Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Bachelor of Musculoskeletal Health | |||
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Qualification Type | Bachelor Degree | |||
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Level | 7 | |||
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Credits | 360 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The aim of the Bachelor of Musculoskeletal Health is to: Enable graduates to gain the discipline knowledge and personal, interpersonal, cognitive and generic skills required for employment as a musculoskeletal professional or to work in the allied health and wellness industry. Enable graduates to enhance the health and wellness industry through acquisition of cultural knowledge and understandings of the New Zealand health and wellness industry. Provide graduates of the Bachelor of Musculoskeletal Health with a pathway into the Postgraduate Diploma in Osteopathy. The degree is aimed at school leavers and those who have an interest in musculoskeletal health and are wishing to advance to a Postgraduate Diploma in Osteopathy. (Note that completion of the bachelor's degree alone will not allow graduates to advance to registration as an osteopath.)
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of the Bachelor of Musculoskeletal Health will be able to: 1. Practice professionally, ethically and within a legal framework in unsupervised contexts with people from a wide range of backgrounds. 2. Exercise self-management and demonstrate independent work practices. 3. Incorporate critical thinking skills in their practice as Musculoskeletal Health practitioners to solve complex and unknown problems. 4. Critically reflect on and appraise their learning and practice. 5. Critically analyse and apply interdisciplinary research to musculoskeletal health care. 6. Critically evaluate and apply specialised musculoskeletal health care knowledge to their practice. 7. Utilise a person approach to musculoskeletal health care practice. 8. Articulate and apply knowledge of tikanga, Te Reo Maori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in health care delivery and musculoskeletal health care practice. 9. Effectively apply a range of theories, frameworks, models and problem-solving skills in their daily practice.
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Education pathways |
Postgraduate Diploma in Osteopathy, Master in Health Science
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Entry Requirements |
Academic Requirements New Zealand University Entrance: NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2 or higher) which must include 14 credits at Level 3 in each of: biology or physical education or health education; English or classical studies or history or geography or art history or religious studies or social studies; one other subject from the list of approved subjects; and Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading, 5 credits in writing; and Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above (specified achievement standards, or unit standards 26623, 26626, 26627) OR New Zealand Certificate in Career and Study Preparation (Level 4) Ara Pre Health Pathway or equivalent If you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Examination), Ara will assess your qualification for academic entry equivalency. Alternative Requirements Applicants who are unable to evidence that they meet Academic Requirements, but who can demonstrate acquired skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, may be approved for alternative entry. This may include Recognition of Prior Learning. Contact Ara for advice. English Language Requirements If English is not the applicant's first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Chart. Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, may contact Ara for an assessment. * IELTS 6.0 Academic (no lower than 5.5 in all subtests). Note: IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test. Students who have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance requirements are not required to provide evidence of English language skills.
Additional Entry Requirements: * In order to access an individual placement in this programme, the applicant may be required to provide evidence of immunity to particular infectious diseases or other health requirements specific to the practice. * Consent to Disclosure of Information Successful applicants will be required to complete a New Zealand Police Consent to Disclosure of Information form. The form will be sent by Ara to the Police Licensing and Vetting Service, and returned in confidence to the Head of Department. Information on the NZ Police Vetting Service is available from the New Zealand Police website. Selection Applicants who meet the requirements for admission are accepted in the order their applications are received, with a proportion of places reserved on the programme for priority learners. In the event that there are more applications than spaces available on the programme, a waitlist will be maintained. |
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Education Organisation | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 3807 | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | 2017-12-19 08:11:39.0 | |||
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Next Review | 2025-12-31 00:00:00.0 | |||
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Content |
Year 1 - foundational knowledge of musculoskeletal health and osteopathy; osteopathy models of healthcare, bioscience, anatomy, physiology, and functional movement, and their application to manual therapy, sociocultural studies, introduction to tikanga, professionalism and clinical practice. Year 2 -builds on year one, with students exploring the complexities of bioscience - and the application of anatomy, pathophysiology and functional movement in osteopathic practice settings, and examines professional practice in more depth. There is significant emphasis on evidence-based clinical practice and on extending students learning in respect of the impacts of socio-cultural factors on health care provision in general, and on osteopathic health care in particular. Year 3 - is an opportunity for students to extend their skills and knowledge in musculoskeletal and osteopathic practice, and to continue to develop the key attributes required for professional practice in this field. Year three focuses on the development of clinical practice learning, with all but one course dedicated to knowledge, skills and attributes required for clinical practice. Techniques are also extended to include further developing soft tissue massage Muscle Energy Techniques, SCS, Neuromuscular Techniques and the beginnings of HVLA. These skills and techniques, and the knowledge are linked to the OCNZ competencies and guidelines.
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