MA/MS in Computer Science

The Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan is offered in both thesis-based and course-based formats and is expected to take around twenty months to complete. Instruction is delivered in person at the Saskatoon campus, within a department whose faculty work across areas including artificial intelligence, computer vision, software engineering, cybersecurity and bioinformatics. The program is built around developing strong scientific training and research experience, giving students exposure to a range of subfields within computing rather than requiring early specialization. Applicants are not required to have a supervisor arranged before applying, though they may list up to three preferred supervisors as part of the application. The program suits graduates aiming to move into senior technical roles in industry, such as senior programmer or project lead, as well as those using the degree as a step toward further doctoral study or an academic or industrial research career; the availability of a course-based option also makes it accessible to students who want deeper computing knowledge without committing to a thesis project.