Undergraduate Calendar 2008-2009 Carleton UNIVERSITY Canada's Capital University carleton.ca §1 2 1 si -*5 o.c£ncS£ei Wv1 lo/l ho Hc-i U1,1 £ID > o Irt V) h h — w <l O) a> ill! O x 9 '3 o —c oU .a?»- t0:1 ZZciaiicciri^ E O>g2: OcE>,IrE3a uIBa* xOa* u a; c ai1 — := £ U U II E ^f t.2^t Carleton UNIVERSITY Canada's Capital University Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 Telephone: 613-520-7400 Undergraduate Calendar for the Academic Year 2008-2009 About this Calendar The Web edition of the Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar at carleton.ca/cuuc is the University's official statement. Consult the Web edition for the authoritative and most up-to-date version. This Calendarispublishedseveralmonthsinadvanceofthebeginningoftheacademicyear.TheUniversityreserves the right without liability or penalty, and without notice, to make changes in the services and programs it offers, including alteration ofthe fee schedules and cancellation ofparticularcourses. Page 2 Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 Table ofContents Table of Contents Global Politics 145 Greek and Roman Studies 147 History 148 The University 5 Human Rights 151 Humanities 153 TheAcademicYear 6 ElectronicAccess to the Undergraduate Calendar....9 Industrial Design 155 InformationTechnology 157 Accreditation ofthe University 9 Integrated Science 158 Disclosure 9 Copyright Compliance 9 Journalism 161 Law 163 Fees 9 Linguistics andApplied Language Studies 167 Selected Senate Policies 10 Mass Communication 171 Regulations GeneralAdmission Requirements and Procedures. 13 Mathematics and Statistics 173 Music 180 Admission Requirements by Degree 22 Enriched Support Program 34 Philosophy 182 Academic Regulations ofthe University 35 Physics 184 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe Political Science 188 BachelorofArchitectural Studies Degree 61 Psychology 193 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe PublicAffairs and PolicyManagement 196 BachelorofArts Degree 61 Nunavut Public Service Studies, Certificate 200 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe Public Service Studies, Certificate 200 BachelorofEngineering Degree 63 Religion 201 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe , BachelorofIndustrial Design Degree 64 Sexuality Studies (Minor) 203 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe SocialWork 204 BachelorofInformationTechnologyDegree 64 Sociology andAnthropology 205 Academic Regulations and Requirements forthe Technology, Society, Environment Studies 208 Bachelor ofScience Degree 66 Undeclared 209 Special Studies (Non-degree) 68 Women's Studies 210 Co-operative Education 69 Course Listings Program Information Course Numbering System 214 Architectural Studies 77 Aerospace Engineering (AERO) 216 ArtHistory 79 American Sign Language (ASLA) 218 Biochemistry 81 Anthropology (ANTH) 218 Biology 83 Applied Language Studies (ALSS) 224 Biotechnology 87 Architecture (ARCH,ARCC,ARCU,ARCN,ARCS) 224 ... Business 88 Art and Culture (ACUL) 230 Canadian Studies 91 Art History (ARTH) 231 Chemistry 94 Biochemistry (BIOC) 235 Child Studies 97 Biology (BIOL) 238 Cognitive Science 99 Business (BUSI) 243 ComputerScience 102 Canadian Studies (CDNS) 251 Criminology and Criminal Justice 106 Centre forInitiatives in Education (CIED) 253 Directed Interdisciplinary Studies 109 Chemistry (CHEM) 254 Earth Sciences Ill Child Studies (CHST) 258 Economics 115 Chinese (CHIN) 258 Engineering 119 Civil Engineering (CIVE) 259 English 125 Classical Civilization (CLCV) 262 Environmental Science 127 Cognitive Science (CGSC) 264 Environmental Studies 130 CommunicationforDisciplines and Professions European andRussian Studies 132 (CCDP) 265 Film Studies 135 Comparative Literary Studies (CLST) 265 Food Science and Nutrition 136 Computational Sciences (CMPS) 266 French 137 Computer Science (COMP) 266 Geography 139 Co-operative Education (COOP) 270 Geomatics 143 Criminology and Criminal Justice (CRCJ) 272 CarletonUniversityUndergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 Page 3 Table ofContents Earth Sciences (ERTH) 274 Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (SREE) 434 Economics (ECON) 278 Electronics (ELEC) 285 Systems and ComputerEngineering (SYSC) 436 Engineering Core Courses (ECOR) 288 Technology, Society, Environment Studies (TSES) 440 English (ENGL) 289 Women's Studies (WOMN) 442 English as a Second Language (ESLA) 294 Glossary 446 Environmental Engineering (ENVE) 294 Index 448 Environmental Science (ENSC) 296 Environmental Studies (ENST) 297 European andRussian Studies (EURR) 298 Film Studies (FILM) 300 First-Year Seminars (FYSM) 302 Food Science (FOOD) 307 French (FREN) 308 French Interdisciplinary Studies (FINS) 311 Geography (GEOG) 313 Geomatics (GEOM) 318 German (GERM) 320 Global Politics (GPOL) 321 Greek (GREK) 321 Hebrew (HEBR) 322 History (HIST) 322 Humanities (HUMS) 332 HumanRights (HUMR) 334 Industrial Design (IDES) 336 InformationTechnology (BIT, IMD, NET) 338 Integrated Science (INSC) 344 Interdisciplinary Science (ISO) 345 Interdisciplinary Studies (DIST,ISSC) 345 InternationalAffairs (INAF) 346 Italian (ITAL) 347 Japanese (JAPA) 348 Journalism and Communication (JOUR) 349 Latin (LATN) 351 Law (LAWS) 352 Linguistics (LALS) 359 Mass Communication (MCOM) 363 Mathematics (MATH) 366 Mechanical Engineering (MECH) 374 Mechanical andAerospace