Program Requirements

To meet the requirements of the degree in Health Information Science, students must complete:

1. 60 units comprising:
• a core of 43.5 units
• a minimum of 7.5 units selected from the Area of Concentration courses
• 9 units of other electives
2. a minimum of three Co-op work terms. The granting of work term credit by challenge is not normally permitted.

Work term placements are across Canada and students must be prepared to accept placements outside Victoria. All students are expected to attend the weekly health informatics seminars scheduled by the School.

Course Requirements

For elective courses, it is strongly suggested that students take at least:

1. one elective from the departments of History, Philosophy or Linguistics AND
2. one elective from the departments of Sociology, Political Science or Anthropology AND
3. one or more of the following courses, which provide useful background for HINF courses:

Note: Students who have not taken BIOL 12 will be required to take a Biology course before proceeding to second-year HINF courses. See Requirements under First Year.

1. Students without Biology 12 are required to take one of the following:

EPHE 141 (1.5) Introductory Human Anatomy

BIOC 102 (1.5) Biochemistry and Human Health

BIOL 150A or 150B (1.5) Modern Biology

BIOL 190A (1.5) General Biology I

Students with credit for Biology 12 will take 4.5 units of electives.

Senior Electives

Students are required to select a minimum of 7.5 units from the following courses to complete their degree. The restrictions in course selection are noted below.

• Students wishing to take 300- and 400-level courses not listed below must receive prior written permission from the Director.
• Health Information Science students require permission of the Dean of Engineering to take Engineering courses.
• ADMN 424 may not be taken for credit by students of Health Information Science.

List of Approved Senior Electives

Please note that some of these courses may require prerequisites.