July, 2011
This is a list of the Fields of Study available at the University of Saskatchewan. It also shows what programs or depth of study (certificate, minor, major, honours, degree or other credential) is available in that field, whether other Program Options are available (such as internships), which college(s) and department(s) offer that field, and the home college for that department. Please note some of our fields are available only at the graduate level, through the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
Please see Academic Programs for a list of degrees and certificates.
Please see Colleges & Departments for more information about each program.
At the University of Saskatchewan, programs are approved through procedures established by University Council For recent approvals of new and revised programs, see the Academic Programs Committee website.
*note that prior to July 2011, fields of study were called "fields of specialization" and depths of study were called "levels of concentration"
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options |
Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Agriculture and Bioresources | |||||
| [College of Agriculture and Bioresources/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Aboriginal agriculture and land management |
PGD | Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics | AGRI | ||
| Agribusiness |
Diploma BSA (minor), BSc (Agbus) (major, honours) |
AGRI | Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics | AGRI | |
| Agricultural biology | BSA (major, honours) | AGRI | Biology | A & S | |
| Agricultural economics | BSA (minor, major, honours), PGD, MAgr, MSc, PhD. | AGRI | Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics | AGRI | |
| Agronomy | Diploma BSA (major) |
AGRI | Interdisciplinary | AGRI | |
| Animal and poultry science | MAgr, MSc, PhD | AGRI | Animal and Poultry Science | AGRI | |
| Animal science | BSA (minor, major, honours) |
AGRI | Animal and Poultry Science | AGRI | |
| Applied microbiology | BSA (minor) | AGRI | Food and Bioproduct Sciences | AGRI | |
| Applied plant ecology | BSA (minor, major, honours) |
AGRI | Plant Sciences | AGRI | |
| Biotechnology | BSA (minor), focus on biotechnology available in M.Agr, MSc, and PhD programs | AGRI | Animal and Poultry Science/ Food and Bioproduct Sciences/ Plant Sciences | AGRI | |
| Crop production | Certificate | AGRI | AGRI | ||
| Crop science | BSA (major, honours) | AGRI | Plant Sciences | AGRI | |
| Environmental science | BSA (minor, major, honours) | AGRI | AGRI | ||
| Farm business management | Certificate | AGRI | AGRI | ||
| Food and bioproduct sciences | BSA (minor, major, honours), MAgr, MSc, PhD. | AGRI | Food and Bioproduct Sciences | AGRI | |
| Food and bioproduct entrepreneurship | BSA (minor) | AGRI | Dean's Office | AGRI | |
| Food science | BSc (4 major, honours), BSc (Nutr.) (minor) | AGRI | Food and Bioproduct Sciences | AGRI | |
| Horticultural science | BSA (major, honours) | AGRI | Plant Sciences | AGRI | |
| Indigenous people's resource management |
Certificate |
AGRI |
AGRI |
||
| Nutrition |
BSA (minor) | AGRI | PHARM & NUTR | ||
| Poultry science | BSA (minor) | AGRI | AGRI | ||
| Prairie horticulture | Certificate | AGRI | AGRI | ||
| Rangeland resources | BSA (minor) | AGRI | Plant Sciences | AGRI | |
| Resource economics & policy | BSc Renewable Resource Management | AGRI | Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics | AGRI | |
| Resourse science | BSc Renewable Resource Management | AGRI | Soil Science | AGRI | |
| Soil science | BSA (minor, major, honours), PGD, MAgr, MSc, PhD | AGRI | Soil Science | AGRI | |
| Toxicology | BSA (minor), BSc (RRM) (minor) |
AGRI | Toxicology | A & S | |
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Arts and Science | |||||
| [College of Arts and Science/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Aboriginal public administration | BA (4 major/honours) | A & S | Interdisciplinary (Political Studies) | A & S / Law | |
| Anatomy and cell biology | BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD. | A & S | Anatomy & Cell Biology | MED | |
| Anthropology | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), MA | A & S | Archaeology & Anthropology | A & S | |
| Archaeology | BA (3/4 major, honours),BSc (4 major, honours), MA | A & S | Archaeology & Anthropology | A & S | |
| Art and art history | BA (3/4 major) in studio art or art history, BA (honours) in art history, BFA, MFA in studio art | A & S | Art & Art History | A & S | |
