Faculty of Health
Updated: May 1, 2025
UVic's new Faculty of Health will enhance our health profile by highlighting our strengths in health education, training and research and providing a stronger external profile to attract students, faculty, research chairs and partners. The intention is to lift up all faculties across the university while also serving vital community needs, including through Indigenous-led scholarship and addressing systemic barriers to healthcare.
The Faculty of Health was established effective May 1, 2024 and became operational on May 1, 2025. This page provides information on these processes. For information on the Faculty's schools, programs, research or application process, please visit the official Faculty of Health website.
Dr. Tammy Hopper, the inaugual Dean, Faculty of Health, began a five-year term on May 1, 2025.
Programs
The Faculty of Health includes the following schools and all of their existing programs:
- Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- Health Information Science
- Medical Sciences
- Nursing
- Public Health and Social Policy
- Social Work
As well, UVic's Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology master's programs are part of the Faculty of Health.
Three schools from the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD) migrated to other faculties, also on May 1, 2025:
- Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Education
- Indigenous Governance, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Human and Social Development will continue from May 1, 2025 until April 30, 2026 with a faculty comprised solely of the Acting Dean of Human and Social Development. It will be formally disestablished on May 1, 2026.