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InformationCarleton HPostOffice TunnelEntrance 2]TunnelEntrancewithStairs «° Tunnels Carleton UNIVERSITY CarletonUniversity 1125ColonelByDrive Ottawa,Ontario,CanadaK1S5B6 Telephone: (613)520-7400 Fifty-SeventhAnnual UndergraduateCalendar fortheAcademicYear 1998-99 ThisCalendaris published several months inadvance ofthe beginningofthe academic year.The Universityreserves the rightwithoutliabilityorpenalty, and withoutnotice, to makechangesintheservicesandprogramsitoffers,includingalterationofthefeesched- ulesandcancellationofparticularcourses. Table of Contents Therearethreesections provided to assistreaders oftheCalendarin finding informationtheyneed: this Table ofContents; theGlossary(seep. 10); and the Index (see p. 473). TheUniversity Biotechnology 161 AcademicDress 52 Business 163 AcademicStandingandConduct 48 CanadianStudies 174 TheAcademicYear 12 Central/EastEuropeanandRussian-AreaStudies 78 1 Accreditationofthe University 7 Chemistry 182 Admission RequirementsandProcedures 32 ChildStudies 189 Co-Operative Education 39 CivilEngineering 99 AlumniAssociation 31 Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering 191 CarletonGlossary 10 Classics 196 — Carleton University EducationforLife 8 CognitiveScience 199 ContinuingEducation 61 CommunicationsEngineering 103 Course DesignationSystem 18 Comparative LiteraryStudies 201 ElectronicAccesstothe UndergraduateCalendar 7 ComputerScience 202 Fees 53 ComputerSystemsEngineering 104 GraduateStudiesand Research 19 CriminologyandCriminalJustice 211 InstructionalTelevision 64 DirectedInterdisciplinaryStudies 213 Mention: frangais 52 EarthSciences 218 MiscellaneousInformation 16 Economics 225 Registration 46 ElectricalEngineering 105 StudentServices 24 Electronics 233 Students'Association 25 EngineeringPhysics Ill SummaryofUndergraduateDegreePrograms 41 EnglishLanguageandLiterature 236 UniversityLibrary 59 EnvironmentalEngineering 107 UniversityOfficeGuide 20 EnvironmentalScience 243 EnvironmentalStudies 246 TheFaculties FilmStudies 249 Arts andSocialSciences : 69 French 253 AcademicRegulations:ArtsandSocialSciencesand Geography 258 PublicAffairsand Management 71 German 268 Engineering 88 History 271 Science 115 Humanities 282 PublicAffairsand Management 113 IndustrialDesign 287 AcademicUnits, Programsand Courses IntegratedScienceStudies 295 InterdisciplinaryStudies 297 AerospaceEngineering 96 Italian 299 Architecture 125 JournalismandCommunication 301 ArtandCulture:ArtHistory, Film Studies, Music 139 Law 305 ArtHistory 142 LawEnforcementStudies 316 Biochemistry 149 LinguisticsandApplied LanguageStudies 317 Biology 152 MassCommunication 326 2 Carleton UniversityUndergraduateCalendar1998-99 TableofContents MathematicsandStatistics 330 SocialWork 405 MechanicalEngineering 108 SociologyandAnthropology 410 MechanicalandAerospace Engineering 348 Spanish 424 Music 353 SystemsandComputerEngineering 427 Operations Research 331 Technology,Society,EnvironmentStudies 431 Philosophy 361 Women's Studies 433 Physics 368 General Information PoliticalScience 375 Psychology 386 Awards andFinancialAssistance 438 PublicAdministration 395 CarletonThroughtheYears 459 Religion 398 Officers ofInstruction 463 Russian 403 Officers ofthe University 466 PublicLectures atCarletonUniversity 462 Carleton UniversityUndergraduateCalendar1998-99 3 Educational Equity Policy identify University policies, programs, and services that needtobe changed,enhanced,orcreated, subjecttothe availabilityofresources,inorderto: (a) increase the access, retention, and graduation of Preamble groups of students who have traditionally been under- InsupportofCarletonUniversity'scommitmenttoSection represented, under-served,and/ordisadvantagedinUni- 15oftheFederalCharterofRightsandFreedoms,Sections versityprograms,and 4and 13ofthe Ontario HumanRightsCode,andthe