Agricultural Studies (BSc) at University of Lethbridge

Programme overview

Agricultural Studies examines the relationships between the social, economic, political and environmental factors that affect the agricultural sector, from farm-level production to international policy. The program balances the art and the science of agriculture from theoretical and applied perspectives, with extensive lab experience and a focus on current issues and research. The BSc can include a concentration in geographical information science; the BA program is suspended effective Winter 2027.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts & Science | Intake: Fall & Winter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

The program draws on the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geography and Economics, covering policy development, the farm as a production unit, and land-use impacts alongside genetic engineering, precision farming and animal nutrition. Sample classes include Evolution of Agriculture, Modelling of Agricultural Systems, Cellular Basis of Life, Principles of Genetics, Economics of Agricultural Issues, Food Systems Analysis and Soils.

Career pathways

Agrology (Alberta Institute of Agrologists registration), agricultural business, resource management, and further study in environmental law, management and veterinary sciences.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Alberta high school applicants need English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the published list of 30-level courses (for example Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2, Physics 30, Science 30, Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2, a language at 30 level) and one additional 30-level course worth at least 5 credits, with a minimum 65% average across the five courses. Requirements for other Canadian provinces and territories are listed on the programme page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate application deadlines are listed for the fall term and the winter term; the general application deadline for the fall term at the Lethbridge Campus is June 30, and the winter term application deadline at the Lethbridge Campus is November 1 (Calgary Campus: August 1 for fall, December 1 for winter).

Applications for the fall term open September 15 and winter term applications open January 15. Deadlines: fall term general deadline June 30 (Lethbridge Campus) and August 1 (Calgary Campus); international students June 15; Bachelor of Education (Combined, After Degrees and Early Years Education) February 1; Bachelor of Nursing and After-Degree March 1; Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation March 15; Bachelor of Health Sciences June 1; Bachelor of Music June 15. The undergraduate application fee is $140, waived for Canadian Indigenous students; applications are submitted through ApplyAlberta.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/application

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