| Astronomy | minor | A & S | Physics & Engineering Physics | A & S | |
| Biochemistry | BSc (3/4 major, honours), PGD, MSc, PhD. | A & S | Biochemistry | MED | |
| Bioinformatics | BSc (major, honours) | A & S | Biochemistry / Computer Science | MED, A & S | |
| Biochemistry and biotechnology | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Biochemistry | MED | |
| Biology | BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD. | A & S | Biology | A & S | |
| Biology and biotechnology | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Biology | A & S | |
| Biotechnology | focus on biotechnology available in BSc, MSc, and PhD programs | Anatomy & Cell Biology/ Biochemistry/ Biology/ Microbiology & Immunology | A & S / MED | ||
| Biomolecular structure studies | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S |
Chemistry / Biochemistry |
A & S |
|
| Business economics | BA (4 major, honours) | A & S | Economics | A & S | |
| Canadian literature in English | minor | A & S | English | A & S | |
| Catholic studies | minor | A & S | Dean's Office | St. Thomas More College | |
| Cell biology and biotechnology | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Anatomy & Cell Biology | MED | |
| Chemistry | minor, BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD | A & S | Chemistry | A & S | |
| Classical, mediaeval and renaissance studies | BA (4 major honours). | A & S | History | A & S | |
| Classics | minor | A & S | History | A & S | |
| Community planning and native studies | BA (4 major, honours) |
A & S | Geography & Planning/Native Studies | A & S | |
| Computer science | BSc (3/4 major, honours), PDSC, MSc, PhD. | Professional Internship Option | A & S | Computer Science | A & S |
| Computing |
BSc (4 major) |
A & S |
Computer Science |
A & S |
|
| Crime, law & justice studies | Minor | A & S | Sociology | A & S | |
| Critical perspectives on social justice and the common good | Minor | A & S | Division of Social Sciences | A & S | |
| Drama | BA (3/4 major, honours) in theatre history, BFA in acting, directing or design. | Career Internship Program | A & S | Drama | A & S |
| Economics | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), PDSC, PGD, MA. | Career Internship Program | A & S | Economics | A & S |
| English | BA (3/4 major, honours), MA, PhD. | A & S | English | A & S | |
| Environmental biology | BSc (4 major, honours). | A & S | Biology | A & S | |
| Environmental earth sciences | BSc (4 major, honours). | A & S | interdisciplinary (Geological Sciences) | A & S | |
| Environment and society | BA&Sc (major, honours) |
A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Entrepreneurship | minor | A & S | Edwards School of Business | ||
| Food science | BSc (4 major, honours); See also BSc (Nutr) (minor) |
A & S, Pharmacy & Nutrition | Food & Bioproduct Sciences | AGRI | |
| French | recognition, minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), MA | A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| Geography | BA (3/4 major, honours), BSc (3/4 major, (honours), MA, MSc, PhD | Cooperative Education Program; Career Internship Program | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S |
| Geographic information systems | minor | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Geology | BSc (3/4 major, honours), PGD, MSc, PhD. | A & S | Geological Sciences | A & S | |
| Geophysics | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Geological Sciences | A & S | |
| German | recognition, minor | A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| History | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), MA, PhD. | A & S | History | A & S | |
| Human geography | minor | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Interactive system design | BA&Sc | A & S | Computer Science, Psychology, Art & Art History |
A & S | |
| International studies | BA (4 major, honours). | A & S | Interdisciplinary (History) | A & S | |
| Jewish and Christian origins | minor | A & S | Religion and Culture | A & S | |
| Linguistics | BA (3/4 major, honours) | A & S | Languages and Linguistics | A & S | |
| Mathematical physics | BSc (honours) | A & S | Mathematics & Statistics, and Physics & Engineering Physics | A & S | |
| Mathematics | BSc (3/4 major, honours), | A & S | Mathematics & Statistics | A & S | |
| Mathematics and statistics | MMath, MSc, PhD. | A & S | Mathematics & Statistics | A & S | |
| Microbiology and immunology | BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD | A & S | Microbiology & Immunology | MED | |
