Courses in Social Science for Public Health

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Note: Social Science for Public Health includes the following courses taught by other faculties: POPHLTH 101 Health Systems 1; POPHLTH 102 Health and Society; PSYCH 108 Individual, Social and Applied Psychology; GEOG 202 Cities, Regions and Communities; POPHLTH 203 Health Promotion: Philosophy and Practice; POPHLTH 204 Health Care Ethics; POPHLTH 207 Community and Cultural Development; and GEOG 305 Population, Health and Society.

For descriptions of these courses and their availability, please consult Student Services Online.

Anthropology
Course Title Available in 2025
ANTHRO 241    Anthropology of the Body    Semester 1
ANTHRO 337   Birth, Death, and Disease: Anthropological Demography    Semester 1
 
Asian Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
ASIAN 140    New Zealand and Asia    Semester 2
 
History
Course Title Available in 2025
HISTORY 107   Titiro Whakamuri: Histories of Aotearoa New Zealand    Semester 2
 
Māori
Course Title Available in 2025
MĀORI  130   Te Ao Māori: The Māori World    Summer School, repeated Semester 2
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
PACIFIC 105    The Contemporary Pacific    Semester 2
 
Philosophy
Course Title Available in 2025
PHIL 104   Ethics and Justice    Semester 2
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2025
POLITICS 107   New Zealand Politics    Semester 2
POLITICS 222   Public Policy: Actors, Processes and Politics    Semester 2
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2025
SOCIOL 101   Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand    Semester 2
SOCIOL 103   Aotearoa New Zealand Social Policy and Social Justice    Semester 2
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Social Science for Public Health
Course Title Not taught 2025
SOCSCIPH 200 Social Science for Health Not taught in 2025
SOCSCIPH 300 Current Debates in Health and Health Policy Not taught in 2025
 
Anthropology
Course Title Not taught 2025
ANTHRO 208 Biosocial Medical Anthropology Not taught in 2025
ANTHRO 366 Medicine, Power and Politics Not taught in 2025
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2025
HISTORY 210 Health, Medicine and Society Not taught in 2025
HISTORY 367 Health, Medicine and Society Not taught in 2025
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
PACIFIC 206 Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 306 Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2025
POLITICS 229 Mana Māori Motuhake / Māori Politics and Public Policy Not taught in 2025
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2025
SOCIOL 333 Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine Not taught in 2025