Master of Indigenous Land-Based Education

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . The Master of Indigenous Land-Based Education at the University of Saskatchewan supports students in learning Indigenous ontologies and pedagogies through immersive, community‑based land experiences. Offered by the Department of Educational Foundations, the program blends online learning with on‑the‑land courses hosted by Indigenous communities. Designed for those committed to Indigenous education, it equips graduates with the knowledge and confidence to support land‑based teaching rooted in Indigenous worldviews. Shape transformative learning by reconnecting education with land, community, and Indigenous knowledge systems. Join a program grounded in relationship, experience, and reconciliation, empowering you to support meaningful change in schools and communities. This full-time, 30-credit-unit program is a blended model of on-the-land learning hosted by Indigenous communities combined with online courses, culminating in a community capstone project. Learn alongside a cohort over the course of 7 terms (full-time) through a combination of online learning and immersive, on-the-land experiences which take place in various communities. Courses are often scheduled to align with or be close to K-12 Saskatchewan school breaks. On‑the‑land courses are typically offered during the winter term (study tour usually 7 days) and the summer term (on-the land maximum 16 days). You can expect to request 2–7 working days off fro