National Institutes of Health Informatics

SURVEY OF HEALTH INFORMATICS PROGRAMS AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA 2026

University of Victoria

Program Name

Nursing and Health Informatics

CONTACT INFORMATION

Department

Schools of Nursing and Health Information Science

Faculty

Human and Social Development

Program Contact Name

Telephone

Street

PO Box 1700 STN CSC

City

Victoria

Province

Postal Code

V8W 2Y2

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program Academic Level

Graduate

HI Component Comprehensiveness

Full Program

Program Delivery & Attendance

Onsite

Program Typical Duration

3 Years

Credential

Master's Degree

Credential Awarded

MN & MSc

Credential Description

Master of Nursing & Master of Science

Type of Professional Produced by Program
List Standard Types (e.g., AHI, RDHI, CHI, HIM, hybrids, all)

Graduates will be prepared to take leadership roles in informatics, telehealth, implementation of electronic health care records and other areas of emerging health technology.

Type of Role(s) Addressed by Program
List Standard Specific Roles (e.g., CIO, Internal Consultant, Teacher, Researcher, etc., all)

Graduates will be prepared to take leadership roles in informatics, telehealth, implementation of electronic health care records and other areas of emerging health technology.

Candidate Pre-requisites for Program

A completed baccalaureate in nursing that is equivalent to the degree offered by the University of Victoria is required. Applicants must have at least a B+ (77%) average calculated over the last two years (or equivalent; 30.0 UVic units) of the degree considered.

Co-op; Practicum

Yes

Part Time Availability

Program Cost

Registration Due Date

Program Website

https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/masters/double-nursing/index.php

Program Admissions Requirement Link

Program Application Link

Comments on Program

The double-degree Master of Nursing and Master of Science in Health Informatics: Double Degree Option program is currently on pause and not taking applications.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Program Curriculum Information Link

Program Courses

Thesis Option Required Courses
Philosophy for Advanced Practice Nursing
Health Informatics: An Overview
Advanced Practice Nursing & Professional Identity
Health Information Systems Design
Database Design
Nursing Ethics for Health System Transformation
Co-op (HINF or Nursing)
Research Methods in Health Informatics
Evidence for Advanced Practice Nursing
Co-op (HINF or Nursing)
Disciplinary Research for Advanced Practice Nursing
Thesis Work

Project Option Required Courses
Philosophy for Advanced Practice Nursing
Health Informatics: An Overview
Advanced Practice Nursing & Professional Identity
Health Information Systems Design
Database Design
Nursing Ethics for Health System Transformation
Co-op (HINF or Nursing)
Research Methods in Health Informatics
Evidence for Advanced Practice Nursing
Co-op (HINF or Nursing)
Disciplinary Research for Advanced Practice Nursing
Research Project

FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAM


Full-Time Dedicated to Program

Last Name	First Name	Department	Faculty	Rank	Credentials	Research Expertise
Bambi	Jonas	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Professor	MSc, MBA, PhD	Information Management and Information Technology (IMIT)
Borycki	Elizabeth	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Professor	RN, HBScN, MN, PhD	Human Factors; Design; Implementation Science; Knowledge Management; Virtual Care; Data Science; Clinical Informatics; Nursing Informatics; Health Informatics
Chrimes	Dillon	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Teaching Professor	BSc, BSc, MSc, MSc, PhD	Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, BioMedical Devices, Digital Health, Electronic Health Record, Health Informatics, Hospital System, Integrated System Engineering, Surveillance, Usability
Courtney	Karen	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Director; Professor	PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, BA	Telehealth; Chronic disease management; Geriatric health; Nursing Informatics and Health Services Research
Kuo	Alex	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Professor	PhD, MBA, BSc	Data Interoperability; Health Database & data Warehousing; AI & Data Mining application in healthcare; e-Health
Kushniruk	Andre	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Professor	PhD, MSc, BA, BSc	Usability of Health Information Systems; Human Factors in Healthcare; Clinical Informatics; Consumer informatics; Decision Support Systems; Healthcare Decision Making
Lai	Claudia	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Professor	PhD; MSc; BSc	Digital Innovations that Promote Healthy Aging at home, Shared Decision Making, and Public Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Digital Health Equity; Integrated Care; Learning Health Systems, Patient Portals
Lee	Dennis	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Professor	PhD, MSc, BBA	health data standards
Minshall	Simon	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Teaching Professor; Health Terminology and Interoperability Standards Certificate Coordinator	MSc, BSc	Health Informatics, Data Analytics & Visualisation, Usability, Education, Medical Imaging
Monkman	Helen	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Assistant Professor; Undergraduate Advisor	PhD, MA, BSc	Human Factors; User Experience; Usability; Consumer Health Informatics; eHealth Literacy or Digital Health Literacy; Information Visualization
Roudsari	Abdul	School of Health Information Science	Human and Social Development	Professor	PhD, MSc, BSc	Modelling and Simulation; systems methodology; AI and intelligent data analysis; E-health; Telemedicine; Intelligent Clinical Decision Support

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