Uni- versity'smissionstatement, (b) provideasupportiveandwelcominglearningenviron- mentforallstudents. StatementofPrinciples The designated groups foreducation equity include, but CarletonUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingequityinits are not limited to: women; Aboriginal peoples; persons educationalprogramsandservicesandawelcomingenvi- with disabilities; racial, ethnic, or visible minorities; the ronment for all individuals regardless of race, ancestry, economically disadvantaged; mature and part-time stu- place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, national origin, dents;gaymen,lesbians,andbisexuals;andinternational creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family students. status,ordisabilityasdefinedintheHumanRightsCodeof Ontario. The University undertakesto provide reasonable accom- modationtothesegroupsand,totheextentthatitispossi- Carleton University strives for the best possible educa- ble, to implement special measures to support the tionalexperienceforallofitsstudents.TheUniversityat- achievementoftheUniversity'seducationequitygoals. tempts,tothebestofitsability,toencourageandassistall studentstosucceed academicallyandas members ofthe In support of its commitment to achieve and maintain a Universitycommunity. hospitable campus climate for all students, faculty, and staff,the Universityundertakestoprovideeducation and EducationalEquityPolicyStatement trainingonhumanrightsissuesastheserelate,interalia, tocurriculumandpedagogy. In support of its commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship,andresearch,CarletonUniversityseeksto Policy on Discrimination and Sexual Harassment CarletonUniversityisacommunityoffaculty,staff,andstudentswhoareengagedinteaching,learningandresearch.Its membersarepartofthecommunityatlargeandaregovernedbythelawcommontoallpersons.Butmembershipinthe academiccommunityalsoentailscertainrightsandresponsibilities.TheUniversityrespectstherightsofspeech,assem- bly,anddissent;itprohibitsdiscriminationonthebasisofrace,ancestry,placeoforigin,colour,ethnicorigin,national origin,creed,sex,sexualorientation,age,maritalstatus,familystatus,politicalaffiliationorbelief,orhandicapthatisde- finedassuchintheHumanRightsCodeofOntario;itrequirestoleranceandrespectfortherightsofothers;anditpro- motesanenvironmentconducivetopersonalandintellectualgrowth. (PleaserefertoOffencesofConduct,AcademicStanding,p.50.) 4 Carleton UniversityUndergraduateCalendar1998-99 The University • ElectronicAccess to the Undergraduate Calendar • Accreditation ofthe University • Introducing Carleton • Glossary Academic Year • • Miscellaneous Information • Course Designation System • Graduate Studies and Research • Office Guide • Student Services 1 • Students' Association • AlumniAssociation Admission Requirements and Procedures • Undergraduate Degree Programs • • Registration • Academic Standing and Conduct • Mention: francais • Academic Dress Fees • • Library Continuing Education • • Instructional Television Electronic Access to the Undergraduate Calendar Electronic versions of the Undergraduate Calendar can be ac- The electronic versions can be accessed by all users at cessedonthe Internet. The electronic version is usuallyavailable http://www.carleton.ca. Forthose with campusCHATaccounts, withintwomonthsafterthe printversion(i.e. byJune 1).Everyef- theseelectronicversionsarealsoavailableundertheCarletonIn- forthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheseelectronicver- formationoption. sions,butinthecaseofanydiscrepancy,theprintedCalendarshall beconsidered tobe the University'sofficialstatement Accreditation of the University CarletonUniversity,afoundingmemberoftheCouncilofOntario The BachelorofComputerScience Honours Degree Program is Universities,enjoysfullaccreditationbytheMinistryofEducation accreditedbytheAccreditationCounciloftheCanadianInforma- andTrainingoftheProvinceofOntario. tionProcessingSocietyandtheComputerScienceAssociation. TheUniversityisachartermemberoftheAssociationofUniversi- TheSchoolofIndustrialDesignwasestablishedatCarletononthe