A message from our Interim Dean, Dr. Eve Stringham
Welcome new and existing students, we look forward to our journey together!
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services offers a wide range of programs, including: certificates in Health Care Assistant, Dental Assistant and Community Mental Health Worker; diplomas in Child and Youth Care, Practical Nursing, Social Services, Dental Hygiene and Mental Health Care Assistant; and four degree programs: Bachelor of Kinesiology, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care, and Bachelor of Social Work.
There are a number of short or part-time certificates within the Faculty’s Professional Development and Training unit. The Faculty is responsible for programs at all three campuses (Nanaimo, Cowichan, and tiwšɛmawtxʷ). The Centre for Outreach and Community Care, operated by the Child and Youth Care Department, provides inter-professional student experiences while developing and delivering prevention programs to young people and families in the local community. In collaboration with our Vancouver Island Health partners, state of the art Nursing Simulation Suites are available to prepare health care graduates for the rigors of practice and provide for best practice in interprofessional work.
The faculty employs over 150 faculty and staff, and has a reputation for quality undergraduate education and research. Indigenous perspectives are embedded in all programs.
Our programs
Mission, beliefs and values
In Health Sciences and Human Services at Vancouver Island University we foster student success. We develop and maintain relevant, responsive and stimulating learning opportunities that are community-based, globally and locally, and offered in a visionary, interprofessional environment that is conducive to learning and promotes health and wellness for all.
We believe that learning is a lifelong endeavour, and we can work together with individuals and communities to co-create a positive, relational environment that promotes a sense of belonging, personal and collaborative participation, a sense of community and enhanced well-being. We believe our work should be based on clear communication and open dialogue, evidence-based practice and research, and on joy and passion.
- lifelong learning “as a way of being”
- being part of the community
- community partnerships
- equity and Diversity
- interprofessional teaching, learning, and practice
- a positive working, teaching, and learning environment
- the pursuit of new knowledge
- Community partnerships; collegiality
- collaboration; innovation.
- learner-centredness.
- humanism
- we value quality of work life, recruitment of new and retention of current faculty, staff and students
- we value “the tried and true” as well as the new
HSHS policies and procedures
All students should be aware of and comply with these policies and procedures. Questions may be referred to instructors, Program Chairs or HSHS Deans' Office. If you have any questions, please Contact us.
| Policies | Procedures |
|---|---|
| hhspolicy-clientsafety.pdf | hhsprocedure-clientsafety.pdf |
| hshs-student-progress-policy-revision-2-2024-04-19.pdf | hshs-student-progress-procedure-revision-2-2024-04-19.pdf |