Graduate Programs

Not all courses described in the Course and Program Catalogue are offered each year. For a list of course offerings in 2024-2025, please consult the class search website.

• 800 Level Courses
• 900 Level Courses

• Environmental Studies, Policy, Management, and Assessment
• Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing
• Hydrological and Ecohydrological Processes and Modeling
• Landscape Analysis and Environmental Change
• Regional, Urban and Watershed Planning
• Aboriginal and Health Studies

Further information of the research interests of the faculty of the Department is provided by the list of recent graduate student theses defended and on individual faculty webpages (located on the People page from the top menu).

Faculty use a range of research methods including quantitative and modeling techniques as well as qualitative research techniques.  Field work spans the country with well instrumented field sites in the Canadian North and the Rockies as well as selected urban and rural places across the country and internationally.  The Department hosts a Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Water Resources, and is equipped with graduate student offices, laboratories, and research space for both the social and natural sciences with recent investments provided by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, University, and Province of Saskatchewan. The department also shares the university commitment to develop partnerships between communities and the university and to engage in research projects that improve conditions for people living in the province.

All applicants for graduate studies are evaluated on the basis of their academic record assessed from transcripts of previous university work, letters of reference, and their compatibility with the research activities of the Department. Student stipend support is available on a competitive basis.

• How to Apply
• Requirements

Factsheets revised on Feruary 2020

• Program Information
• PhD Factsheet
• MSc Factsheet

Resources

• College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
• grad.usask.ca
• Graduate Awards
• Preparation of a Thesis
• Graduate Students' Association
• International Student and Study Abroad Centre

All applicants for graduate studies are considered for financial support. The kinds of financial support available through the Department of Geography & Planning and the University of Saskatchewan are outlined below. Eligible students may also hold other scholarships and awards such as those provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

University Graduate Scholarships

Scholarships are granted annually by the University of Saskatchewan to candidates with a strong academic record. The present value of the scholarship is $18,000 per year for Ph.D. students and $15,000 per year for Master's students. Scholarships are renewable for up to two years for Master's students and up to three years for Ph.D. students.

Graduate Teaching Fellowships

The Department has several Teaching Fellowships available which may be granted to qualified graduate students. The duties associated with a Fellowship usually include teaching an introductory class or coordinating laboratory instruction for an introductory class. The present value of a Fellowship is $18,500 per year for Ph.D. and $15,500 for Master's students. The Fellowships are normally renewable at the discretion of the Department.

Graduate Student Assistantships

The department has a number of Student Assistanships available to qualified students. The duties of a teaching assistant usually include instructing and marking laboratories and tutorials for introductory classes. The present value of an Assistantship is approximately $7,700 per year.

Research Fellowships

Research Fellowships may be provided by individual faculty members to graduate students working under specific research grants or contracts.

• Graduate Scholarship and Awards