Carleton University (CU)
IAU-001997
Canada - Ontario
General Information
Also a number of Study Abroad programmes as part of student/faculty exchange programmes. Contact Carleton International for further information
Public
Founded 1942, incorporated as Ottawa Association for the Advancement of Learning, 1943, and reorganized as Carleton College 1952. Acquired present status and title 1957.
September to May (September-December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August)
Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent
National:Undegraduate, 5967.35-8,509.35. Graduate, 2,303.16-3,912.16 per term (CAD)
English
co-ed
Officers
Head : Wisdom Tettey
Job title:President and Vice-Chancellor
Years of office:January 2025 -
Senior Administrative Officer : Paula Rankin
Job title:Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
International Relations Officer : Rafik Goubran
Job title:Vice-President (Research and International)
Divisions
Centre : Community Innovation
More details:3CI
Centre : Conflict Education and Research
Fields of study:Peace and Disarmament
More details:CCER
Centre : European Studies
Fields of study:European Studies
More details:CES
Centre : Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education
Fields of study:Indigenous Studies
More details:CIRCLE
Centre : Intelligence and Security Studies
Fields of study:Protective Services
More details:CCISS
Centre : International Migration and Settlement Studies
Fields of study:Demography and Population
Centre : Public History
Fields of study:History
More details:CCPH
Centre : Research and Education on Women and Work
Fields of study:Education
More details:CREWW
Centre : Security and Defence Studies
Fields of study:Military Science
More details:CSDS
Centre : Social and Cultural Analysis
Fields of study:Cultural Studies, Social Studies
More details:Duncombe
Centre : Study of Stress Processes and Stress Management
Fields of study:Health Sciences
Centre : Survey
More details:CUSC
Centre : Trade Policy and Law
Fields of study:Law
More details:CTPL
Centre : Transnational Cultural Analysis
Fields of study:Cultural Studies
More details:CTCA
Centre : Treaty Compliance
More details:CCTC
Centre : Values and Ethics
Fields of study:Ethics
More details:COVE
Centre : Visualization and Simulation
More details:VSIM
Centre : Voluntary Sector Research and Development
More details:CVSRD
Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences
Fields of study:African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Canadian Studies, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Folklore, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Human Rights, Italian, Japanese, Jazz and Popular Music, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Natives Education, Philosophy, Portuguese, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Social Problems, Sociology, Spanish, Surveying and Mapping, Women's Studies
Faculty : Engineering and Design
Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Design, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning
Faculty : Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art History, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Film, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Administration, History, Industrial Design, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Neurosciences, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Welfare and Protective Services, Women's Studies
Faculty : Public Affairs
Fields of study:Asian Studies, Communication Studies, Criminal Law, Criminology, Economics, European Studies, Journalism, Law, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Russian, Social Work
Faculty : Science
Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Technology
Institute : Ottawa Medical Physics
More details:OMPI
Research Division : Broadband Communications and Wireless Systems
Fields of study:Telecommunications Engineering
More details:BCWS
Research Division : Carleton Immersive Media Studio
Fields of study:Media Studies
More details:CIMS
Research Division : Geomatics and Cartographic
Fields of study:Surveying and Mapping
More details:GCRC
Research Division : Innovation, Science and Environment Policy
More details:CRUISE
Research Division : Ottawa-Carleton Bridge
More details:OCBRI
Research Division : Sustainable Energy
Fields of study:Energy Engineering
More details:CSERC
Research Division : Technology Innovation
Fields of study:Technology
School : Business
Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Engineering Management, Finance, Information Sciences, International Business, Management, Marketing
More details:Sprott
Degrees
Certificat et diplôme universitaire/University certificate and diploma
Baccalauréat/Bachelor's Degree
Baccalauréat spécialisé/Bachelor’s Degree - Honours
Diplôme et certificat de 2e cycle/Graduate Diploma and Certificate
Maîtrise/Master's Degree
Doctorat/Doctoral Degree
Fields of study:Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Ethics, Geography, International Business, Law, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
Some Master's and Doctorates degree are offered through an Ottawa-Carleton Joint Institute.
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Student & Staff Numbers
Statistics Year:2014-2015
Full Time Total:841
Statistics Year:2014-2015
Total:27823
Part Time:4866Updated on 05-03-2015
