Southern Alberta Institute of Technology offers specific programs for international students.
International students can choose from a variety of academic programs. From baccalaureate degrees, applied degrees, and a wide range of diploma and certificate programs, SAIT has a program for every student, in every phase of life. Their programs are built with input from industry and are designed to give you the skills and confidence you need to be successful in your career. Through their world-class labs, living classrooms, capstone projects, and internships, SAIT provides you with a skills-based education and ample exposure to the industries you are training to enter.
Here is a list of programs offered for international students.
Baccalaureate Degrees
Program | Length | Practicum | Term |
Bachelor of Business Administration | 4 years | Optional | Fall |
Bachelor of Science Construction Project Management | 4 years | 15 weeks | Fall |
Applied Degrees
Program | Length | Practicum | Term |
Bachelor of Applied Business Administration | 2 years | 8 months | Fall |
Bachelor of Applied Technology Petroleum Engineering | 2 years | (8 months)/800 hours | Fall/Winter |
Bachelor of Applied Technology Geographic Information Systems | 2 years | (8 months)/800 hours | Fall/Winter |
Diploma programs
Program | Length | Practicum | Term |
Administrative Information Management | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Business Administration – Automotive Management | 2 years | 8 months | Fall |
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Automotive Service Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Architectural Technologies | 2 years | 1 week | Fall/Winter |
Avionics Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Business Administration | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall/Winter |
Baking and Pastry Arts | 2 years | 320 hours | Fall |
Broadcast Systems Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Chemical Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Chemical Laboratory Technology | 2 years | 1 week (12 months optional) | Fall |
Civil Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall/Winter |
Diagnostic Medical Sonography | 26 months | 42 weeks | Fall |
Energy Asset Management | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Engineering Design and Drafting Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall/Winter |
Electrical Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Emergency Medical Technology – Paramedic | 2 years | 5 months | Fall |
Environmental Technology | 2 years | 1 week | Fall |
Film and Video Production | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Graphic Communications and Print Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Geomatics Engineering Technology | 2 years | 1 week | Fall |
Geoscience Information Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Health Information Management | 2 years | 14 weeks | Fall |
Hospitality Management | 2 years | (480 hours)/4 months | Fall |
Instrumentation Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Information Systems Security | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Information Technology Computer Systems Major | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Information Technology Network Systems Major | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Information Technology Software Development Major | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Information Technology Telecom Systems Major | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Journalism | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Legal Assistant | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Library Information Technology | 2 years | 6 weeks | Fall |
Mechanical Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Medical Laboratory Technology | 2 years | 10 months | Fall |
Medical Radiologic Technology | 22 months | 45 weeks | Fall |
New Media Production and Design | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Nuclear Medicine Technology | 22 months | 45 weeks | Fall |
Professional Cooking | 2 years | 320 hours/10 weeks | Fall |
Power Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Petroleum Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Occupational Therapist Assistant | 2 years | 12 weeks | Fall |
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Physical Therapist Assistant | 2 years | 12 weeks | Fall |
Respiratory Therapy | 3 years | 12 months | Fall |
Radio, Television and Broadcast News Broadcast News | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Radio, Television and Broadcast News Radio | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Radio, Television and Broadcast News Television | 2 years | 4 weeks | Fall |
Travel and Tourism | 2 years | 8 weeks | Fall |
Welding Engineering Technology | 2 years | No Practicum | Fall |
Certificate Programs
Program | Length | Practicum | Term |
Accounting Oil and Gas Production | 35 Weeks | Includes Practicum | Fall |
Aircraft Structures Technician | 8 Months | No Practicum | Fall |
Business Intelligence: Data Analysis and Reporting | 24 weeks | 8 weeks | May |
Butchery and Chacuterie Management | 8 months | TBC | Fall |
Culinary Entrepreneurship | 1 year | No Practicum | Summer |
Database Administrator | 40 weeks | 8 weeks | Fall & May |
Dental Assisting | 10 months | 4 weeks | Fall |
Diesel Equipment Technician | 8 months | No Practicum | Fall |
Emergency Medical Technician | 10 Months | 4 weeks | Fall |
Machinist Technician | 8 months | No Practicum | Fall |
Medical Device Reprocessing Technician | 21 weeks | 400 hours | Fall & Winter |
Medical Laboratory Assistant | 19 weeks | 7 weeks | Fall & Winter |
Medical Office Assistant & Unit Clerk | 5 months | TBC | Fall & Winter |
Medical Transcriptionist | 9 months | 4 weeks | Fall |
Mobile Application Developer | 26 weeks | 8 weeks | January & September |
Network Technician | 32 weeks | October & April | |
Non-Destructive Testing Foundations | 15 weeks | No Practicum | Fall, Winter & Spring |
Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyle | 10 months | No Practicum | Fall |
Object Orientated Software Development | 32 weeks | 8 weeks | April & October |
Office Professional | 8 months | No Practicum | Fall |
Petroleum Land Administration | 4 months | No Practicum | Fall & Winter |
Pharmacy Assistant | 5 months | 4 weeks | Fall & Winter |
Power and Process Operations | 8 months | No Practicum | Fall |
Process Piping Drafting | 34 weeks | 4 weeks | Fall & Winter |
Railway Conductor | 15 weeks | No Practicum | Fall |
Technology Infrastructure Analyst | 40 weeks | 8 weeks | Fall |
Web Developer | 23 weeks | 8 weeks | Fall & May |
Welding Technician | 24 weeks | No Practicum | Fall & Winter |
Other Programs
Program | Length | Practicum | Term |
Academic Upgrading | 4 months (minimum) | No Practicum | Fall, Winter & Spring |
English Language Foundations | 5 levels (8 weeks each level) |
No Practicum | January, March, May, July, September, & November |