School of Health Sciences

Health Sciences for a complex world

The School of Health Sciences provides industry-leading education for essential, in-demand careers in the healthcare field.

The School of Health Sciences offers an education that can open the door to a highly-rewarding and challenging career that makes a difference.

From Occupational Health & Safety, to Radiation Therapy, Environmental Health and Specialty Nursing, you will learn from industry practitioners and get real-world experience.

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New Health Sciences Centre building

BCIT will be home to a new Health Sciences Centre that will educate and train future health care professionals to meet the growing demands of British Columbian families. With completion slated for 2021, BCIT School of Health Sciences is excited to provide collaborative delivery of programs to students in our new building. Visit BCIT Foundation to support the building project and learn more. Watch the Health Sciences Centre announcement video:

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Changing careers? These Part-time Studies can help you pivot quickly

Workplaces today may be unlike anything we’re used to, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any employment opportunities out there. Our digitally connected world allows people to continue working in...

A new way of seeing with radiography

Tanveer Bains won’t forget the first time she operated an x-ray machine in real life. “It was very nerve-wracking,” says Tanveer, a second-year student Medical Radiography at BCIT. “I thought,...

A heart for healthcare excellence: Award-winning cardiology nurse practitioner and BCIT alumna Sarah Waters puts patients first

When Sarah Waters was just 19 years old, she had the biggest event of her life. After an unexpected health emergency sent the BCIT alumna to surgery at St. Paul’s...

Virtual Pulse: meeting the challenges faced with traditional nursing training during a pandemic

Led by the TTA Technology Training Associates and in partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) as the academic lead, the Virtual Pulse project has made the top...

Identifying genes to help with climate change

There is a global effort focused on mitigating the impacts of climate change on agricultural crops, particularly the reduction in yield associated with hotter, drier climates. Researchers and students at...

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