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Faculty of Health and Social Development

Faculty of Health and Social Development

Dean's Office
Marie Tarrant, Dean
Helen Stychin, Assistant to the Dean

The University of British Columbia
Okanagan Campus
Arts Building, 360
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Tel: 250.807.9902
Web: fhsd.ok.ubc.ca

The Faculty of Health and Social Development builds on the foundations of disciplinary excellence to construct unique interprofessional and interdisciplinary educational programming and research, as well as interprofessional practice opportunities within a community-based framework.

The Faculty currently offers a Bachelor of Health and Exercise Sciences through the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the School of Nursing. At the graduate level the Faculty offers a Masters of Health and Exercise Sciences, and PhD in Kinesiology from the School of Health and Exercise Sciences. A Master of Science in Nursing and PhD in Nursing from the School of Nursing and a Master of Social Work from the School of Social Work.

See the School of Health and Exercise Sciences for information on the Health and Exercise Sciences program available at the UBC Okanagan campus.

See the School of Nursing for information on Nursing programs available at the UBC Okanagan campus.

See the School of Social Work for information on Social Work programs available at the UBC Okanagan campus.

See the College of Graduate Studies for information on graduate-level interdisciplinary, Health & Exercise Sciences/Kinesiology, Nursing, and Social Work programs available at the UBC Okanagan campus.


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