Engineering (MAAE)...376 Music (MUSI) 378 Natural Sciences (NSCI) 384 Philosophy (PHIL) 384 Physics (PHYS) 392 Political Science (PSCI) 396 Psychology (PSYC) 406 PublicAffairs and PolicyManagement (PAPM) 412 Public Policy andAdministration (PADM) 413 Religion (RELI) 414 Russian (RUSS) 418 SocialWork (SOWK) 419 Sociology (SOCI) 423 Spanish (SPAN) 430 Statistics (STAT) 431 Page4 Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 Carleton UNIVERSITY The University Carleton UniversityUndergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 Page 5 1 The University The Academic Year 2008-2009 July 25 • Last day to withdraw from full summer, late Undergraduate Studies summer courses and any othercourses that end this term. The following schedule contains the dates prescribed by the University Senate for academic activities. Dates • Last day to submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for relatingtofeepayment,cancellationofcourseselections, Students with Disabilities, Formal Examination latecharges,andotherfeesorchargeswillbepublished Accommodation Forms forAugust examinations. in the Important Dates and Deadlines section of the Registration website (carleton.ca/registration). August4 • Civic holiday, University closed. Missed classes may The academic yearis divided into three terms: meetAugustl3. Summerterm: May - August August 13 Fallterm: September - December • Last day ofsummerterm classes.All classes follow Winterterm: January - April a MONDAY schedule. Courses are offered in the following patterns: • Last day forhanding in term assignments, subject to any earliercourse deadline. Early summer: May - June Late summer: July - August August 14-19 (including Saturday) Full summer: May -August • Final examinations in full summer and late summer Fallterm: September - December courses will be held. It maybe necessary to Winterterm: December - April schedule examinations during the day for classes Fall/winter: September - April held in the evening andvice versa. Courses are offered during the day and the evening. September 30 • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications forreview of Summer Term 2008 final grades in summerterm courses. October 3-4 (including Saturday) March 1, 2008 • Summerterm deferredfinal examinations will be held. • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications for admission to a degree program forthe 2008 summerterm. May Fall Term 2008 1 • Last day forreceipt ofapplications for degree program transfers forthe 2008 summerterm. September 1, 2008 • Last day for receipt ofapplications from potential May 12 fall graduates. • Full summer and early summer courses begin. September May 19 • Statutoryh1oliday, University closed. • Statutoryholiday,University closed. September 2 May 23 • Fall termbegins. • Last dayforregistration and course changes for early summer and full summercourses. September 2-3 • Academic Orientation.All students are expected to June 13 be on campus. Class and laboratory preparations, • Last day to withdrawfrom early summer courses. departmental introductions for students, and other • Last dayto submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for academic preparation activities will be held. Students with Disabilities, Formal Examination September 3 Accommodation Forms forJune examinations. • Orientation forTeachingAssistants. June 12-24 September 4 • Fall-winterfinal deferred examinations will be held. • Fall andfall/winter classes begin. June 23 September 19 • Last day ofclasses for early summer. (Note: Full • Last dayforregistration. summercourses resume July 2) • Last day to change courses or sections forfall/ • Last day forhanding in term assignments, subject winter andfall term courses. to any earlier course deadline. September 30 June 25-30 (including Saturday) • Last day forreceipt ofapplications forreview of • Early summerfinal examinations will be held. It final grades in summer term courses. maybe necessary to schedule examinations during the day for classes held in the evening andvice October 10 versa. • University Day at Carleton. Undergraduate classes suspended. July 1 • Statutory holiday,University closed. October 13 • Statutoryholiday, University closed. July 2 • Late summer courses begin. Full summer courses October 15 resume. • Last dayfor receipt ofapplications for admission to a degree program forthe 2009 winterterm from July 1 applicants whose documents originate from outside • Last day forregistration and course changes for Canada orthe United States. late summer courses. November 7 • Last day to withdraw from fall term courses. Page 6 Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 The University • Last dayto submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for March 6 Students with Disabilities, Formal Examination • Last day to withdraw from fall/winter andwinter- Accommodation Forms forDecember examinations. term courses. November 15 • Last dayto submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications for admission to Students with Disabilities, Formal Examination a degree program forthe 2009 winterterm. Accommodation Forms forApril examinations. November 17 March 20 • Last dayfortests orexaminations in courses below • Last dayfortests or examinations in courses below the 4000-level before the final examination period the4000-level before the final examination period (see Examination Regulations in theAcademic (see Examination Regulations in theAcademic Regulations ofthe University section ofthis Regulations ofthe University section ofthis Calendar). Calendar). December 1 April 1 • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications from potential • Last dayfor receipt ofapplications for admission to winter (February) graduates. a program (except BachelorofArchitectural Studies, BachelorofHumanities, BachelorofIndustrial December 1 Design, Bachelor ofInformationTechnology • Last day offall-term classes. (Interactive Multimedia and Design), Bachelor of • Fall term ends. Journalism, Bachelor ofMusic, and Bachelor of SocialWork), forthe 2009-2010 fall/winter session, ••Last dayforreceipt ofapplications for degree from candidates whose documents originate outside program transfers forwinterterm offall/winter Canada orthe United States. session. April3 • Last dayforhanding in term assignments forfall • Last day offall/winter andwinter-term classes. term courses, subject to any earlier course deadline. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. December4-20 (including Saturdays) may take place in Review Period until the end of • Final examinations in fall term courses andmid- winterterm onApril 7. term examinations in fall/winter courses will be April 6-7 held. Itmay be necessaryto schedule examinations • Review Period. Some lectures, laboratories, review during the dayfor classes held in the evening and tutorials, etc. may take place. vice versa. April 7 December 25 - January 2 • Winterterm ends. • University closed. • Last dayforhanding in term assignments, subject Winter Term 2009 to any earlier course deadline. April 8-27 (including Saturdays exceptApril 11) January 5, 2009 • Final examinations inwinterterm andfall/ • Winterterm begins. winter courses will be held. Itmay be necessaryto schedule examinations during the dayfor classes January 5 held in the evening and vice versa. • Winter-term classes begin. April 10 January 16 • Statutoryholiday. University closed. • Last dayforregistrationforwinterterm courses. May 1 • Last dayto change courses or sections forwinter • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications for admission term courses. to the Bachelor ofJournalism program andthe Child Studies programforthe 2009-2010 fall/winter January 30 session. • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications forreview of final grades infall-term courses. June 1 February • Last day for receipt ofapplications for admission to 1 a program (except BachelorofArchitectural Studies, • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications from potential BachelorofHumanities, Bachelor ofIndustrial Spring graduates. Design, Bachelor ofInformationTechnology • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications for admission (Interactive Multimedia and Design), Bachelorof to the Bachelor ofArchitectural Studies and the Journalism, Bachelor ofMusic, Bachelor ofSocial Bachelor ofSocialWork degree programs forthe Work and Child Studies programs) forthe 2009- 2009-10 fall/winter session. 2010 fall/winter session from mature applicants, from those presenting post-secondary education February 13-21 qualifications and from those transferring from (mayinclude evenings and Saturdays) otheruniversities in Canada orthe United States. • Fall-term deferred examinations will be written. June 12-24 (mayinclude evenings and Saturdays) February 16-20 • Fall/winter and winterterm deferred final (includes February 16 statutoryholiday) examinations will be held. • WinterBreak, classes suspended. June 15 March 1 • Last day forreceipt ofapplications forinternal • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications to the Bachelor degree transfers to allowforregistration forthe ofHumanities, Bachelor ofIndustrial Design, 2009-2010 fall/winter session. BachelorofInformationTechnology (Interactive Multimedia and Design), Bachelor ofJournalism, June 30 andthe Bachelor ofMusic degree programs for the • Last dayforreceipt ofapplications forreview of 2009-2010 fall/winter session. final grades infall/winter and winterterm courses. Carleton UniversityUndergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009 Page 7 The University Summer Term 2009 May 8, 2009 • First day ofclasses. May 18 • Statutory holiday, University closed. May 25-29 • Classes suspended. June 26 • Last day ofnon-Engineering classes (early summer). • Full summerclasses resume July 6. June 29 • Last day ofEngineering classes (early summer). June 30,July 2-4 (includes Saturday) • Early summerfinal examinations will be held. It maybe necessary to schedule examinations during the dayfor classes held in the evening andvice versa. July 6 • Late summer classes begin. • Full summer classes resume. August 3 • Statutoryholiday, University closed. August 17 • Last day ofnon-Engineering classes. August 18 • Last day ofEngineering classes. August 18-19 • Reviewperiod. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. maytake place. August 20-25 (including Saturday) • Final examinations in full summer and late summer courses will be held. Itmaybe necessaryto schedule examinations duringthe dayfor classes held in the evening andvice versa. October 2-3 • Summer term deferred final examinations will be held. Page 8 Carleton University Undergraduate Calendar 2008 - 2009