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==Administration==
Below is a list of undergraduate faculties, departments, and schools within the University of Victoria system.
*Education, which includes Education, Kinesiology, and Recreation and Health Education
*Engineering and Computer Science
*Fine Arts
*Human & Social Development, which includes Child and Youth Care, Health Information Science, Indigenous Governance, Nursing, Public Administration, Public Health and Social Policy and Social Work
*Humanities,
*Law, which includes the [[Juris Doctor]] (J.D.) program<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/ranking-canadas-law-schools-2-3/ |title=Ranking Canada's law schools – Macleans.ca |date=2009-09-18 |work=Macleans.ca |access-date=2017-05-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2017-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619052624/http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/ranking-canadas-law-schools-2-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Juris Indigenarum Doctor (JID)<ref>{{Cite web |title=First grads of unique UVic program will help make Indigenous law 'visible' |url=https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/first-grads-of-unique-uvic-program-will-help-make-indigenous-law-visible/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=University Affairs |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904080339/https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/first-grads-of-unique-uvic-program-will-help-make-indigenous-law-visible/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, which includes Commerce<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/gustavson/ |title=Peter B. Gustavson School of Business {{!}} the University of Victoria {{!}} Victoria, BC, Canada – University of Victoria |website=www.uvic.ca |access-date=2017-05-24 |archive-date=2017-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521211406/http://www.uvic.ca/gustavson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Science, which includes the departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics and Astronomy<ref>{{cite web |title=Science |url=https://www.uvic.ca/science |website=Science |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=17 November 2017 |archive-date=16 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133456/https://www.uvic.ca/science/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Social Sciences, which includes Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology<ref>{{cite web |title=Programs |url=https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/future-students/undergraduate/programs/index.php |website=Social Sciences |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116025521/http://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/future-students/undergraduate/programs/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

UVic also offers a number of interdisciplinary undergraduate programs, including Applied Ethics, Arts of Canada, European Studies, Film Studies, Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Indigenous Studies, Latin American Studies, Social Justice Studies, and Technology and Society.

[[File:Business, Economics and Commerce. READ MORE IN PANORAMIO-COMMENT - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The [[Peter B. Gustavson School of Business]] is located at the university's Business and Economics Building.]]

===Peter B. Gustavson School of Business===
The [[Peter B. Gustavson School of Business]], formerly the Faculty of Business, was renamed following a donation by local entrepreneur Peter B. Gustavson. The school, which is [[EQUIS]] and [[AACSB]] accredited,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=00E50DA9-8BB0-4A32-B7F7-0A92E98DF5C6 |title=AACSB International |website=Aacsb.net |access-date=2018-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612154735/https://www.aacsb.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AACSB&WebKey=00E50DA9-8BB0-4A32-B7F7-0A92E98DF5C6 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kloster |first1=Darron |title=On the Street: Prestigious post for UVic business dean Saul Klein |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/business/on-the-street-prestigious-post-for-uvic-business-dean-saul-klein-4673973 |access-date=7 April 2023 |work=Times Colonist |publisher=Glacier Media |date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407050427/https://www.timescolonist.com/business/on-the-street-prestigious-post-for-uvic-business-dean-saul-klein-4673973 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |language=en-CA |quote=Gustavson is one of a small minority{{nbsp}}... of all business schools worldwide to achieve full five-year accreditations from both AACSB and EQUIS.}}</ref> offers a wide range of programs, including [[BCom]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] and other business degrees. The program starts with two years of general studies (with six required classes), followed by business-intensive 3rd and 4th years. Three co-op work terms are also required.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter B. Gustavson School of Business |url=https://www.uvic.ca/gustavson/index.php |website=uvic.ca |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=20 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120050652/http://www.uvic.ca/gustavson/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:UVic ECS Building.png|thumb|The Engineering and Computer Science Building, one of the three Engineering buildings on campus.]]

