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Rendering of the new West Shore campus in Langford.

Rendering of the West Shore Campus, courtesy of hcma.

West Shore Campus

Live and study in the West Shore! Starting in 2025, UVic will offer courses at a new post-secondary site called the West Shore Campus, in partnership with Royal Roads University and Camosun College.
Map of the West Shore campus in proximity of the Gordon Head campus.

West Shore Campus location

UVic's West Shore Campus sits in the vibrant and growing community of Langford, close in proximity to UVic's Gordon Head Campus and downtown Victoria.

The West Shore Campus is currently under construction in the middle of Langford’s popular and fast-growing Goldstream Village neighbourhood. Surrounded by restaurants, cafes, boutique shops, a public library and near Langford’s City Hall, the area is considered the downtown heart of the city. Set amongst programs from other post-secondary institutions, this will be a very vibrant campus.

"The new West Shore Campus is an exciting collaborative educational model that expands opportunities for students to learn throughout our region. Community-based education in the heart of Langford through the new campus is exciting because it means that local students can learn where they live, and we can offer them exciting opportunities to further their education through pathways to some of UVic’s top degree programs.”

— Dr. Mina Hoorfar, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Computing Gateway program

Are you interested in computer science, software engineering or data science? The Computing Gateway Program will be offered only at UVic’s West Shore Campus, starting in fall 2025. This entry program offers a specialized curriculum with electives, providing the first 2 years of coursework in one of UVic's computing-centric degrees:
 

Benefits

  • small, cohort-like classes with a dedicated instructional team
  • collaborative, success-oriented strategies interwoven throughout learning materials
  • opportunity to experience courses that lead to any of the 3 fields
  • defer your major for up to 2 years
  • availability of software-specific design courses
  • choice between full-time and part-time course loads for academic-life balance

After 2 years in the Computing Gateway Program at UVic's West Shore Campus, you would transfer to UVic's Gordon Head Campus to finish your degree.

UVic Engineering & Computer Science rankings

#2

in Canada for research in Engineering

#6

in Canada for Computer Science

#2

among Canadian comprehensive universities

Hands-on learning

Co-op will be an optional part of the program, and all students will take a co-op preparation course in their first term. Co-op provides an unparalleled opportunity for industry experience, interspersed with academic terms. 

Biomedical engineering co-op student Christine Wong Chong.

What to expect in a co-op placement 

Engineering coop student Matt Lebl looks out onto the city of Prague.
Student spotlight: Matt Lebl, software engineering
Nature photo of a wide turquoise water bay with beach and houses.

Student spotlight: Hailey Gascoigne, computer engineering

Computer science student Yichun Zhao.
Student spotlight: Yichun Zhao, computer science

Learn more

Be part of this exciting new development in your community! Find out more about how to apply to UVic's new Computing Gateway Program at the West Shore Campus.

Apply now Learn more about the West Shore Campus advantage