University of Victoria

University of Victoria
Type	Public
Established	1903
Chancellor	Shelagh Rogers
President	Jamie Cassels
Provost	Valerie Kuehne
Location	Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red, gold, and blue
Nickname	Victoria Vikes
Website	uvic.ca
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=10808

University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The university is organized into 12 faculties and divisions offering undergraduate and graduate programs. The university enrolled more than 18,000 students, and it ranked 274 among the world's universities and tenth among the nation's universities according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[1]

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Health Information Science: ~120 credit hours; Available online? No; Program URL: https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/undergraduate/programs/bsc/index.php

Dual B.S. in Computer Science and Health Information Science: ~120 credit hours; "This program is designed for students seeking a more technical career path. There is an increased importance placed on technical and computer science aspects."; Available online? No; Program URL: https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/undergraduate/programs/combined-major/index.php

M.S. in Health Informatics: ~33 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; "Many graduate courses are offered online via distance education technologies."; Available online? Partially; Program URL: https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/masters/health-informatics/index.php

M.S.N. and M.S. in Health Informatics: ~?? credit hours, completed in roughly three years; This is a double degree option "to develop graduate level competencies in both nursing and health informatics."; Available online? Partially; Program URL: https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/masters/double-nursing/index.php