Human Development Papers at Tauranga (2023)

Human Development is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc). Human Development may also be taken as a second major or minor within other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.

To complete Human Development as a single major for the BA or BSocSc, students must gain 135 points in the papers listed for the Human Development major including 105 points above 100 level, and 60 points above 200 level. Students must complete HMDEV100; and at least 30 points from HMDEV200, HMDEV201, HMDEV202 and HMDEV240.

To complete Human Development as part of a double major for the BA, BSocSc or other undergraduate degree, students must gain 120 points from papers listed for the Human Development major including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level. Students must complete HMDEV100; and at least 30 points from HMDEV200, HMDEV201, HMDEV202 and HMDEV240.

To complete a minor in Human Development, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the Human Development major, including at least 30 points above 100 level.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level
• 500 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  CMYHE101	Understanding Hauora, Health and Wellbeing	15.0	23A (Hamilton), 23A (Online) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper examines a social determinants approach to Health. It includes exploration of a range of interactions that influence the health of populations and determinants of health in New Zealand and global contexts.
  HMDEV100	Lifespan Development	15.0	23A (Hamilton), 23B (Online) & 23B (Tauranga)
  HMDEV100 focuses on understanding and enhancing human development through an exploration of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors that influence patterns of development and learning over the lifespan.
  PSYCH101	Social Psychology, Health and Well-being	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Tauranga)
  This paper will introduce major issues in psychology particularly as they relate to health, wellbeing, mental illness, forensic psychology, lifespan development, and social factors in a range of contexts.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  HMDEV200	Child Development	15.0	23G (Tauranga)
  This paper critically explores a diverse range of theories and perspectives that relate to both historical and current discourses to understanding child development.
  HMDEV201	Adolescent Development	15.0	23A (Hamilton)
  The paper promotes a critical study of the construction of theories specific to the developmental stage of adolescence. It introduces theories of adolescence that have been promoted by a range of theorists over time, and considers how these may be socially and culturally constructed. Current discourses about adolescence - and how t...
  SOCPY201	Child Poverty & Social Policy	15.0	23A (Online)
  This paper develops students' theoretical understanding of social policy, focusing on the effects of child poverty. We examine how policy shapes and responds to poverty experienced by children and families.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  HMDEV340	Perspectives on Counselling	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper examines the philosophical, psychological and sociological principles that underpin the aims and methods of the helping professions in general, and counselling in particular.

• 500 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EDUCA557	Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods	30.0	23A (Online), 23B (Online) & 23H (Block)
  This paper introduces students to the major educational research paradigms, methodologies appropriate to collecting data in schools (including interviews, observations, surveys, case studies), action research, literature reviews, critiquing research, and report writing. It includes consideration of ethical issues in research.
  EDUCA592	Dissertation	60.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  EDUCA593	Education Thesis	90.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  EDUCA594	Education Thesis	120.0	23X (Hamilton), 23X (Online) & 23X (Tauranga)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.