The Bachelor of Health Sciences is a three-year degree for those who want to work in health in the areas of public health, Māori health, Pacific health, in roles such as case managers or care co-ordinators in the healthcare system. There is an increasing need for public health approaches as we face important health challenges such as an ageing population, increases in chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, limited health resources, and environmental change and its effects on health. Future health care will see more individual care delivered in the community, and new health care roles will be developed in order to deliver care differently, and help individuals negotiate the jigsaw of services available to patients in the community. This qualification focuses on the skills to work with patients and communities to promote health, access health-related information, and ensure patients are accessing and receiving the most appropriate care for their conditions. Public Health focuses on preventing disease and promoting the health of the population through the organised efforts of society. This differentiates it from the practice of personal healthcare, as it involves collective action across sectors and disciplines, with a focus on populations and communities. It has a strong focus on health equity, and reducing ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in health. Graduates of the BHealSc majoring in public health will have the skills to work in a range of areas in the wider health sector, including government and non-government organisations. The DPH is designed to develop public health skills at the postgraduate level. Candidates are required to hold a degree or to have appropriate professional qualifications and experience. This programme is taught as an internal (on campus) programme in the University's three medical schools which are situated in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington. It consists of eight 15-point papers, four of which are compulsory and four others selected from sixteen options. Candidates for the degree of MPH will have completed the DPH, or an equivalent qualification, at an acceptable level of attainment. The course of study will consist of either a thesis, or four DPH papers (not already completed) plus a dissertation. 100-level HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1 HUBS 192 Human Body Systems 2 PUBH 192 Foundations of Epidemiology 200-level PUBH 202 Health Promotion PUBH 204 Hauora Māori: Challenges and Opportunities PUBH 211 Epidemiology of Global Health Conditions at least three of ANTH 210 Translating Culture or ANTH 211 Contemporary Ethnographic Research CMHC 201 Human Health Across the Lifespan GEOG 219 Special Topic: Geographies of Health and Well-being PACH 201 Pacific Health: New Zealand and the Pacific Region PUBH 203 Health Policy and Politics SOCI 205 Social Inequality SOWK 236 The Treaty and Social Services 300-level PUBH 303 Public and Global Health: Current Issues* PUBH 304 Rangahau Hauora Māori - Māori Health Research* or PUBH 311 Public Health Research at least two of ANTH 322 Conceiving Reproduction or ANTH 323 Anthropology of Health CMHC 301 Applied Aspects of Human Health* GEOG 379 Special Topic in Human Geography PACH 301 Pacific Health: Advanced Applied Knowledge* PUBH 304 Rangahau Hauora Māori - Māori Health Research* PUBH 311 Public Health Research SOCI 306 Public Sociology SOWK 304 Kaupapa Māori, and Indigenous Approaches to Social Work