Graduate Programs

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) has the largest graduate program of all colleges within the University of Guelph, with approximately 700 graduate students across six academic units. The following graduate degrees are available through OAC and an asterisks (*) indicates a collaborative interdepartmental programs within the University of Guelph.

Current Graduate Opportunities

Graduate Diplomas (GDip) 

• Food Safety and Quality Assurance (GDip)

Master's Degrees

• Animal Biosciences (MSc)
• Capacity Development and Extension (MSc)
• Environmental Sciences (MES or MSc)
• Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics (MFARE or MSc)
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance (MSc)
• Food Science (MSc)
• International Development Studies (MSc or MA)*
• Landscape Architecture (MLA)
• Neuroscience (MSc)*
• Plant Agriculture (MSc)
• Rural Planning & Development (MSc or MPlan)
• Toxicology (MSc)*

Doctoral Degrees (PhD)

• Animal Biosciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics
• Food Science
• International Development Studies*
• Neuroscience*
• Plant Agriculture
• Rural Studies
• Toxicology*