Faculty of Community and Health Studies

Interested in an increasingly complex and challenging career? Want to expand your opportunities through creative learning experiences? Kwantlen's Community and Health Studies programs may be what you are looking for. Our academic curriculum is grounded in the concepts of caring, collaboration, inclusion and development of healthier communities. Programs vary in length from four year bachelor degrees to five month citations.

Bachelor of Science In Nursing (BSN)

This program prepares students to function as Registered Nurses (RNs) in acute care, intermediate and/or long term care, clinics, home care, and community agencies. This program includes degree completion for practising RNs.

Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

This program prepares students to function as Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) in a broad range of settings that provide challenging and exciting opportunities in health care. This program includes degree completion for practising RPNs.

Critical Care Nursing (ACCN)

The goal of the program is to prepare nurses for critical care nursing practice at the community and tertiary level critical care areas in hospitals in British Columbia. The learning outcomes incorporate the standards for critical care nursing practice identified by the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN 2005), the competencies tested on the Critical Care Nursing Certification Examination administered by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), and the standards for critical care nursing education set by the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN) in 2005. The content of the program incorporates the essential knowledge, skills and abilities needed for safe, competent critical care nursing practice in British Columbia.

Health Unit Coordinator (HAUC)

You will learn how to coordinate and communicate the various nursing unit activities in a hospital, which include maintaining patient chart records and how to process written doctor's orders.

Health Care Assistant Program (HCAP) (formerly Home Support-Resident Care Attendant)

The Health Care Assistant Program is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary to care for older adults and people with disabilities in their home and in facilities.

HCAP Information Sessions:

Kwantlen Capacity Development Camp (KCDC)

We regret to announce that the KCDC will not be offered in Summer 2010.

Nursing Re-entry Programs

These programs educate nurses to work with individuals, families, groups and communities from a health perspective and with an ethic or caring.

Nursing Resource Centre

Resource Centre for students and Faculty of Community and Health Studies.

Professional Studies

Check for ongoing and new offerings. Registrants are encouraged to check for any last minute changes or updates. To register for any of our new and exciting Professional Studies Workshops, please download this registration form. Clearly print and forward your form to Lorna Wolfe via mail to Kwantlen Polytechnic University, c/o Lorna Wolfe, Professional Studies, 12666 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8.

Special Education Teacher Assistant (SETA)

Become a teacher assistant in the education system, supporting students with diverse learning, behavioural and physical support needs through this program. Please attend an information session event to learn more about this program:

SETA Information Session:

Wellness Centre

Explore the “living, learning lab” for community development.