What you can study
Subject areas at Carleton University
270 programmes across 93 subject areas, from Diploma to PhD.
Faculty of Science42 programmes
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences37 programmes
Faculty of Public and Global Affairs26 programmes
Faculty of Engineering and Design23 programmes
Sprott School of Business14 programmes
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Faculty of Public and Global Affairs3 programmes
Aerospace Engineering2 programmes
Anthropology2 programmes
Fees and entry
What it costs and what it takes
Every figure is read from this university's own listed programmes, and says how many it was taken from.
Tuition / year
CAD 10,000 – 57,506
from 257 of 270
IELTS overall
6.5
from all 270
Course length
1–6 years
from 130 of 270
Funding
Scholarships on these programmes
Taken from the programmes that state their own award — not a general claim about the university.
Award
Automatic Entrance Scholarships: awarded automatically to all high school applicants who meet the academic and language requirements, CAD 1,000-3,000 a year, renewable each year with an A- standing (annual GPA 10.0). President's Welcome Award for International Students: CAD 2,000-5,000, first year only, automatic for international undergraduates entering directly from high school and paying international fees, applying for September 2027; offered in addition to other entrance scholarships. Prestige Scholarships: CAD 5,000-14,178 a year for students with an admission average over 90 per cent, competitive, application required, deadline 1 March, renewable on maintaining A- (10.0 GPA) in full-time studies. Source
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Carleton states that graduate applicants are automatically considered for admissions funding; its Graduate Studies pages cover admissions funding, external awards and government assistance. Carleton publishes no programme-specific international entrance scholarship amount for this programme
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Available Programs
Accounting (BAcc)
Accounting (BCom)
Accounting (Master of Accounting)
Actuarial Science
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (Master of Applied Science)
Aerospace Engineering (PhD)
Africa and Globalization
African Studies
Algorithms
Anthropology
Anthropology (Master of Arts)
Anthropology (PhD)
Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies
Applied Physics
Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
Architectural Studies (BAS)
Architectural Studies (Master of Architectural Studies)
Architecture (Master of Architecture)
Architecture (PhD)
Art History
Art and Architectural History (Master of Arts)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Arts (BA)
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics (Collaborative) (Collaborative Specialization)
Biology (BA)
Biology (BSc)
Biology (Master of Science)
Biology (PhD)
Biomedical Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
Biotechnology
Biotechnology (Master of Biotechnology)
Building Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Building Engineering (PhD)
Business Analytics
Canadian Studies (Master of Arts)
Certificate in Carillon Studies
Certificate in Multidisciplinary Studies in Mental Health and Well-Being
Certificate in Nunavut Public Service Studies (C.N.P.S.S.)
Certificate in Science Communication
Certificate in Science and Policy
Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (CTESL)
Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (Collaborative Specialization)
Chemistry
Chemistry (Master of Science)
Chemistry (PhD)
Childhood and Youth Studies
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Civil Engineering (PhD)
Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs (Master of Science)
Cognitive Science (BCogSc)
Cognitive Science (Master of Cognitive Science)
Cognitive Science (PhD)
Commerce (Business) (BCom)
Communication (MA) (Master of Communication)
Communication (PhD)
Communication and Media Studies (BCoMS)
Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Computer Game Development
Computer Science (BCS)
Computer Science (Master of Computer Science)
Computer Science (PhD)
Computer Systems Engineering
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cultural Mediations (PhD)
Curatorial Studies (Graduate Diploma)
Cybersecurity (BCS)
Cybersecurity (BCyber)
Data Science (BDS)
Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (Master of Applied Science; Master of Computer Science; Master of Engineering; Master of Information Technology; Master of Science)
Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (PhD)
Design (Master of Design)
Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship (Master of Applied Business Analytics; Master of Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship; Master of Engineering; Master of Entrepreneurship; Master of
Disability and Chronic Illness
Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences (Master of Science)
Earth Sciences (PhD)
Earth Sciences in Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoecology
Economics (BEcon)
Economics (Master of Science)
Economics (PhD)
Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)
Engineering (BEng)
Engineering Physics
Engineering Practice (Master of Engineering)
English
English (Master of Arts)
English (PhD)
Entrepreneurship (BCom)
Environment and Health
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Environmental Engineering (PhD)
Environmental Science
Environmental and Climate Change Studies
Ethics and Public Affairs (Graduate Diploma)
Ethics and Public Affairs (PhD)
Europe and Russia in the World
European and Russian Studies
European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (Graduate Diploma)
