Models in Public and Environment Health (15 points)
• HPRM601 Fonua Ola Pasifika Health (15 points)
• EPMY501 Epidemiology (15 points)
• HPRM701 Public and Environmental Health Evaluation (15 points)
• HPRM705 Tobacco Control (15 points)

Plus, 3 elective courses. We recommend the health media and communications course to develop digital skills.

The final year prepares you to make the transition to working within the wider sector.

• HPRM706 Health Promotion of Communities (15 points)
• MAOH701 Maori Health Promotion (15 points)
• HLAW701 Health Law and Policy (15 points)
• HPRM702 Health Practice Co-operative (30 points) (only offered at the South Campus)
• HEAL610 Methods of Research and Enquiry (15 points)
• HEAL708 Professional Practice and Ethics (15 points)

Plus one elective course.

At the heart of your final year is the Health Practice Cooperative course, 150 hours of workplace experience in organisations involved in public and environmental health. Recent placements included:

• Healthy Families: Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura
• Manurewa Marae: Whare Oranga
• Counties-Manukau, Auckland and Waitemata District Health Boards
• Auckland Council
• Accessible: Environmental Health Management Services
• Village Collective
• Datacom
• The Asian Network Incorporated
• Breast Cancer Foundation NZ

You may also be able to work on one of several research, teaching and innovation projects.

Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it's so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes