Program Overview
Introduction to the Bachelor of Health
The Bachelor of Health is a three-year degree program that aims to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities. This program engages with the health sector and its related fields, providing students with a deep understanding of health and wellbeing.
Degree Structure
The Bachelor of Health requires a minimum total of 360 points, with at least 270 points from Health courses, including 6 compulsory courses. The remaining 90 points can be from either Health courses or courses from other degrees. A minimum of 225 points must be from courses above 100-level, with at least 90 points at 300-level.
Compulsory Courses
The compulsory courses for the Bachelor of Health include:
- HLTH101 Introduction to Health Studies
- HLTH105 Communication for Practice
- HLTH106 Te Wero - Mori Health Issues and Opportunities
- HLTH203 Epidemiology
- HLTH302 Evidence in Health
- HLTH321 Health Internship
Major Subjects
The major subjects available for the Bachelor of Health include:
- Exercise and Sport Nutrition
- Health Science
- Mori and Indigenous Health
- Mental Health and Addiction
- Health Education
- Physical Activity and Wellbeing
- Psychology
- Public Health
Minor Subjects
The minor subjects available for the Bachelor of Health include:
- Accounting
- Animation
- Anthropology
- Art History and Theory
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Business Analytics
- Business and Sustainability
- Chemical Formulation Design
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Cinema Studies
- Cinematic Arts
- Classics
- Community Music
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Digital Product Design
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Science
- European and European Union Studies
- Exercise and Sport Nutrition
- Finance
- French
- Game Arts
- Game Development
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- Graphic Design
- Health Education
- Health Research
- Health Science
- Health Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Human Services
- Industrial Product Design
- Information Systems
- Innovation
- International Business
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- Mori and Indigenous Health
- Mori and Indigenous Studies
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Media and Communication
- Music
- Nutrition
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Pacific Studies
- Performance Data Analysis
- Philosophy
- Physical Activity and Wellbeing
- Physics
- Political Science and International Relations
- Population Health Data Science
- Professional and Community Engagement
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Russian
- Screen Sound
- Screenwriting
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Sport Coaching
- Sport Management
- Sport Studies
- Statistics
- Strength and Conditioning
- Taxation
- Te Ao Hkinakina
- Te Reo Mori
- Tourism Marketing and Management
- Writing
- Youth and Community Leadership
Entry Requirements
To enroll in the Bachelor of Health, students need to meet the University Entrance requirements or equivalent. If English is not the first language, students must also meet the University's Undergraduate language requirements.
Tuition Fees
The estimated tuition fees for the Bachelor of Health are:
- Domestic students: $8,148 per 120 points (2026)
- International students: $41,975 per 120 points (2026), $43,820 per 120 points (2027)
Further Study
Graduates of the Bachelor of Health may be eligible to apply for entry into the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine. The University of Canterbury also offers various graduate and postgraduate Health options, including postgraduate certificates, diplomas, and master's degrees.
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Health provides students with the skills and knowledge to pursue careers in the health and wellbeing sector, including disease prevention, health promotion, and health service planning, delivery, and evaluation. Graduates may work in local and central government, aged residential care, policy, schools, Public National Health Service, Sport sector, local government, Health New Zealand regionally and nationally, NGOs, health promotion agencies, Mori health providers, and more.