===Engineering and Computer Science===
The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science admits approximately 400 students into first-year programs each year. Students can specialize in the following disciplines: [[Biomedical Engineering]], [[Civil Engineering]], [[Computer Engineering]], [[Computer Science]], [[Electrical Engineering]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], and [[Software Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/pr_programs1.cfm#Victoria |title=Engineers Canada – Accredited Engineering Programs |website=Engineerscanada.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514102346/http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/pr_programs1.cfm#Victoria |archive-date=2010-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/engineering/prospective/undergrad/programs/biomedical.php |title=University of Victoria Engineering Department |website=uvic.ca |access-date=2017-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324060334/http://www.uvic.ca/engineering/prospective/undergrad/programs/biomedical.php |archive-date=2015-03-24 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Fine Arts===
The Faculty of Fine Arts splits into five different departments: Art History and Visual Studies, the School of Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and Writing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finearts.uvic.ca/ |title=Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Victoria |website=UVic.ca |access-date=2016-01-21 |archive-date=2016-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126133305/https://finearts.uvic.ca/ |url-status=live }}</ref> UVic's Department of Art History and Visual Studies has a long tradition of scholarship in the areas of Islamic art, South and Southeast Asian art, and Native arts of North America. It is one of few schools that has traditionally held two chairs of Islamic art, most recently filled by Anthony Welch and Marcus Milwright. [[Esi Edugyan]], two-time winner of the [[Giller Prize]], is a graduate of the creative writing program
[[File:Clearihue Inner Court. READ MORE IN PANORAMIO-COMMENT - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The offices of the Faculty of Humanities, and its departments, are located in Clearihue Building.]]

===Humanities===
The Faculty of Humanities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/index.php |title=Faculty of Humanities – University of Victoria |website=UVic.ca |access-date=2017-08-21 |archive-date=2017-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830104814/http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> consists of ten departments (English, French, Gender Studies, Germanic & Slavic Studies, Greek & Roman Studies, Hispanic & Italian Studies, History, Linguistics, Pacific & Asian Studies, and Philosophy) and three Programs (Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies). The faculty offers certificates, minors, and majors leading to both BA and BSc degrees, as well as MA and PhD degrees. Languages, narratives, philosophies, histories—the Faculty of Humanities brings these all together in a critical context of analysis, interpretation, research, and communication.<ref>{{cite web |title=Humanities |url=https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/ |website=uvic.ca |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=20 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120133208/http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Law===
{{Main|University of Victoria Faculty of Law}}
[[File:Bob Wright Centre for Ocean Earth and Atmosphere Sciences. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The School of Earth & Ocean Science is located in the Bob Wright Centre.]]
The University of Victoria is home to Canada's first and only Indigenous Law degree program along with dedicated research centers for Indigenous and Environmental law.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/law/about/indigenous/indigenouslawresearchunit/index.php |title=Indigenous Law Research Unit |website=University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102808/https://www.uvic.ca/law/about/indigenous/indigenouslawresearchunit/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/law/about/indigenous/jid/index.php |title=Joint Degree Program JD/JID |website=University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102806/https://www.uvic.ca/law/about/indigenous/jid/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[University of Victoria Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]] was instrumental in the establishment of the [[Akitsiraq Law School]] by founding its first class in [[Iqaluit]], [[Nunavut|Nunavat]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Canadian Forum for Civil Justice |url=https://cfcj-fcjc.org/inventory-of-reforms/akitsiraq-law-school/ |access-date=February 23, 2022 |website=CFCJ |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224053755/https://cfcj-fcjc.org/inventory-of-reforms/akitsiraq-law-school/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with [[University of British Columbia|The University of British Columbia]] and [[Simon Fraser University]], UVic jointly founded and co-operates [[TRIUMF]], Canada's national laboratory for [[Particle physics|particle]] and [[nuclear physics]], which houses the world's largest [[cyclotron]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal budget boosts funding for TRIUMF |url=https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+triumf-funding+news |access-date=February 12, 2022 |website=University of Victoria |date=10 April 2019 |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213070448/https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+triumf-funding+news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History, TRIUMF |url=https://www.triumf.ca/home/about-triumf/history |access-date=February 12, 2022 |website=TRIUMF |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213070457/https://www.triumf.ca/home/about-triumf/history |url-status=live }}</ref> Altogether UVic operates nine academic faculties and schools including the [[University of Victoria Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]] and [[Peter B. Gustavson School of Business]]. The University of Victoria Faculty of Law features a course at Hakia Beach, BC in association with the Tula Foundation.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/ranking-canada%E2%80%99s-law-schools/ |title=Ranking Canada's law schools – Canada |magazine=[[Macleans.ca]] |date=2009-09-16 |access-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110135044/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/ranking-canada%E2%80%99s-law-schools/ |archive-date=2012-01-10}}</ref>

