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Level 5
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Delivery type:Online
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Course cost:$890 NZ Domestic$3,670 NZ International
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
This course is a first-year introductory course for people interested in a career within the health or social services industries as a primary care worker. It introduces learners to stress: its relationship to health and illness, and how it can be managed.
Topics covered include:
- the concept of stress and its relationship to health and disease
- the biological, psychosocial and environmental elicitors of the stress response
- adaptive and maladaptive coping responses; and
- appropriate stress management and coping strategies.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable internet and data plan.
If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol.