CHALLENGEyourself CARLETON UNIVERSITY 2022 Ottawa, Canada admissions.carleton.ca Sign up for Carleton360 to receive customized content that suits your interests and shows you what your future at Carleton can look like. You will receive tailored information on our dynamic degree programs, vibrant student life and the opportunities that await you. Begin your journey at 360.carleton.ca. Table of contents The Carleton advantage 2 Experience Carleton Programs 8 Undergraduate degree programs 58 Building your degree The Carleton community 60 Co-op and career opportunities 62 The Carleton community 64 Living in residence 66 Carleton Athletics 68 Tuition, bursaries and scholarships 71 Environmental sustainability Start your journey 72 Timeline for admission 74 Admission to Carleton 79 Program index 81 Future opportunities 82 Discover campus Challenge yourself Our world is changing and we must be ready to change with it. At Carleton University, we embrace purposeful change and empower the next generation to drive real impact in the world. We challenge you to be better than you were before — to work hard, explore opportunities and learn new things. To challenge what you thought you knew. To challenge intention without action. To challenge simply doing things the way they’ve always been done. By coming together as a connected community and harnessing the power of higher education, we can make an impact on a local, national and global scale. We do this by leveraging what makes us unique: We are a dynamic and innovative university with a wide range of academic programs and a strong commitment to teaching, learning and research. We know that by challenging students to realize their academic, personal and professional potential, we are helping to shape a more promising future. And we’re proud to have equipped over 169,000 alumni with the knowledge and practical skills to make their marks on the world. We hope you’ll join us in challenging today to build a better tomorrow. Front cover images Carleton University acknowledges the location of its campus on the Top: Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering student Johana Forero Rondón aligns a calf femur traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin nation. in a servo-hydraulic testing machine to assess its fracture strength. Bottom: Prof. Kahente Horn-Miller works with students from Carleton’s Indigenous Studies program. 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. Experience Carleton We are proud to have built a strong reputation of being a compassionate, connected and caring community. Our students, faculty and staff are united in driving real change for a brighter, more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow. We have the capital advantage By offering opportunities to participate in We have a global perspective Conveniently located in Ottawa, the nation’s research, work-integrated learning, skill We all want to make the world a better place— capital, we offer opportunities you won’t find development, knowledge exchange and but how? We believe that global prosperity can anywhere else. entrepreneurship, we are preparing the next be achieved by building sustainable communities generation to shape tomorrow. and that the link between the global and the local Ottawa is home to an unparalleled number of is at the heart of what we do. national organizations and museums, federal We are hands-on government agencies, NGOs, and more than 130 Challenge your thinking and gain the skills you Carleton is known as a Canadian university embassies and high commissions from around need to succeed both in and out of the classroom. of choice for international students and for the world. We’re located in one of the world’s encouraging all students to think globally. On top sites for research and development with Through experiential learning, you will apply campus, you’ll study with student peers from over 1,900 technology companies in the region. your knowledge and skills to real-world over 150 different countries. Given that the We’re also one of the most beautiful capitals in situations and gain relevant experiences. We education of global citizens requires exposure the world, with sprawling green spaces, winding will help shape your career and academic goals to international experiences, we also offer many waterways and architectural and historical and give you the skills and knowledge so you can opportunities for students to study abroad. landmarks for you to explore. achieve them. We are career-focused Carleton is proud to have forged strong Our programs are designed to start building your connections with a range of organizations career readiness in first year. to provide research, work placement and networking opportunities for students. You We know how important it is to prepare you can participate in community service learning today for the job market of tomorrow. We take with local and international partners, gain a forward-thinking, holistic approach to career work experience through co-op, internship Carleton’s Industrial Applications readiness that includes skill and knowledge and practicum placements, conduct research Internship Option gives students like development, hands-on experiences and alongside award-winning professors, and more. Gina Bak the unique opportunity to be a meaningful networking opportunities within the full-time Bachelor of Computer Science capital region and beyond. (BCS) student and a paid employee of Shopify, a multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa. 2 CARLETON UNIVERSITY 3 Become a Raven Over in Canada for comprehensive 31,000 STUDENT SATISFACTION* STUDENTS #3 24/7 access to FREE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING TOP 3 though the Empower Me program BEST PLACES TO LIVE in Canada*** Over $28M MOST ACCESSIBLE in SCHOLARSHIPS and university in Canada bursaries awarded in 2020-21 #1 for students with disabilities Carleton THERAPY $86M 8 DOGS TOP 5 for COMPREHENSIVE in internal and external UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH FUNDING in Canada* (2018-19) MOST CO-OP options SUSTAINABLE available in OVER 100 UNIVERSITY in 2nd CANADA** PROGRAMS *Maclean’s University Rankings 2020; **UI Green Metric University Rankings 2020; ***Maclean’s Best Communities Ranking 2019 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion At Carleton, equity, diversity and inclusion pedagogical practices, research infrastructure, will guide the university in our commitment to (EDI) is fundamental to our vision of excellence, and leadership development for organizational, offer safe, equitable and inclusive spaces for our community and holistic wellness. As a diverse academic and non-academic staff. students, staff and faculty. In light of the current community, it is essential to integrate EDI into environment of global pandemic upheaval, our core activities and academic mission to Our commitment to leadership in the areas transitions to virtual operations, economic ensure everyone can achieve their full potential. of human rights and EDI is outlined in the contraction and social justice movements that comprehensive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion highlight societal disparities, we are ever more We know that EDI is not just about doing Action Plan, launched in 2021 following a robust committed to our EDI mission. the right thing. Bringing together different consultative process. perspectives and experiences unlocks creativity Visit carleton.ca/equity for more that leads to positive outcomes for all. Achieving Facilitated through the Department of Equity information about EIC at Carleton. The this means committing to enhancing student and Inclusive Communities (EIC), this strategic comprehensive EDI document can be found at supports and reimagining curricular and document outlines the essential actions that carleton.ca/edi-plan. 6 Kinàmàgawin: Learning Together Carleton is committed to true reconciliation with resources and training to educate the Carleton how Carleton could work toward enhancing Indigenous peoples. Together, we are forging community about the experiences, histories supports for Indigenous students, increase a new path forward, shifting our institutional and worldviews of Indigenous peoples. More the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge culture and current leadership approaches to information about Carleton’s CII can be found at transitions in teaching and learning practices, break from privileged colonial pedagogies and carleton.ca/indigenous. and improve community engagement. Western intellectual frameworks. In October 2018, the Carleton University The result of this process was the committee’s Carleton strives to be a leader in supporting Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee final report, entitled Kinàmàgawin: Learning Indigenous students, staff and faculty. (CUSIIC) was formed to invigorate Carleton’s Together, containing 41 Carleton-specific calls Carleton’s Centre for Indigenous Initiatives Indigenous Strategy and revitalize relationships to action. This report addresses timely topics (CII) provides safe spaces for dialogue and with Indigenous communities in Algonquin relevant to Indigenous peoples, and as an learning. We do this by nurturing a sense of territory. Through an extensive engagement institution, we look forward to a more equitable belonging and by developing and delivering process, the committee gained insight into and promising future. CARLETON UNIVERSITY 7 Second-year students in Carleton’s BAS Design get hands-on instruction while at work in first-rate studios. 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