Economics University of Saskatchewan

Overview

Economics MA program at University of Saskatchewan - Details

University of Saskatchewan students with training in Economics are actively recruited into the job market locally, nationally and internationally for positions related to corporate policy, business management, intellectual property, international development, international trade, marketing, price analysis, community development and resource management.

As a member of prestigious U15 Canadian research university group, uSask provides some of the best facilities and analytical tools in the country.

Our research explores diverse areas including cancer treatment, crop development, animal and human vaccines, business, education, Aboriginal issues, natural resource development, sustainability, energy, space science and nuclear physics, and we are engaged in research partnerships world-wide.

Economics MA students are eligible to join a co-op program and complement their study terms with paid co-op terms. This is an excellent option for those who plan to look for a job upon graduation. Experiential learning provided by co-op terms gives students hands-on experience applying theoretical concepts and applied skills learned during the course-work to a “real world” problem.

Our faculty conduct research in a variety of areas, below are a few of their strengths:

• microeconomic and macroeconomic theory
• econometrics
• experimental and behavioral economics
• natural resources and environmental economics
• health economics
• labour economics
• industrial organization
• game theory
• international economics
• development economics
• regional economics