Overview
Program Details
Saskatchewan is known as the "bread basket of Canada", referring to its strength as a primary producer of agricultural commodities and its contributions to agro-biological science and biotechnology. These areas extend the scope of agriculture to food and bioproducts. The Food and Bioproducts Sciences Department has two streams of research; food science and applied microbiology. The Food Science MSc program is offered by University of Saskatchewan.
Faculty interests include: value-added crop utilization; novel techniques to detect food adulteration; lipid quality and utilization; food nanotechnology; food enzymology; meat quality; microbial bioproducts; lipid biotechnology; food and environmental microbiology; protein quality and utilization; and mycology, microbial biotechnology and bioproducts.
The Department of Food and Bioproducts is housed in the state-of-the-art College of Agriculture building, a prominent edifice on the beautiful U of S campus. This research driven unit focuses on small class size, ready access to and help from faculty supervisors, and hands-on experiential training in numerous high-caliber facilities, including: food and bioproduct chemistry and analysis laboratories; food microbiology laboratories; molecular and environmental microbiology laboratories; product development and sensory evaluation laboratories; biotechnology research facilities; and food and bioproduct processing facilities.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Ethics and Integrity
- Ethics and Integrity in Animal Research
- Food Nanotechnology
- Molecular Biology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Molecular Sciences Food Sciences Animal Sciences View 14 other Masters in Animal Sciences in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- cumulative weighted average of at least a 70% (U of S grade system equivalent) in the last two years of study (e.g. 60 credit units)
- a four-year honours degree, or equivalent, from a recognized college or university in an academic discipline relevant to the proposed field of study
Tuition Fee
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International
6730 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6730 CAD per year during 24 months. -
National
4260 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4260 CAD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Saskatoon
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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