| Microbiology, immunology and biotechnology | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Microbiology & Immunology | MED | |
| Modern languages | BA (3/4 major) |
A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| Music | BA (3/4 major, honours), BMu, MA, MMus | Performance Option | A & S | Music | A & S |
| Native studies | minor, BA ( 3/4 major, honours), MA | A & S | Native studies | A & S | |
| Northern governance and development |
Masters |
Political studies |
A&S |
||
| Northern studies |
BA (3/4 major, honours) |
A &S |
Interdisciplinary (Dean's Office) |
A&S |
|
| Palaeobiology | BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Interdisciplinary (Biology) | A & S | |
| Philosophy | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), MA | MA thesis and course-based Program Options | A & S | Philosophy | A & S |
| Physical geography | minor | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Physics | BSc (3/4 major, honours), Specializations in Astronomy; Atmospheric, Space & Plasma Science' Materials Science; Nuclear Physics; Theoretical Physics | Career Internship Program | A & S | Physics & Engineering Physics | A & S |
| Physics and engineering physics | MSc, PhD |
Physics & Engineering Physics | A & S | ||
| Physiology | BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD. | A & S | Physiology | MED | |
| Political studies | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours), MA | Career Internship Program | A & S | Political Studies | A & S |
| Psychology | BA (3/4 major, honours), BSc (4 major, honours), MA, PhD | A & S | Psychology | A & S | |
| Public administration (see also School of Public Policy) | BA (4 major), BA (honours). | A & S | Interdisciplinary (Political Studies) | A & S | |
| Regional and urban planning | BA (4 major, honours) | Cooperative Education Program | A & S | Interdisciplinary (Geography & Planning) | A & S |
| Religion and culture | MA | Religion & Culture | A & S | ||
| Russian | recognition, minor | A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| Sociology | BA (3/4 major, honours), MA, PhD | Aboriginal Justice and Criminology Program for Native Students | A & S | Sociology | A & S |
| Sociology (focus on Indigenous peoples and justice) | BA (4 major, honours) | A & S | Sociology | A & S / Law | |
| Spanish | recognition, minor | A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| Statistics | minor, BSc (4 major, honours) | A & S | Mathematics & Statistics | A & S | |
| Studies in religion and culture | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours) | A & S | Religion & Culture | A & S | |
| Studies in religious traditions | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours) | A & S | Religion & Culture | A & S | |
| Toxicology | BSc (4 major, honours), BSA (minor)PGD, MSc, PhD | A & S | Interdisciplinary | A & S / VET MED | |
| Ukrainian | recognition | A & S | Languages & Linguistics | A & S | |
| Urban planning | minor | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Water science | minor | A & S | Geography & Planning | A & S | |
| Women's and gender studies | minor, BA (3/4 major, honours) | A & S | Women's & Gender Studies | A & S | |
| Writing | MFA | Interdisciplinary Centre for Creativity & Culture | A & S | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Business | |||||
| [N. Murray Edwards School of Business/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | Cameco Business Cooperative Education Program |
||||
| Accounting | BComm (major), MPAcc, MSc | BUS | Accounting | BUS | |
| Aboriginal business administration | Certificate | BUS | BUS | ||
| Business administration | Certificate, MBA | BUS | BUS | ||
| Finance | BComm (major) | BUS | Finance & Management Science | BUS | |
| Health care administration | Certificate | BUS | Management & Marketing | BUS | |
| Human resources | BComm (major) | BUS | Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour | BUS | |
| Indigenous business administration | Associate Certificate | BUS | BUS | ||
| International business administration | Certificate | BUS | BUS | ||
| Labour studies | Certificate | BUS | Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour | BUS | |
| Marketing | BComm (major) | BUS | Management & Marketing | BUS | |
| Management | BComm (major) | BUS | BUS | ||
| Operations management | BComm (major) | BUS | Finance & Management Science | BUS | |
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Dentistry | |||||
| [College of Dentistry] | |||||
