Overview

Program Details

The Computer Science MSc program offered by University of Saskatchewan is ideally suited to students wishing to become senior professionals in the technology industry or to those seeking to prepare for a career in scientific research. Graduates of this program often become senior programmers or project leaders at companies that develop commercial software or game design studios.

The Computer Science MSc program offered by University of Saskatchewan offers students high quality, cutting edge research opportunities and supervision by world leaders in their respective fields. Graduates of our program have gone on to work for industry leading companies such as HP Labs and Pixar Animation Studios.

Our doctoral program provides students with intensive training in the scientific enterprise for those wishing to pursue academic or industrial research careers. Graduates of this program are qualified to seek positions in the research and development units of large technology companies or to pursue independent research careers as university professors.

The Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (PIRC) is a new $37M initiative at the University of Saskatchewan that will drive transformative innovation in plant breeding through powerful new computational techniques to digitize desired crop traits (phenotypes) and link them to specific genes. In support of this project, we are looking for graduate students in the following fields:

Data aquisition and analysis
Bioinformatics for linking genotypes to phenotypes
Big data analytics
Web systems and collaboration
Algorithmic modeling of digital plants

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data aquisition and analysis

Bioinformatics for linking genotypes to phenotypes

Big data analytics

Web systems and collaboration

Algorithmic modeling of digital plants

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

115

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TOEFL^® IBT

86

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saskatoon, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B

B _{(recommended)}

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

115

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TOEFL^® IBT

86

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

a 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
Demonstrated ability for independent thought, advanced study, and research

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Tuition Fees

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12231 CAD / year

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5436 CAD / year

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Living costs

Saskatoon

Canada

1279 - 1865 CAD / month

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Funding

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