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Carleton
University
2021
OTTAWA, CANADA
ADMISSIONS.CARLETON.CA
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Table of contents The Carleton advantage 2 The Carleton experience Programs 6 Undergraduate degree programs 56 Building your degree The Carleton community 58 Co-op and career opportunities 60 The Carleton community 62 Living in residence 64 Carleton Athletics 66 Tuition, bursaries and scholarships Start your journey 68 Timeline for admission 70 Admission to Carleton 75 Program index 76 Provincial requirements 77 Future opportunities 78 Discover campus Your story starts here Carleton University is a dynamic and innovative university with a strong commitment to teaching, learning, research and student experience. Our academic programs, capital location, career focus and global possibilities provide countless opportunities for learning to happen both inside and outside of the classroom. Carleton is committed to leveraging the power of higher education to be a force for good. This founding value is at the heart of the university’s pursuit to share knowledge, strengthen community engagement and to play a leadership role in the wellness of our country and planet. Ottawa is a city that matters. Our location in Canada’s capital, anchors our aspirations to have an impact that goes far beyond the city limits. As an institution, we draw strength from this as we focus on responding to the emerging opportunities and challenges of our time. Join over 31,000 students, 2,000 faculty and staff, 169,000 alumni and a community that cares deeply about your success. See for yourself all that Carleton has to offer. Carleton University acknowledges the location of its campus on the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin nation.
Ben Hooker gained experience working for an MP on Parliament
Hill while pursuing his studies in Carleton’s Bachelor of Public
Affairs and Policy Management.
The capital advantage Global perspective
Carleton University is located in Ottawa, the nation’s capital, offering We all want to make the world a better place—but how? At Carleton, we
opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. believe that global prosperity can be achieved by building sustainable
communities, and that the link between the global and the local is at the
Known primarily as the seat of Canada’s federal government, Ottawa is that heart of our endeavours as an academic community.
and so much more. It is home to over 130 embassies and high commissions
from around the world, as well as numerous national organizations and Carleton is known as a Canadian university of choice for international
museums. A large percentage of Canada’s major medical, clinical and students and for encouraging all students to think globally. On campus,
life sciences research centres are located in the Ottawa area, as well as a you’ll study with student peers from over 150 different countries. Given the
technology industry with over 1,900 companies. education of global citizens requires exposure to international and global
experiences, we also offer many opportunities for students to study abroad.
Ottawa is also one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, with a great
number of neighbourhood parks and tranquil green spaces, waterways that Even if you choose not to study abroad, our location in the nation’s capital
wind through the city, and historical and architectural landmarks. The and your experience on campus will provide you with the resources to build
magnificent Gatineau Park, which features 165 km of hiking trails, is located a global perspective.
in the National Capital Region.
The Carleton experience
Carleton’s Industrial Applications
Internship Option gives
students like Gina Bak the
unique opportunity to be a
full-time Bachelor of Computer
Science (BCS) student and
a paid employee of Shopify,
a multinational e-commerce
company headquartered in
Ottawa.
Experiential learning Career focus
In the classroom, we challenge your thinking and teach you the skills At Carleton, we work with you to shape a vision for your future. Our programs
you need to succeed. Outside the classroom, we challenge you to apply and support services focus on building your career starting in first year.
your knowledge and skills to real-world situations. We do this through
experiential learning. All of our programs will provide you with transferable skills in organization,
communication, research, critical thinking, time management, problem
Through experiential learning, you gain relevant experiences and skills, solving and the ability to synthesize information. These skills are a great asset
deepen your in-class learning and understand yourself better. Experiential in today’s constantly evolving job market. Most of our programs feature co-
learning shapes your career and academic goals, and gives you skills and op, internship or practicum options, allowing you to expand your skillset and
knowledge to help you achieve them. make valuable connections with employers.
Carleton students participate in community service-learning with local and Through on-campus career counselling and career services, we also help you
international partners, gain work experience through co-op and practicum set goals for your future. Then, we help you achieve them.
placements, conduct research alongside award-winning professors and
more.
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Second-year students in Carleton’s BAS Design get hands-on instruction while at work in first-rate studios.
Architectural Studies
carleton.ca/architecture | Co-op available
Carleton’s Bachelor of Architectural Studies explores inventive and holistic
problem solving in service to society. Our program encourages you to pursue
ideas through making and to think about the spaces we inhabit. We want you to
evaluate ideas within the context of human experience and understand social and
environmental realities. Most critically, we want you to exercise creativity through
writing, model making, drawing, digital fabrication and public presentations. The
rigorous training you will receive is an excellent basis for numerous careers from
architectural fields to policy, law, government, planning and the humanities.
Program of study The Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) structures and community development are
Carleton’s Azrieli School of Architecture and is a Carleton University research centre for offered throughout the year.
Urbanism awards the pre-professional Bachelor advanced studies in modelling and visualization
of Architectural Studies (BAS) degree upon using immersive, digital and hybrid media. Carleton’s Forum Lecture Series allows you to
successful completion of our program of study. If hear internationally acclaimed architects speak
you intend to practice architecture, you can then The Crossings Interdisciplinary Research on a variety of topics.
apply to continue into a professional Master of Collective (CIRC) investigates the versatile and
Architecture program at Carleton, or equivalent generative potential offered by nature’s complex The capital advantage
professional training at another university. The processes along with their related material, Located in the heart of the nation’s capital,
BAS program is also an excellent degree for a technological and architectural implications. Carleton offers unique contact with
range of careers or for further studies in design, organizations such as:
urbanism, or conservation and sustainability. The Carleton Sensory Architecture and Liminal ■ Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Technologies Laboratory (CSALT) explores ■ Canada Science and Technology Museum
The program lays a broad foundation on which architectural materiality and materials with ■ Canadian Museum of History
architectural studies are built. You will take a focus on innovative uses of traditional and ■ Library and Archives Canada
courses in architecture, design, drawing and emerging building materials and fabrication ■ National Capital Commission
multimedia applications, as well as specified concepts. ■ National Gallery of Canada
general studies in engineering, architectural ■ National Research Council Canada
history and social sciences. The Directed Studies Abroad option allows you
to study architecture on a two-week excursion Career paths
You will focus your architectural studies on one to continental or overseas destinations, ■ architecture
of the following: accompanied by a faculty member. The BAS ■ urban design and city planning
■ BAS Design program also offers international student ■ heritage conservation
■ BAS Urbanism exchanges to countries such as Australia, ■ policy
■ BAS Conservation and Sustainability England, France, Spain, Germany, China and ■ consulting in sustainable architecture and
more. design
Excellent facilities ■ art design in the television and film industries
At Carleton, we feel that first-rate facilities are a Workshop courses on topics such as furniture ■ theater stage design
necessity for any good project. Therefore, we are design, digital fabrication, stage design, building ■ furniture, graphic and multimedia design
proud to offer the finest facilities in Canada. You information modelling (BIM), advanced ■ numerous other fields
can take advantage of:
■ design studios with personal work space;
■ professionally staffed fabrication facilities
for woodworking, laser and CNC cutting, and
welding;
■ an assembly room for models and full-scale
projects;
■ a technical library and reading room; and
■ extensive computer labs.
The Carleton advantage
At Carleton, you will be taught by internationally
renowned faculty. You will also have the
opportunity to participate in exciting research
projects and study experiences that reach beyond
the classroom.
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 7
Bachelor of Arts
carleton.ca/fass | carleton.ca/fpa | Co-op available in selected majors
Carleton’s Bachelor of Arts (BA) programs are designed with the understanding
that how you learn is every bit as important as what you learn. We have a wide
range of undergraduate programs that aim to inspire, challenge and empower
you to participate in and help shape our ever-changing world.
Program of study Career paths: business; education; foreign such questions as: how languages are taught
At Carleton, you can structure your BA according service; humanitarian aid work; international and learned, how language competencies are
to what you want to achieve. You can choose business; international development; journalism; evaluated, how writing is used to perform a
a minor subject to complement your major policy analysis; research variety of functions, how language is used
subject and you can, in certain cases, pursue in specific social contexts, how language can
a concentration or a specialization—a set of Anthropology influence society and vice versa, how government
courses in your major directed toward an area In an increasingly pluralistic world, where policies influence language practices and what
of expertise. If you are interested in two fields of people from different places and backgrounds makes a bilingual education program effective.
study, you may be able to pursue them both in a frequently interact, it is ever more important to
combined program. understand how human beings make sense of Minor programs in American Sign Language,
themselves and others across time and space. Mandarin Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese,
First-year Seminars This is anthropology: the study of human beings Russian, Spanish and Linguistics are also
Our First-year Seminars (FYSMs) give you the in all their cultural, geographic and historic available.
opportunity to strengthen your critical-thinking diversity. The anthropology program at Carleton
skills through discussion and debate with both is focused on sociocultural anthropology, Career paths: curriculum design; language
your professor and your peers. FYSMs consist of which means we study contemporary cultural testing; language-related high-tech industry;
small classes of around 30 students, and you can phenomena—such as globalization, climate policy analysis; speech therapy; teaching;
choose from a large selection of seminars. change and new media technologies—primarily translation; writing
carleton.ca/first-year-seminars through close attention to the everyday lived
experience of real people. As a student in Art History
Finding your way the program, you will learn to understand Why Art History? Examining how art was
Not sure what you want to study? You’re not and apply the insights of what is known as understood, made, used and experienced opens
alone—we’re here to help you find your way. You the ethnographic method, developing highly windows into every aspect of the societies we
can take time to explore your academic options transferable skills in research, analysis, study. As an Art History student, you will gain
by not selecting your major for your first year. interpretation, writing, oral presentation and historical and methodological frameworks for
You can choose from a wide variety of courses group work along the way. Taking advantage understanding imagery, allowing you to interpret
and get academic advice on possible majors and of Carleton’s position in the nation’s capital, them in different ways. An Art History BA
careers. Once you’ve discovered first-hand what which offers access to the collections of both provides you with invaluable skills applicable to a
Carleton has to offer, you’ll be in a better position the Canadian Museum of History and Library wide range of professions. These skills include oral
to decide on your future path. and Archives Canada, as well as a host of non- and written communication; the identification,
governmental and governmental agencies, critical assessment and analysis of research
African Studies we offer a co-op program, a field-placement materials; creative problem solving; critical
Africa is the most culturally and geographically course and provide students with a chance to do thinking; visual and verbal communication
diverse continent on Earth. The African Studies substantial independent research through the technologies and techniques; and the ability to
program offers you an opportunity to study Honours Research Paper. work independently and in groups.
the histories, cultures, languages, geographies,
politics and economics of this fascinating Career paths: community development; Art History is also committed to experiential
continent. You will also learn about the aid, consultancies; counselling and mediation; learning. Students in third or fourth year can
trade and investment, and migration flows that education; environment; immigration services; take advantage of our practicum program, where
link Africa to the rest of the world in the era of international development; journalism; they get real-world experience working in art
globalization. marketing and advertising; museology; galleries and other cultural institutions, such
personnel services; policy development; public as the National Gallery of Canada, Library and
Students in the Combined Honours program health; applied research; urban planning Archives Canada, the Ottawa Art Gallery, the
can benefit from a work placement opportunity, Canadian War Museum and the Canada Council
a mentorship program and the chance to study Applied Linguistics and Art Bank. Regular field trips and study abroad
in Africa through our African Studies Abroad Discourse Studies opportunities are also part of this commitment.
course or by doing their third year at one of Language is an essential part of what it is to
the African universities with which Carleton be human and this program gives you the Career paths: archival work; art collection
has exchange agreements. Our students also opportunity to examine how language works management; art consultation; art restoration
benefit from our wide partnerships in Ottawa: in real life. In the Applied Linguistics and and conservation; arts administration and
government agencies and departments, Discourse Studies program you will develop programming; arts education; arts journalism;
African diplomatic missions, NGOs and other and apply theories to solve everyday problems digital humanities; multimedia work; museum
international organizations. involving language. Course materials address or gallery work
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 9Students in Carleton’s Art History program will develop the skills to research, analyze and think critically through imagery. The Carleton University Art
Gallery (CUAG) offers a diverse program of art exhibitions and events right on campus.
Biology between urban and rural parts of the country, Your coursework will introduce you to the
Biology in the twenty-first century is among nation-branding, and the representation and complex contexts of childhood and adolescence
the most diverse and exciting of the sciences. performance of identity. These problems demand throughout history, equip you with the analytic
Many of the challenges we face as a society, creative and innovative research methods and skills necessary to work effectively with children
from environmental decline to the demand ways of thinking. The goal of our program is to and youth, and inspire your commitment to the
for new health therapies, involve biological help students develop the skills necessary to welfare of children and youth in Canada and
solutions. As a Carleton Biology student in the meet them. across the world. The flexibility to pursue a minor
BA, you will gain broad experience through in another discipline will also enable you to
core science courses and courses in the arts In your fourth year, you will have the customize your program of study to your specific
and social sciences that suit your individual opportunity to take a practicum course that career interests.
interests and needs. The Department of Biology provides you with hands-on work experience.
offers BA and Bachelor of Science degrees, and The fourth-year capstone seminar provides an Career paths: child advocacy; education
an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Humanities opportunity to engage in academic research services; health and social services; policy
degree offered jointly with the College of the and publication. Both courses, in addition to development; research in public and private
Humanities. other Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies agencies; senior administration
courses offered, take advantage of our location in
Career paths: bioethics; education; Canada’s capital. Criminology and Criminal Justice
environmental consulting; field work in Our students acquire a comprehensive,
agriculture or wildlife management; intellectual Career paths: journalism; law; museum and interdisciplinary understanding of crime,
property; science policy and regulation; archival work; public service; teaching criminality and processes of criminalization and
medicine; natural resource management; punishment. You will learn about penal justice,
research; science writing Childhood and Youth Studies including practices of surveillance, prevention,
Professionals working with children and policing, courts, sentencing and corrections.
Canadian Studies youth face many challenges involving complex You will personalize your program by choosing
The Canadian Studies program at Carleton relationships with families, communities and one of three concentrations: Law, Psychology or
tackles problems related to Canada that do not governments. The newly redesigned Childhood Sociology. In addition, possible field placements
fit easily into disciplinary boundaries, including and Youth Studies program at Carleton will in organizations such as the Crown Attorney’s
the relationship between settlers and the land provide a critical interdisciplinary educational Office, criminal law offices or the Royal Ottawa
they occupy, the trauma of colonialism and the experience to prepare you for a wide range of Hospital will give you hands-on experience in
process of reconciliation, the complexities of careers in this important and expanding sector. real-life situations, including front-line work
understanding and preserving heritage, tensions with criminalized individuals, victims, police
10and lawyers. Other placements can match you challenges critical to our future. Through part in an academic exchange in a European
with researchers and policy analysts involved in a combination of required courses and country, in Russia and/or to pursue co-op
criminal justice and crime prevention. Carleton’s electives, students gain a solid foundation in employment. In addition to the core academic
location in Ottawa gives you research and environmental studies, while also being able program, the Institute hosts a number of special
employment opportunities at the Department to pursue specific areas of interest, such as lectures by high-profile experts, foreign visitors
of Justice, the RCMP, the Correctional Service resource conservation, environmental justice, and embassy personnel throughout the year.
of Canada, Public Safety and the Canadian urban sustainability or environmental policy. An internship program is available to qualified
Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. Enviromental Studies also allows students fourth-year students.
to select from a diverse range of courses in
Career paths: corrections, probation and anthropology, biology, earth sciences, economics, Career paths: consulting; foreign and
parole; crime prevention analysis; government geography, geomatics, history, Indigenous government service; law; media and business;
and policy; graduate work or professional studies, law and legal studies, philosophy, non-governmental and international
studies; legal and social policy research; security political science and sociology. Field courses, organizations; research
and law enforcement; victim and support workplace practicums and experiential learning
services provide opportunities for students to gain Film Studies
valuable research skills and practical experience Investigate the cultural and artistic power of
English during the completion of the program. film and media. Contemporary life is profoundly
As human beings, we understand ourselves shaped by audiovisual media, which makes
and our world through the stories we tell. In Career paths: climate change organizer; training in analyzing film and other media
the English department, we approach stories as conservation policy analysis; ecotourism; directly relevant to a wide range of careers. This
tools for self-reflection and self-understanding, environmental assessment; environmental globally-focused and interdisciplinary program
creative thinking and problem-solving. Our consulting; environmental planner; natural teaches critical, theoretical and historical
students learn to think deeply and write clearly resources analysis approaches to cinema and emerging media.
in small, supportive and inclusive classes Students learn to think analytically and express
taught by award-winning professors. Our European and Russian Studies themselves clearly, while developing specialized
students are prepared for living in a complex The Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian knowledge about history, aesthetics and film as a
world by studying the texts that anchor our Studies (EURUS) offers a comprehensive, social and cultural practice.
diverse histories, from Beowulf to Bollywood, interdisciplinary approach to the study of
Jane Austen novels to comic books and Europe, Russia and Eurasia. You will be able Take classes in film theory, the history of world
Shakespearean plays to Indigenous drama. to build a program according to your specific cinema, genres like horror and sci-fi, the cinemas
interests, combining subjects such as history, of Asia, Africa and Scandinavia, video games,
Our highly successful co-op program enables politics, economics, language and culture. gender and sexuality in media, film festivals,
students to combine academic study with You will examine issues such as international documentary, sound studies, and queer and
valuable, paid work experience. Students have security, nationalism and ethnic conflict, crime transgender cinema. We also offer classes in
the opportunity to study abroad and register and corruption, the effects of globalization, audiovisual practice and screenwriting. Our
for a range of concentrations and minors migration and multiculturalism, environmental program is student-friendly, with small class
in Creative Writing, Drama Studies and and social policy, democratization and civil sizes and a commitment to mentorship. Students
Professional Writing. Our department offers a society, collective memory and national identity, in their fourth year can get real-world experience
wide range of courses taught by internationally market reform, and European integration. In at a local production company, film festival,
recognized scholars. Studying in the nation’s your third or fourth year, you may choose to take museum or archive, such as the Canadian Film
capital, our co-op students frequently find
employment with the federal government and
in Ottawa’s high-tech sector. Our students
enjoy access to prominent national institutions,
including Library and Archives Canada, the
National Gallery of Canada and the National “In the Canadian Studies program,
Arts Centre. Ottawa’s vibrant literary I learned and frequently practiced
community hosts many events, from prestigious academic skills such as reading,
national galas to coffeehouse writer circles. Our writing, and how to prepare and
students can also attend many of the Ottawa deliver an oral presentation. I
International Writers Festival events for free. appreciated that the courses
were smaller as it allowed me to
Career paths: civil service; communications; participate more frequently and
creative writing; editing; human resources; law;
get one-on-one help whenever
library sciences; market research; non-profit
needed. I made friends with my
sector; public relations; publishing; social media;
teaching; technical and professional writing peers and professors right off the
bat and remain close with them to
Environmental Studies this day. ”
Explore environmental change, governance and
policy in Canada and globally. Environmental Hanna Stewart, student in
Studies offers an interdisciplinary program Canadian Studies
of study focusing on the application of
knowledge and hands-on learning to pressing
environmental issues. Environmental Studies
prepares students to be informed thinkers and
problem-solvers dealing with the environmental
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 11Institute, SAW Video, Ottawa International Geography Geomatics
Animation Festival, Inside Out Ottawa LGBT Geography is about a lot more than just maps. Geomatics deals with the acquisition,
Film Festival and Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival. Geographers seek to understand the complexity management, analysis and display of geographic
of the human-environment interactions that information for societal and environmental
Career paths: archiving; festival shape everyday lives, places, communities problem solving. In our Geomatics BA
programming; film criticism; filmmaking; and global issues. Learn about and apply program, you will obtain intensive training in
production; screenwriting; video game design geography’s unique focus on different forms geographic information systems (GIS), remote
of spatial analysis to explore climate change, sensing (imaging from satellites and aircraft)
French environmental degradation, globalization, and cartography, including desktop, web-
Carleton’s Department of French is a great place urban inequality, spatial justice, colonialism or based and mobile applications. You will apply
to learn French and explore the linguistics, territorial conflicts. The BA in Geography offers Geomatics tools and techniques to the challenge
literatures and cultures of the francophone a solid foundation in geographic knowledge of understanding social and environmental
world. It is easy to integrate French into your and research skills, while also allowing for the systems, addressing complex problems and
studies, whether you wish to major in French, in-depth examination of specific regions (such planning human interventions. Some examples
expand your BA with a minor in French or as Canada’s north or the global south) and topics of Geomatics application areas include
enrol in a single course. Our program spans (such as the geography of migration or local urban planning and transportation analysis
beginner to advanced levels, helping students food systems). Field courses, work placements, (infrastructure management, socio-economic
develop greater competency in listening, experiential learning and hands-on training mapping, business analysis and sustainability
speaking, reading, writing and language in tools like geographic information systems planning), ecosystem and environmental
interaction. You may engage academically with (GIS) provide opportunities for students to gain resource management (e.g. forestry, agriculture,
topics ranging from the status and features of practical skills and experience while completing water resources) and public health and security
French dialects worldwide, to emerging voices the program. Specialized concentrations in (e.g. hazard mapping, disease spread, crime
in Quebec literature, to writers from Africa and Physical Geography and Urban Geography are analysis). Tools of the trade include specialized
the Caribbean. Exchange opportunities and available. A Bachelor of Science in Physical computer software (e.g. Google Earth, ESRI
co-op work placements are available to students Geography is also available. ArcGIS software, open source GIS and
majoring in French. database management systems) and hardware
Career paths: city and regional planning; (GIS workstations, GPS technology, camera
Career paths: business; foreign and environmental activism or education; systems, drones, smartphones and other mobile
government service; public relations; publishing; conservation analysis; natural resources platforms). Our program combines hands-on
teaching; tourism; translation and interpretation management; policy analysis learning using the latest in laboratory facilities
Students interested in learning about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples will find many opportunities at Carleton. A significant number of our BA
programs, from Art History to Political Science, offer courses or course content addressing Indigenous issues. Carleton also offers a Combined Honours
program in Indigenous Studies. Ojigkwanong, Carleton’s Indigenous centre (pictured above with Professor Kahente Horn-Miller), is open to the campus
community to learn about and practice First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures, traditions and worldview. Ojigkwanong, meaning “Morning Star” in
Algonquin, is a hub for student activities throughout the year.
12with opportunities to gain field experience and
do work placements. A Bachelor of Science in
Geomatics is also available.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time in
Career paths: environmental impact Carleton’s Geography program. From
assessment; GIS analysis and consulting; map field courses to my undergraduate
design and publishing; remote sensing and
thesis, the program helped me develop
image analysis; resource management; urban
both qualitative and quantitative
planning
research skills which I will take with
Greek and Roman Studies me into grad school. Aside from the
Greek and Roman Studies (Classics) provides valuable skills the program taught
an excellent opportunity to learn about the me, I loved that I was able to choose a
ancient roots of civilization and to observe the concentration in Cultural Geography.
impact that the ancient world had on later eras. I also had the opportunity to have
The program examines the literature, language, a co-op placement with a local
history, philosophy, mythology, religion, social environmental non-governmental
and economic life, technology, art, architecture
organization, TreeFest Ottawa. At
and archaeology of the ancient world, framed by
the end of the term, I presented
the impact on the Mediterranean basin of the
city-states of Greece and the Roman Republic my findings to one of Ottawa’s city
and Empire. In addition to learning about the councillors!”
history of civilizations that have made an indelible
impact on the modern world, you will have the Shania Mahendran, student in
opportunity to learn the ancient Greek and Latin Geography
languages, to study ancient literature in the
original languages or in translation, and to benefit
from the expertise of Carleton scholars who have
a rich variety of interests and areas of specialty.
The program is intrinsically interdisciplinary:
the study of Classics provides a well-rounded
education, producing graduates who can reason,
argue and communicate—essential skills for any
field. A minor in Archaeology is also available.
buildings as dynamic documents that interact five key thematic areas: 1) a critical analysis of
Career paths: archaeology; archival research; with all aspects of human life. As well as offering the concepts and principles underlying human
business; law; museology; public service; a rich variety of courses, the program organizes rights traditions; 2) a study of the laws and
teaching and academia regular field trips, invites guest speakers from institutions that support and implement human
outside the university and creates study abroad rights frameworks; 3) an analysis of political
History opportunities in locations such as Venice, Rome repression from a human rights perspective;
Studying history allows us to understand the and England. Our unique practicum program 4) an examination of social marginalization
complex forces that have shaped our world. gives students academic credit for working in and the role of human rights in the protection
Whether learning about war, revolution, the rise organizations like Parks Canada and the Society of marginalized groups; and 5) an exploration
and fall of empires, the birth of modern Canada for the Study of Architecture in Canada, or firms of the relationship between human rights and
or the roles of young people in past societies, like GRC Architects. social justice. Our location in Ottawa will give
the study of history enables us to decipher the you access to local, national and international
world around us and understand our place in it. It all adds up to an exciting education that opens organizations that deal with the promotion of
At Carleton, we are committed to studying the many doors. History and Theory of Architecture human rights and the elimination of human
past in innovative ways. In your courses, you is an excellent first step toward careers in rights abuses. The city and the university also
might record a podcast, create a documentary heritage conservation, architectural criticism or play host to national and international visitors
film, digitize a medieval manuscript, interview a architectural practice. It fosters intellectual skills who offer insights into human rights activism.
