Please note that no new students will be accepted to the Postgraduate Diploma program in Aboriginal Agriculture and Land Management in 2024-25.

The objective of the Postgraduate Diploma (P.G.D.) in Aboriginal Agriculture and Land Management is to provide students who hold a Bachelor's Degree in a non-agricultural discipline with sufficient training in agribusiness and land management to enable them to operate at the interface between the aboriginal community and the agribusiness sector.  The primary focus of the P.G.D. is on aboriginal students who have graduated from a Bachelor's Degree in a non-agricultural discipline, but all students are welcome in the program.

For more information on this field of study, please see the Aboriginal Agriculture & Land Management website.

Admission Requirements

  • Language Proficiency Requirements: Proof of English proficiency may be required for international applicants and for applicants whose first language is not English.
  • a cumulative weighted average of at least a 65% (U of S grade system equivalent) in the last two years of study (ie. 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

For more information on language proficiency requirements, see the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Academic Policies.

Diploma Requirements

  • GPS 960.0
  • GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
  • GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects

A minimum of 30 credit units, including:

Choose 12 credit units, as approved, from the following:

  • AGRC 411.3
  • AGRC 445.3
  • AREC 320.3
  • AREC 343.3
  • AREC 344.3
  • AREC 347.3
  • COMM 347.3
  • INDG 366.3
  • RRM 312.3

Choose 18 credit units, as approved, from the following:

  • AREC 810.3
  • AREC 812.3
  • AREC 813.3
  • AREC 892.6
  • CHEP 898.3 - in a relevant topic, as approved by the Department
  • ENVS 821.3
  • ENVS 831.3
  • GEOG 886.3
  • INDG 810.3
  • JSGS 863.3