University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Type	Public
Established	1956 (1956)
Chancellor	Tom Jenkins
President	Feridun Hamdullahpur
Location	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Urban
Colors	Gold, black, and white
Nickname	Warriors
Website	uwaterloo.ca
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=10875

University of Waterloo (commonly referred to as Waterloo, UW, or UWaterloo) is a public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university also boasts four satellite campuses and four affiliated university colleges. The university is organized into six faculties and 11 schools offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. The university enrolled more than 31,700 students, and it ranked 240 among the world's universities and ninth in Canada, scoring high marks (rank of 18) for it computer science program according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Computer Science or Mathematics, Bioinformatics Option

?? credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/page/SCI-Bioinformatics-Option1

Health and clinical informatics

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

Minor in Health Informatics

"Successful completion of 20.0 units, including the requirements for the Honours Health Studies degree."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://uwaterloo.ca/public-health-sciences/current-undergraduate-students/majors-minors-specializations/health-informatics-option

M.S. in Health Informatics

?? credit hours over 10 courses, with four-month practicum of 420 hours; completed in roughly two years

Available online? Yes

Program URL: https://uwaterloo.ca/public-health-sciences/future-graduate-students/professional-programs/master-health-informatics