veteran or intern at a museum. You will exchange that are invaluable in any profession in which
and debate ideas, find and assess evidence, critical thinking and communication skills are Career paths: advocacy work; government
and sharpen your writing, research and important. Our unique program also enables you service; international relations; law; non-
communication skills. Students can also engage to meet and learn with people who share your governmental organizations
with history in the real world through co-op and passion for architecture.
practicum placements. Indigenous Studies
Career paths: academic research; architecture; We live in an era of decolonization and
Career paths: archival work; education; film; governmental heritage management; heritage reconciliation, in which Indigenous and
foreign service; government service; law; library consulting/preservation; journalism and non-Indigenous peoples must grapple with
services; museum work; non-governmental criticism; teaching the haunting legacies of racism and cultural
organizations; public relations; publishing violence, and find ways to move forward. The
Human Rights and Social Justice interdisciplinary Indigenous Studies program
History and Theory of Carleton’s Human Rights and Social Justice seeks to aid this effort by providing both
Architecture program provides students with a critical Indigenous and non-Indigenous students with
This program explores how our built examination of historical and contemporary an in-depth understanding of the historical and
environment reflects human needs and ideas human rights issues from an interdisciplinary contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples
throughout history. Students learn to ‘read’ perspective. The program is structured around in North America and the world.
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 13Following the Mamiwininmowin (Algonquin Law Canada, provide unique work and volunteer
language) concept of aditawazi nisoditadiwin, The Department of Law and Legal Studies at opportunities for our students. Honours
or walking in two worlds, this program blends Carleton is home to the oldest and largest BA students have the choice of a concentration in
traditional academic instruction with Indigenous program in law in Canada. In the program, Business Law; Law, Policy and Government;
approaches to teaching. Coursework in the you will acquire a strong understanding of the or Transnational Law and Human Rights.
program covers four main thematic areas: dynamics and operation of law in the context Co-op options are available for qualified
Indigenous peoplehood studies; Indigenous ways of social, economic, cultural and political students in Business Law and in Law, Policy
of knowing and epistemologies; the history of structures. You will study the rules, agents, and Government. Students can also enrol
Indigenous-Settler relations and colonization; institutions and power relationships that in a service-learning placement course and
and Indigenous recovery, vitalization, and underlie the law, while developing skills in receive course credit while obtaining real
reclamation and decolonization. In their fourth legal research, interdisciplinary methodologies world experience working with a company,
year, students will have the option of working and theoretical analysis. You will be taught organization or community group on legally-
with elders or a community organization on a by award-winning professors and extensively related issues. Qualified students have the
capstone project. published researchers. Carleton’s proximity to option to study abroad in exchange programs
national public institutions and NGOs, such around the world.
Career paths: journalism; law; museum and as the Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament,
archival work; public service; teaching UNHCR and the Consumer’s Association of Career paths: advocacy; banking and
investment; business management; criminal
justice; education; law and legal practice; legal
administration; legal research; policing and law
enforcement; policy analysis; public relations;
public service; social policy
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of one of the
most fundamental aspects of being human:
using language to communicate. Linguists
explore a range of fascinating ideas including
what it means to know a language; how we
process and produce language; language
structure; how children acquire language;
variation and diversity in languages across the
globe; language disorders and delays; and how
languages change over time.
At Carleton, students learn to study linguistics
from a dedicated faculty with a diverse set
of research interests, including theoretical
and experimental approaches and methods.
Students can choose from two concentrations
to tailor their degree to their interests:
Linguistic Theory or Psycholinguistics and
Communication Disorders. Qualified students
in the Psycholinguistics and Communication
Disorders concentration have the opportunity
to take a practicum course that provides clinical
experience in speech-language pathology.
A Bachelor of Science in Linguistics is also
available.
Career paths: artificial intelligence; branding
and advertising; forensic linguistics; language
documentation; language processing; language
revitalization; speech-language pathology;
translation and interpretation
Music
Our Bachelor of Arts (Honours or Combined
Honours) program in Music focuses on music
as a historical and social phenomenon. Carleton
BA Music students also have the option to study
composition, music theory, community music,
computer music, Indigenous studies, gender
studies, improvisation and disability studies.
In our program, you will be able to study a wide
14variety of musical styles and traditions, including Studies (Global South); Gender and Politics; performance, and generate additional research
Western classical music, Canadian music, musics International Relations; North American questions.
of the world, jazz and popular music. Politics; Political Theory; and Public Affairs and
Policy Analysis. All of our programs provide opportunities
BA Music students form a close-knit community to explore psychology’s major areas within
and receive personalized attention from highly In upper years, international or local internships the context of an active and diverse research
qualified faculty who are internationally and exchanges are exciting possibilities, as are environment. For students wishing to focus on
distinguished and recognized for their co-op placements. one of these major areas, we offer concentrations
achievements in teaching and research. There in Cognitive Psychology, Developmental
is no audition or performance requirement for Career paths: foreign service; government; Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Health
this degree. For students interested in pursuing lobbying and consulting; non-profit sector; Psychology, Organizational Psychology and
performance, a Bachelor of Music is also politics; polling and research Social/Personality Psychology. As well, we offer
available. a stream in Mental Health and Well-Being.
