General Information

Degrees and Programs Offered

Undergraduate Programs

The Faculty of Human and Social Development offers undergraduate studies in Child and Youth Care, Health Information Science, Nursing, Public Health and Social Policy, and Social Work. The faculty also offers diploma and certificate programs as shown in the table below.

Graduate Programs

The faculty offers graduate studies in Child and Youth Care, Health Information Science, Indigenous Governance, Nursing, Public Administration (including Dispute Resolution), Public Health and Social Policy, Social Work, and Studies in Policy and Practice. For information, please refer to the UVic Graduate Calendar.

Co-operative Education Program

Please refer to this page for a general description of Co-operative Education at UVic.

In the Faculty of Human and Social Development, a Co-operative Education Program is offered by the School of Public Administration at both the undergraduate (minor) and graduate level, by the School of Health Information Science at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and by the School of Child and Youth Care and the School of Nursing at the graduate level.

Admission to and completion of Co-operative Education Programs are governed by individual School requirements. As a required part of the program, students are employed for specific work terms. Normally, the expected number of weeks per work term is 15 and the expected number of hours per week is 35. The minimum number of weeks per work term is 12 and the minimum number of hours per week is 35. This employment is related as closely as possible to the student’s course of studies and individual interest.

Students in the undergraduate (minor) program in Public Administration may withdraw from the Co-operative Education Program at any time during an academic term and remain enrolled in a degree program offered by the School.

For details of the undergraduate (minor) program in Public Administration, please see this page. For details of the undergraduate program in Health Information Science, please see this page. For details of the graduate program(s) in Public Administration, Health Information Science, Nursing, and Child and Youth Care, please see the UVic Graduate Calendar.

Academic Advice

Academic advice about the professional schools in the Faculty of Human and Social Development is available from advisers or faculty members of individual Schools on an appointment basis.

Advisory Committees

Programs in the Faculty of Human and Social Development have the benefit of advice and guidance from advisory committees whose members are professionals engaged in various private agencies or government departments. Further information is available from individual Schools.

Collaborative Approach

All of the Schools have developed a distinctive curriculum in response to the needs of their respective professions. However, some clients of the human services cannot be neatly classified by professional boundaries, and hence a major objective of the Faculty of Human and Social Development is to develop opportunities for students who will work together as professionals to learn together while in university. Such opportunities include courses covering common content as well as workshops and conferences. In addition, faculty members in the Faculty of Human and Social Development are encouraged to undertake research projects on an interdisciplinary basis including collaboration with colleagues in other faculties.

Limitation of enrolment

Admission to UVic and this Faculty is not a guarantee of placement in particular programs or courses. Schools may limit enrolment for a variety of reasons, and admission requirements may be raised.