===School of Earth & Ocean Sciences===

UVic hosts [[Ocean Networks Canada]]'s deep-water seafloor research observatories [[VENUS]] and [[NEPTUNE]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ocean Network Canada |url=http://www.oceannetworks.ca/ |website=www.oceannetworks.ca |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=7 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107074258/http://www.oceannetworks.ca/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, and two [[Environment and Climate Change Canada|Environment Canada]] labs: the [[Canadian Center for Climate Modelling and Analysis]] and the Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ocean Networks Canada |url=http://www.oceannetworks.ca/about-us/funders-partners/partners?category%5B%5D=Educational+Partner&category%5B%5D=Collaborating+Institution&category%5B%5D=Contractor&=Apply |access-date=23 January 2015 |website=www.oceannetworks.ca |archive-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417144115/http://www.oceannetworks.ca/about-us/funders-partners/partners?category%5B%5D=Educational+Partner&category%5B%5D=Collaborating+Institution&category%5B%5D=Contractor&=Apply |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions |url=https://pics.uvic.ca/ |website=University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102819/https://pics.uvic.ca/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/wcirc/index.php |title=Water and Climate Research Centre |website=University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102807/https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/wcirc/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/science-research-data/modeling-projections-analysis/centre-modelling-analysis.html |title=Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis |website=Government of Canada |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513013357/https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/climate-change/science-research-data/modeling-projections-analysis/centre-modelling-analysis.html |archive-date=2019-05-13 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Ocean Climate Building housed at the Queenswood location is dedicated solely to ocean and climate research.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019+queenswood-onc-announcement+news |title=Queenswood now the Ocean-Climate Building |date=January 11, 2019 |website=University of Victoria |access-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102807/https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2019%2Bqueenswood-onc-announcement%2Bnews |url-status=live }}</ref> The Institute of Integrated Energy Systems is a leading center for research on sustainable energy solutions and alternative energy sources.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/iesvic/ |title=Institute for Integrated Energy Systems |website=University of Victoria |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511102806/https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/iesvic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
The university was a founding member of the Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society. UVic maintains this field station on the west coast of Vancouver Island, which is jointly run by the [[University of British Columbia]], [[Simon Fraser University]], the [[University of Alberta]] and the [[University of Calgary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre |url=http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/ |website=www.bamfieldmsc.com |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124010353/http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===School of Public Administration===
The UVic School of Public Administration specializes in its [[Master of Public Administration|M.P.A.]] and PhD. programs but also offers a selective admission minors program for political leaders and mid-career civil servants.<ref>{{cite web |title=School of Public Administration |url=https://www.uvic.ca/hsd/publicadmin/index.php |website=uvic.ca |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124011707/http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/publicadmin/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Continuing Studies===
Continuing education has been an integral part of the University of Victoria since its inception in 1963. Today, the Division of Continuing Studies<ref>{{cite web |url=https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/ |title=Home |website=Continuing Studies at UVic |access-date=2023-12-06 |archive-date=2023-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201213538/https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/ |url-status=live }}</ref> provides adult and continuing education programming in co-operation with UVic faculties and community partners. The Division of Continuing Studies offers a comprehensive portfolio of programs in a range of academic disciplines, using diploma, certificate and other programming models to serve adult, part-time and internationally dispersed students.

===Graduate programs===
UVic offers more than 160 graduate programs across the university's faculties and departments.

UVic's Graduate programs range from individual interdisciplinary programs to graduate research programs. The university also offers students specialized degree options and doctoral options.