Psychology We also offer a minor in Human Resources
The Combined BA (Honours) in Music allows a Psychologists study the mechanisms that Management.
student to combine music with a major or minor underlie our thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
in another academic subject. They examine a diverse range of topics, such The insights you gain from studying psychology
as how we think and learn, how we interact will serve you throughout your life, in virtually
Career paths: arts management and with others, and how we can promote healthy any career. Psychology is also offered as a
administration; civil service; composition; development and wellness. This is accomplished Bachelor of Science.
entertainment industry; law; library and archival by conducting research so that the knowledge
work; music criticism; musicology; performance; gained can help us to better understand
radio and television work; teaching music in the human mind, enhance well-being and
private and public environments
Philosophy
The study of philosophy prepares you to engage
meaningfully in whatever profession you choose,
because it develops your ability to assess ideas,
think clearly and creatively, and appreciate
multiple perspectives on matters of deepest
importance. By studying philosophy in one of
our programs, you will have the opportunity
to develop these abilities in a wide range of
exciting courses from faculty members who are
as passionate about their teaching as they are
about their internationally recognized research.
You will also be following in the footsteps of
a number of notable public figures who have
studied philosophy at Carleton. Graduates
often pursue academic careers after completing
advanced study, or pursue rewarding careers in
law and government, policy analysis, ethics in
health care and other fields, and social advocacy
with non-governmental organizations.
Career paths: advocacy; cognitive science;
ethics (medical, business, government and
leadership in administration); law; social policy
analysis; teaching
Political Science
Where better to study politics than in Ottawa, “As a Law and Legal Studies student, not only were my courses taught by actual
the nation’s capital? Our program offers many
lawyers and distinguished academics, but I was also able to apply what I learned
opportunities to learn from and work with
in classes during an extended internship at a downtown law firm. The staff in
experts and experienced practitioners in the real
world of Canadian and international politics, the Department of Law and Legal Studies supported me in this endeavour by
as well as a diverse faculty of internationally working with me to customize course criteria, which allowed me to receive course
renowned scholars. You will explore new ideas credit for my contributions to cases. Beyond just academics, the Law and Legal
and probe complex issues, such as international Studies program provided me with the opportunity to partake in an international
conflict and cooperation; citizenship, migration, exchange experience where I travelled to and studied in Melbourne, Australia. ”
and identity; and the contemporary challenges
of democratic governance. You can choose to Derek Mastin, student in Law and Legal Studies
focus on the following areas of study: Canadian
Politics; Comparative Politics and Area Studies
(Global North); Comparative Politics and Area
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 15you to do hands-on research on topics you care
about, and we offer a co-op option.
Our one-of-a-kind stream in Social Justice
gives you first-hand experience learning
from community leaders and partnering
with community-based organizations to do
research, work on campaigns, public events and
documentary films.
Career paths: business and professional
work; community service work or non-profit
sector; government service; policy analysis and
development; research
Women’s and Gender Studies
Carleton’s Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s
and Gender Studies offers programs that
engage students in critical understandings of
feminist scholarship, 2SLGBTQ+ studies and
disability studies across different historical,
socio-economic, cultural and political contexts.
Central to our programs is the consideration of
how gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity,
“Choosing to study Psychology at Carleton was the best decision I ever made age, ability and sexuality within a globalized
and a truly invaluable experience. With its variety of concentrations, special world and transnational environments.
topics seminars, peer mentorship program and hands-on learning experiences Students can study gender issues in courses
that cross disciplines and contribute to activist
with community practicums and co-op options, the BA Psych. is a one-of-a-kind
projects, and they have the unique opportunity
program. Not to mention the phenomenal faculty and staff, research opportunities
to participate in a practicum placement with
and great selection of student support services that make for an unparalleled feminist groups, organizations and agencies
post-secondary journey.” from inside and outside the Carleton community.
Chelsea Medland, student in Psychology (BA) with a concentration The institute of Women’s and Gender Studies
in Health Psychology also offers minors in Disability Studies and
Sexuality Studies.
Career paths: community service; community-
based agencies; counselling; education;
Career paths: corrections; early childhood Career paths: archival and museum work; government; law; media; social policy research
education; health and social services; human business; counselling/conflict resolution;
resource management; marketing and public education; foreign service; intercultural
relations; mental health services; parole communication; international development; law;
counselling; probation; research library services; mediation and peace initiatives;
non-governmental organizations; politics;
Religion publishing and editing; social work;
In this program, students will analyze responses correctional services
to questions about identity, history and the
basis of political and ethical commitments that Sociology
have been posed by the world’s major religions. How are new technologies changing the ways we
The study of religion nurtures in students a interact with each other and live our lives? Why
respect for the complex identities of others, are so many jobs becoming short term, and how
their histories and cultures. You can study the is this situation affecting families, communities
history and literature of Christianity, Islam and self-identities? Why do social problems like
and Judaism; examine Asian religions such poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia and ageism
as Buddhism and Hinduism; follow the rise persist in the modern world? What can we do to
and fall of religious leaders and movements; or address these problems?