| Dentistry | DMD | DENT | DENT | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Education | |||||
| [College of Education/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Aboriginal teacher associate certificate | Associate Certificate | EDUC | |||
| Adult and continuing education |
Certificate |
Centre for Continuing and Distance Education/College of Education |
|||
| Continuing education | MCEd | Educational Foundations |
EDUC |
||
| Curriculum studies | PGD, MEd | Course-based Option; Project Option; Thesis Option | Curriculum Studies | EDUC | |
| Ecological education | Certificate | EDUC | |||
| Education | BEd | elementary/middle years option; secondary option | EDUC | EDUC | |
| Educational administration | PGD, MEd, PhD | Course-based Option; Thesis Option | Educational Administration | EDUC | |
| Educational foundations | PGD, MEd in continuing education or educational foundations or Indian and northern education). | Course-based Option; Project Option; Thesis Option | Educational Foundations | ||
| Educational psychology and special education | PGD, MEd. | Course-based Option; Project Option; Thesis Option | Educational Psychology & Special Education | ||
| Educational technology and design | Option in MEd Curriculum Studies | Project Option; Thesis Option | Curriculum Studies | ||
| Kinesiology/Education | BSc (Kin)/BEd | EDUC / Kinesiology | |||
| Methods of teaching heritage languages | Certificate | EDUC | |||
| Music education | BEd/BMus, MEd | EDUC / A & S | Music | A & S | |
| Post-secondary technical vocational education | Certificate | Curriculum Studies | EDUC | ||
| School and counselling psychology | MEd | Educational Psychology & Special Education | EDUC | ||
| Special programs | Indian Teacher Education Program; Northwest Territories Teacher Education Program; Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program; Northern Teacher Education Program | EDUC | EDUC | ||
| Teaching English as a second language |
Certificate |
Centre for Continuing & Distance Education/ College of Education |
|||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Engineering | |||||
| [College of Engineering/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | Engineering Professional Internship program (all majors) Professional Communications Option (all majors) Engineering Entrepreneurship Option (all majors) | ||||
| Biological engineering | BE (major), PGD, MSc, MEng, PhD | ENGR | Chemical and Biological Engineering | ENGR | |
| Biomedical engineering | MEng, PGD, MSc, PhD | Interdisciplinary | ENGR | ||
| Chemical engineering | BE (major), PGD, MEng, MSc, PhD | Option in biochemical or petroleum | ENGR | Chemical and Biological Engineering | ENGR |
| Civil engineering | BE (major), PGD, MEng, MSc, PhD | ENGR | Civil and Geological Engineering | ENGR | |
| Computer engineering |
BE (major) |
ENGR |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
ENGR |
|
| Electrical engineering | BE (major), PGD, MEng, MSc, PhD | ENGR | Electrical and Computer Engineering | ENGR | |
| Engineering physics | BE (major),PGD, MSc, PhD | ENGR | Physics and Engineering Physics | A & S | |
| Environmental engineering | BE (major), PGD, MEng, MSc, PhD | Interdisciplinary | ENGR | ||
| Geological engineering | BE (major), PGD | ENGR | Civil and Geological Engineering | ENGR | |
| Mechanical engineering | BE, PGD, MEng, MSc, PhD | ENGR | Mechanical Engineering | ENGR | |
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Environment & Sustainability | |||||
| [School of Environment & Sustainability/ College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Environment and sustainability | MSc, PhD | Interdisciplinary | School of Environment and Sustainability | ||
| Sustainable environmental management | Masters | Interdisciplinary | School of Environment and Sustainability | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Graduate Studies & Research | |||||
| [College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Individual interdisciplinary graduate programs | PGD, MA, MSc, PhD | ||||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Kinesiology | |||||
| [College of Kinesiology /College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Entrepeneurship | minor |
KINE | Edwards School of Business | ||
| Exercise management and applied kinesiology | PGD | KINE | |||
| Exercise and sport studies | BSc (Kin), BSc (Kin) (Honours) | KINE | KINE | ||
| Kinesiology | MSc, PhD | KINE | KINE | ||
| Kinesiology/Education | BSc (Kin)/BEd, MEd | KINE / A & S | Kinesiology/ Curriculum Studies | KINE / EDUC | |
