Find your Edge at UVic

Learning

At UVic, every student is immersed in dynamic learning that’s fuelled by research-inspired insights and personalized, hands-on experiences that bring learning out of the classroom and into the world.

Impact

As an internationally renowned teaching and research hub, we tackle essential issues that matter to our world and our communities, improving lives and making a vital impact across the globe.

Environment

Located on the rugged west coast, we emphasize human connection on a global scale, with teaching and research intertwined in our extraordinary academic environment.

You'll be immersed in dynamic, hands-on learning; research that makes a vital impact around the world; and discovery and innovation in Canada’s most extraordinary academic environment.

Make a difference

Undergraduate studies

UVic offers undergraduate degrees, certificates and diplomas for students straight out of high school or transferring from other post-secondary institutions.

Undergraduate programs

Graduate studies

UVic is home to over 3,500 students studying in over 160 graduate programs, with a reputation for quality and innovation that’s respected around the world.

Graduate programs

Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Indigenous initiatives

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