Health Information Science
Health Information Science Co-op is a mandatory program, meaning you'll automatically take part as part of your degree.
Office & contacts
Our regular business hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Office: Human and Social Development Building, A204
Co-op coordinator:
Jason Bond
hiscoop@uvic.ca
250-721-8577
Co-op assistant:
Kathleen Bea Araneta
hiscoopasst@uvic.ca
250-721-6458
Program facts & formats
Undergraduate programs
These are mandatory co-op programs – you are automatically enrolled as a health information science student and required to complete 3 work terms.
Graduate programs
We offer graduate students an optional co-op opportunity in these program areas:
- On-campus MSc in Health Informatics
- Distributed MSc in Health Informatics (online)
- PhD in Health Informatics
The following double degree program includes a mandatory co-op component. You are required to complete 2 co-op work terms.
Available formats:
- traditional co-op
- work experience program
Learn more about these types of co-op.
Fees
Co-op students pay a co-op tuition fee for each work term. It's free to join co-op and attend the preparation course—you'll pay your tuition fee after you secure a co-op work term.
You'll pay your fees according to the same tuition fee deadlines as regular course fees.
Fees per work term for undergraduate students:
- domestic students: $776.20
- international students: $1,510.16
Fees per work term for graduate students:
- domestic students: $776.20
- international students: $976.27
Note that the graduate co-op tuition fee is different than the graduate installment fee. If you are a grad student and register for a co-op work term, during that term, you'll pay:
- the grad co-op program fee
- the grad ancillary fees
If you register for a course (e.g. thesis 596 or 598) and a co-op work term in the same term, during that term, you'll pay:
- the grad co-op program tuition fee
- the course tuition fee
- the grad ancillary fees
Questions about co-op tuition fees? Email us or call 250-721-7032 for assistance.
Average salaries
You'll receive a salary from your employer during each co-op work term. Co-op salaries vary according to many factors, including:
- your previous work experience
- the industry you're working in
- the responsibilities of your co-op job
Here is an average monthly salary for a work term in health informatics:
- undergraduate: $3,129.66
- graduate: $4,080.11
Work terms
The number of work terms depends on the co-op format:
- co-op (undergraduate programs): 3 work terms
- co-op (graduate programs): 2 work terms (for co-op designation)
- work experience program: 1 work term (graduate program)
Learn more about:
Sample jobs
- project analyst
- clinical informatics analyst
- business analyst
- health systems planner
- health records administrator
- systems designer
- systems coordinator
- technical application lead
- solutions architect
- information architect
- clinical research associate
- information officer
- program coordinator
Get support
We're here to support you with every step in your co-op journey, from applying to co-op to making sure you're supported at work. Contact your co-op coordinator or office for assistance.
If you identify as having a disability or a mental health condition, if you belong to an equity group, or if you identify as Indigenous, we have additional supports for your co-op experience.