| Nutrition | minor |
KINE | Pharmacy & Nutrition | ||
| Physical education studies | BSc (Kin), BSc (Kin) (Honours) | KINE | KINE | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Law | |||||
| [College of Law/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Law | Juris Doctor, LLM | LAW | LAW | ||
| Indigenous people and justice | Juris Doctor + BA in Sociology Second Degree Program | LAW / A & S | LAW / A & S | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Medicine | |||||
| [College of Medicine /College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Anatomy and cell biology |
BSc (3/4 major, honours), MSc, PhD | A & S |
Anatomy and Cell Biology |
MED |
|
| Biochemistry |
BSc (3/4 major, honours), PGD, MSc, PhD |
A & S |
Biochemistry |
MED |
|
| Biological psychiatry | MSc, PhD | Psychiatry | MED | ||
| Biomedical sciences | second year courses | A & S | Division of Biomedical Sciences | MED | |
| Community and population health science | MSc., PhD | Community Health and Epidemiology |
MED | ||
| Continuing medical education and professional development | non-degree level programs | MED | |||
| Global health | Certificate | Interdisciplinary | MED | ||
| Health Sciences | MSc, PhD | Community Health and Epidemiology | MED | ||
| Medicine | MD | MED | Interdisciplinary | MED | |
| Microbiology |
BSc (3/4 major, honours) |
A & S |
Microbiology & Immunology |
MED |
|
| Microbiology and immunology | MSc, PhD | Microbiology & Immunology |
MED |
||
| Obstetrics and gynecology | MSc, PhD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | MED | ||
| Pathology | MSc, PhD | Pathology | MED | ||
| Pharmacology |
MSc, PhD | Pharmacology | MED | ||
| Pharmacology & physiology |
BSc (3/4 major, honours) | A & S |
Physiology, Pharmacology |
MED |
|
| Physiology |
MSc, PhD | Physiology |
MED |
||
| Surgery | MSc | Surgery | MED | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Nursing | |||||
| [College of Nursing/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Nursing | BSN, MN, PhD Post-Degree BSN Option |
Nursing | Nursing | ||
| Nurse practitioner | MN Option; Post Graduate Degree Specialization Certificate | Nursing | |||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Pharmacy and Nutrition | |||||
| [College of Pharmacy & Nutrition/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Food science | BSc (Nutr) (minor) See also BSc (4 major, honours); BSA (minor) |
AGRI, PHARM & NUTR |
Food & Bioproduct Sciences | AGRI | |
| Nutrition | BSc (Nutr) (minor) See also BSc (Kin) (minor) |
PHARM & NUTR | PHARM & NUTR | ||
| Nutrition and dietetics | BSc (Nutr), MSc, PhD | PHARM & NUTR | PHARM & NUTR | ||
| Pharmacy | BSP, MSc, PhD. | PHARM & NUTR | PHARM & NUTR | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Physical Therapy | |||||
| [School of Physical Therapy/ College of Graduate Studies & Research] | |||||
| Physical therapy | MPT |
School of Physical Therapy | MED | ||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Public Health | |||||
| [School of Public Health/ College of Graduate Studies & Research] | |||||
| Biostatistics | MSc, PhD | School of Public Health | |||
| Epidemiology | PhD | School of Public Health | |||
| Public health | Master of Public Health | School of Public Health | |||
| Vaccinology & Immunotherapeutics | MSc, PhD | School of Public Health | |||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Public Policy | |||||
| [Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy/ College of Graduate Studies & Research] | |||||
| International trade | Master of International Trade | School of Public Policy | |||
| Public administration | Master of Public Administration | School of Public Policy | |||
| Public policy | Master of Public Policy, PhD | School of Public Policy | |||
| Colleges and Fields of Study | Programs and Depth of Study available | Program Options | Undergraduate Degree College | Department | Home College |
| Veterinary Medicine | |||||
| [College of Veterinary Medicine/College of Graduate Studies and Research] | |||||
| Large animal clinical sciences | MVetSc, MSc, PhD | Large Animal Clinical Sciences | VET MED | ||
| Small animal clinical sciences | MVetSc, MSc, PhD | Small Animal Clinical Sciences | VET MED | ||
| Veterinary medicine | DVM PGD | VET MED | Interdisciplinary | VET MED | |
| Veterinary microbiology | PGD, MVetSc, PhD | Vet Microbiology | VET MED | ||
| Veterinary pathology | PGD, MVetSc, MSc, PhD | Vet Pathology | VET MED | ||
Login