explore common themes in a variety of religious
traditions, such as the environment, the role Sociology is the systematic study of human
of women or death and the afterlife. A degree society. We connect the personal to bigger forces
in Religion will equip you for many career in society. Sociology explores how families,
opportunities in our increasingly multicultural economic inequalities, sexuality, gender, race,
world, where religious beliefs play a significant the law and the state shape individuals, and
role in human affairs and continue to affect local how individuals shape these social institutions
and global events. Minors in Christian Studies, and structures. Sociology sheds light on the
Islamic Studies and Jewish Studies are also social processes shaping lives, problems and
available. possibilities in contemporary society. We train
16The BA advantage
Carleton’s Bachelor of Arts (BA) provides students with
opportunities to gain transferable skills and work experience,
participate in extracurricular and global opportunities, and prepare
for the countless career opportunities that await BA graduates.
Gain practical work experience Build transferable skills
Most BA programs offer work experience through co-operative education Transferable skills allow you to succeed in
or through a practicum, internship or placement. These opportunities allow a job market that is rapidly evolving and
you to apply your skills in real, on-the-job scenarios, and to graduate with needs graduates who are able to adapt and
practical work experience and connections to professionals. apply their skills to many circumstances.
The skills you gain will vary based on your
area of study, but all Carleton BA graduates
will gain skills in:
■ communicating effectively across a
variety of mediums;
■ thinking critically about local, national
and international concerns;
■ analyzing, researching and interpreting
information;
■ building and articulating clear, concise
arguments; and
■ working independently and in teams.
Through the co-op program, Sociology student Angela Ingrao completed an eight-month
work term at the Royal Canadian Mint. Angela’s job involved pulling reports, analyzing and
verifying data, updating training records and helping with administrative tasks.
Shape your future Get involved
Carleton’s Career Services offers career Extracurricular involvement helps you realize your interests and capabilities, build
guidance starting in first year, so you can relationships and expand your perspective. Students can join a club or society,
plan for your future while you build skills participate in local or international community service-learning, study abroad and
and gain experiences. This combination more. Participating in these activities will shape how you understand yourself, and
of skills, work experience, extracurricular how you understand the people and world around you.
involvement and career planning allows
BA students to take important first steps
toward achieving a rewarding career. Our
BA graduates are working in a variety of
careers, in fields as diverse as:
■ archival and museum work
■ arts administration
■ communications and marketing
■ community development
■ entertainment
■ health and well-being
■ human resource management
■ law and policy analysis
■ public service
■ teaching
■ writing, editing and publishing
Hannah Consitt, a Criminology and Criminal Justice student, studied abroad in the United
Kingdom during third year.
CARLETON UNIVERSITY 17Professor Kasia Muldner and students in Carleton’s Cognitive Science program utilize EEG technology to investigate cognitive processes.
Cognitive Science
carleton.ca/ics | Co-op available
Are you interested in how people or computers think? Cognitive scientists
study thinking from a variety of different perspectives.
Program of study Honours Thesis Other research opportunities
Our program’s researchers—students As a senior student, you may have the Research interests of faculty members involved
and faculty members—study the mind by opportunity to complete a research thesis in the Cognitive Science program include a broad
combining the methods and theories of five on a topic in cognitive science. The Honours range of areas.
disciplines: neuroscience, computer science, Thesis allows you to work closely with a faculty
psychology, linguistics and philosophy. This supervisor and to develop an area of independent As a senior student, you may find yourself
interdisciplinary approach allows unique research. You will graduate with valuable assisting in areas of research such as:
insights into human understanding, thought, research experience, specific skills in identifying ■ natural language processing
perception, language and emotion. Through and analyzing problems, and a defined area of ■ cognitive engineering
Carleton’s program, you can develop your expertise. ■ modelling and simulation of games
expertise in one of five specializations: ■ genetic algorithms
Biological Foundations of Cognition; Cognition Honours Project
and Computation; Cognition and Psychology; Alternatively, if as a senior student you would Careers
Language and Linguistics; or Philosophical like to gain hands-on experience, you can choose The Bachelor of Cognitive Science provides ideal
and Conceptual Issues. to undertake a research project. The Honours preparation for careers in:
Project allows you to enhance skills that prepare ■ cognitive research in universities, government
You can also take advantage of a variety of you for a future career. You will work in groups research facilities or private companies;
on-campus research facilities, including of three to six, engaging in a comprehensive ■ website usability design;
those associated with the Visualization and investigation of a “big” question in cognitive ■ language processing research; or
Simulation Centre (VSIM), the Language, Logic, science, and will contribute by completing an ■ speech pathology or occupational therapy
and Information Lab (LLI), the Science of original research project. The project experience (both with further study).
Imagination Lab (SOIL), the Language and Brain provides the opportunity to transform cognitive
Lab, the Centre for Applied Cognitive Research science students into confident researchers You will also be prepared to continue to master’s
(CACR) and the Children’s Representational ready for a competitive job market or further programs in Cognitive Science or in the area
Development Lab (CRDL). education. of your specialization (such as Psychology,
Linguistics, Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience
or Computer Science).
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