Nursing and Health Informatics Double Degree (MN + MSc)
Our double-degree option lets you study nursing and health informatics side by side. You'll become a nursing leader in this rapidly expanding field. You’ll study areas of health technology like telehealth and electronic health care records.
| Expected length | Project or thesis | Course-based |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | Yes | No |
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Master's
- Study options:
- Full-time study
- Program delivery:
- Online
- Dynamic learning:
- Other: Mandatory co-op
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Application deadlines
September – apply by December 1
Documentation deadline is December 31
September – apply by December 1
Documentation deadline is December 31
Admission requirements
Program specific requirements
- Two years of relevant work experience is strongly recommended.
- You must have completed an upper level (300 or 400) undergraduate statistics course from a recognized post-secondary educational institute. You must have completed it within the last 5 years and have a final grade of B or higher.
As part of your application, you must submit:
- A personal resumé including your education background, employment history, professional/academic affiliations and other achievements such as publications or awards.
- Verification of registration as an active practicing nurse.
- Two assessment reports from academic referees. We recommend that your referees attach a letter of reference in addition to the assessment report. If it has been more than five years since you last attended a post-secondary institution, we recommend that you include two assessment reports from current or former employers in place of academic referees.
- A personal statement (max. 500 words) that clearly addresses the following questions in detail:
- Reflecting on your practice experiences and the goals of this program, describe your interest in pursuing nursing informatics at the graduate level.
- Why have you applied to the double degree program rather than just the MN or MSc in Health Informatics?
- What issues, problems or research questions are of most interest to you as you consider pursuing graduate studies in this program?
- Do you have any training or educational background regarding information technology (e.g. any courses you have taken about computers, programming, information technology, or any training in health information technology)? If so, please describe.
- In what capacities have you used, designed, deployed or implemented health information technologies (including providing training to others about systems such as electronic health records)? Please describe in detail.
- Which course(s) have you have taken in statistics? Give dates of enrolment and course completion.
- Optional: Attach a short sample of your professional or academic writing to your personal statement, i.e. excerpt from journal article, formal report, etc.
Program specific requirements
- Two years of relevant work experience is strongly recommended.
- You must have completed an upper level (300 or 400) undergraduate statistics course from a recognized post-secondary educational institute. You must have completed it within the last 5 years and have a final grade of B or higher.
As part of your application, you must submit:
- A personal resumé including your education background, employment history, professional/academic affiliations and other achievements such as publications or awards.
- Verification of registration as an active practicing nurse.
- Two assessment reports from academic referees. We recommend that your referees attach a letter of reference in addition to the assessment report. If it has been more than five years since you last attended a post-secondary institution, we recommend that you include two assessment reports from current or former employers in place of academic referees.
- A personal statement (max. 500 words) that clearly addresses the following questions in detail:
- Reflecting on your practice experiences and the goals of this program, describe your interest in pursuing nursing informatics at the graduate level.
- Why have you applied to the double degree program rather than just the MN or MSc in Health Informatics?
- What issues, problems or research questions are of most interest to you as you consider pursuing graduate studies in this program?
- Do you have any training or educational background regarding information technology (e.g. any courses you have taken about computers, programming, information technology, or any training in health information technology)? If so, please describe.
- In what capacities have you used, designed, deployed or implemented health information technologies (including providing training to others about systems such as electronic health records)? Please describe in detail.
- Which course(s) have you have taken in statistics? Give dates of enrolment and course completion.
- Optional: Attach a short sample of your professional or academic writing to your personal statement, i.e. excerpt from journal article, formal report, etc.
Completion requirements
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Tuition & fees
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Need help?
Contact the applicable graduate secretary:
Sandra Boudewyn at hisgrad@uvic.ca or 250-721-6459.
Russell Hawkins at gradnurs@uvic.ca or 250-721-8994.