European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (Master of Arts; Master of European; Russian and Eurasian Studies)
Film Studies
Film Studies (Master of Arts)
Finance
Finance (Master of Finance)
French
Gateway (Life Sciences or Physical Sciences)
General Studies (Online)
Geography (BA)
Geography (Master of Arts; Master of Science)
Geography (PhD)
Geomatics (BA)
Geomatics (BSc)
Global Development
Global Genders and Sexualities
Global Health
Global Inequalities and Social Change
Global Law and Social Justice
Global Media and Communication
Global Politics
Global Religions: Identity and Community
Global and International Studies (BGInS)
Global and Transnational History
Globalization and the Environment
Globalization, Culture, and Power
Greek and Roman Studies
Health Sciences (BHSc)
Health Sciences (Master of Science)
Health Sciences (PhD)
Health Throughout the Lifespan
Health: Science, Technology and Policy (Graduate Diploma)
Health: Science, Technology and Policy (Master of Science)
History
History (Master of Arts)
History (PhD)
History and Theory of Architecture
Human Rights & Social Justice (Master of Arts)
Human Rights and Social Justice (BA)
Human-Computer Interaction (Master of Human-Computer Interaction)
Humanities (Great Books) (includes HUMS-Biology) (BHum)
Humanities and Biology
Indigenous Studies
Industrial Design (BID)
Information Resource Management (IRM)
Information Systems
Information Technology (BIT)
Information Technology (Digital Media, Networking Technology) (Master of Applied Science; Master of Networking Technology)
Information Technology (PhD)
Infrastructure Protection and International Security (Graduate Diploma)
Infrastructure Protection and International Security (Master of Infrastructure Protection and International Security)
Interactive Multimedia and Design (IMD)
International Affairs (Master of Arts)
International Affairs (PhD)
International Affairs / Juris Doctor
International Business (BCom)
International Business (BIB)
International Economic Policy
Journalism (BJ)
Journalism (Master of Journalism)
Journalism and Humanities (BJHum)
Law (BA)
Legal Studies (Master of Arts)
Legal Studies (PhD)
Linguistics (Applied) and Discourse Studies (Master of Arts)
Linguistics (Applied) and Discourse Studies (PhD)
Linguistics (BA)
Linguistics (BSc)
Linguistics (Master of Arts)
Linguistics (PhD)
Linguistics Graduate Diploma
MBA (Business Administration)
MSc in Management
Management
Management (PhD)
Management and Business Systems
Marketing
Materials Engineering (Master of Applied Science)
Mathematics
Mathematics (BMath)
Mathematics and Statistics (Master of Science)
Mathematics and Statistics (PhD)
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Mechatronics Engineering
Media Production and Design (BMPD)
Migration and Diaspora Studies (Graduate Diploma)
Migration and Diaspora Studies (Master of Arts)
Mineral Exploration and Resource Management (Master of Mineral Exploration and Resource Management)
Music (BA)
Music (BMus)
Music and Culture (Master of Arts)
Network Technology (NET)
Neuroscience (Master of Science)
Neuroscience (PhD)
Neuroscience and Mental Health
Nursing (BScN) with RN Prescribing
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (Graduate Diploma)
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership)
Philosophy
Philosophy (Master of Arts)
Physical Geography
Physics
Physics (Master of Science)
Physics (PhD)
Political Economy (Master of Arts)
Political Management (Master of Political Management)
Political Science
Political Science (Master of Arts)
Political Science (PhD)
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Cognitive Science
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Economics
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Film Studies
Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences
Psychology (BA)
Psychology (BSc)
Psychology (Master of Arts)
Psychology (PhD)
Public Affairs and Policy Management (BPAPM)
Public History (Master of Arts)
Public Policy (PhD)
Public Policy and Administration (Master of Public Policy and Administration)
Public Policy and Program Evaluation (Graduate Diploma)
Religion
Science (BSc)
Social Statistics and Data Analysis (Graduate Diploma)
Social Work (BSW)
Social Work (Master of Social Work)
Sociology
Sociology (Master of Arts)
Sociology (PhD)
Software Engineering (BEng)
Software Engineering (Computer Science)
Statistics
Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Electrical Power Engineering
Sustainable Energy (Master of Applied Science; Master of Engineering; Master of Public Policy)
Sustainable Energy Engineering
Systems Security Engineering
Teaching English as an Additional Language (Master of Arts)
Technology Innovation Management (Master of Applied Business Analytics; Master of Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship; Master of Entrepreneurship; Master of Science; Master of Technology)
Telecommunications Engineering
Undeclared
User Experience and User Interfaces (UX/UI)
Women’s and Gender Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies (Master of Arts)
Work and Labour (Graduate Diploma)
Accessibility (Collaborative Specialization)
African Studies (Collaborative Specialization)
Biochemistry (Collaborative Specialization)
Climate Change (Collaborative Specialization)
Cybersecurity (Collaborative Specialization)
Data Science (Collaborative Specialization)
Digital Humanities (Collaborative Specialization)
Entrepreneurship (BEnt)
Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Collaborative Specialization)
Political Economy (Collaborative Specialization)
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Art History
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