This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to collect information about how you interact with our website and allow us to remember your browser. We use this information to improve and customize your browsing experience, for analytics and metrics about our visitors both on this website and other media, and for marketing purposes. By using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by UVic’s Terms of Use for web and social media privacy.  If you do not agree to the above, you can configure your browser’s setting to “do not track.”

Skip to main content
People Departments Maps Buildings Rooms A-Z
University
of Victoria
Apply Library
Sign in Online tools Sign out
Medical Sciences

Undergraduate students

Island Medical Program

In addition to the neuroscience graduate program, one of the School of Medical Science’s educational roles is to support the Island Medical Program (IMP).

The IMP allows you to complete the University of British Columbia (UBC) MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) while studying in Victoria. This partnership between UBC, Island Health and the University of Victoria is part of a long-term strategy to address shortages of physicians in British Columbia.

As part of the program, you’ll complete first- and second-year coursework at UVic before training at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals in your third and fourth year. All MDUP students receive a UBC MD degree upon completion.

Learn more about the IMP

Medical science courses

If you are enrolled in a degree program within the Faculties of Science or Social Sciences, you may have the option of completing electives offered by the School of Medical Sciences.

For the purposes of fulfilling a degree requirement, all MEDS courses qualify as a science course. These include:

  • MEDS301: Introduction to Pharmacology
  • MEDS410: Functional Health Neuroanatomy
  • MEDS433: Animals and Human Health
  • MEDS470: Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience
  • MEDS487: Special Topics in Medical Sciences
  • MEDS490: Directed Studies in Medical Sciences

Course descriptions are available in the UVic Academic Calendar. Please note that course availability varies; refer to the course timetable when planning registration.

View available courses

Honours program information

Our faculty regularly participate in undergraduate experiential learning opportunities (including co-op and honours programs) across campus. Most recently our faculty have supported students in the following faculties and academic units:

Co-op programs:

Honours programs:

For more information, refer to the individual faculty or academic units listed above.

Research awards

Undergraduate students can apply to 2 different award competitions to help fund their research, including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards and the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA).

Visit our awards and funding page for more information.