tiesandCollegesofCanada. ItisamemberoftheAssociationof recommendationofastudypreparedbytheAssociationofCana- Commonwealth Universities and participates fully in the Com- dian Industrial Designers. Initial funding forthe schoolwassup- monwealthScholarshipandFellowshipPlan. Itisalsoamember plied by Design Canada, Ministry of Industry, Trade and ofthe InternationalAssociationofUniversities. Commerce. ThebaccalaureatedegreeprogramsinAerospace,ComputerSys- CarletonUniversityparticipatesintheOntarioStudentAssistance tems, Civil, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical Engineer- Program, other provincial assistance programs and the Canada ing are accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation StudentLoans Programand is fullyrecognizedasone ofthefew Boardofthe Canadian CouncilofProfessionalEngineers. participating institutionsoutside the province ofQuebec forbur- The B.Arch,degreeoffered bytheSchoolofArchitecture isrecog- sgarraym.assistance through the Quebec Loans and Bursaries Pro- nized bythe Canadian Architectural Certification Board as a pre- requisite to apply for certification ofacademic qualifications for Carleton University's degree programs are recognized in the registration topractise asanarchitectinaprovincialassociation. UnitedStates bythe FederalGuaranteedStudentLoansProgram and forstudentaidtoveteransthroughtheVeteransAdministra- tion. Carleton UniversityUndergraduate Calendar1998-99 7 — Carleton University Education for Life If youoramemberofyourfamilyare thinkingaboutjoiningthe A pioneering spirit morethan18,000studentswho'llbemakingtheirwaytoCarleton Universitynextyear,you'reprobablyinterestedinlearningmore Thedynamic,pioneeringspiritthatgavebirthtoCarletonnearly about our programs and services, about our accomplishments 60yearsagoisstillverymuchaliveattheUniversitytoday.Inthe andreputation,aboutthepeoplewhostudyandworkhere. early 1940s, our founding president, Henry Marshall Tory, dreamedaboutcreatinganon-sectarianuniversityinthenation's Tahciasdecmaliecnpdraorgrcaomntsa,irnesguvliatatlioinnsfaonrmdaptrioocnedaubroeust.tIthiesiUnnfivoerrmsaittiyo'ns caanpditwalotmoepnrowvihdoehleaadrniinntgerorpuppotretduntihetiiresstfuodritehsettohcoousmaendtosOotftmaewna tshtautdeinstnso,tvoinslityinigmpsocrhotlaanrts,torpersoesaprecchteirvseasntuddeontthse,rsbuwthtooraerteurkneienng insupportofthewareffort. ongettingareadingofCarleton'sacademicstrengthsandoverall Torywasaseasonedveteran ofthe Canadian and international direction. universitycommunities.Hehadalr—eadyservedasfoundingpresi- Ifyou'realreadyamemberoftheCarletoncommunity, muchof dBreinttisohfCtowloumubniivaearsnidtitehseiUnniCvaenrsaidtayoftAhlebeUrntiav—erasintdyhoafdVihcetlopreidatino tmtihelenidaierndftootromyopautr.ioovInifdyceoouyn'otraueiwnsiteitldlhiganetsttheiinnssgienttoorfkowdnhuoacwttiowusne,withlhailvsaeslertcoetaoidfoyfnebriesanfiand-- carnedataegarouunpivoefrsliitkyei-nmiGnrdeeadtcBirittiazienn.sLionnOgttaafwtaer,hfiosurnedteidreCmaernlte,thoen whatit'sliketobeaCarletonstudent.Wehopethatwhatyoufind Collegein 1942. herewillpiqueyourinterest,andthatyou'llwanttogettoknowus For years, the college operated from church basements and better.Alistofadditionalsourcesofinformationthatyou'llfindat rentedfacilities,withoutthebenefitofauniversitycharterorgov- theendofthispiececanhelp. ernmentgran—ts.Full-timeprogramsinjournal—ismandpublicad- ministration thefirsttobeofferedinCanada wereintroduced Areputation for excellence in 1946. In 1957, an act of the Ontario legislature bestowed degree-grantingstatusontheinstitution,andCarletonCollegebe- cameCarletonUniversity. Ourstudents come fromeveryprovince and territoryinCanada and from nearly 100 countries from around the world. Whydo Whilewe'vegrownto—serveanincreasinglydiversenationaland wthoeryldcwhiodoeserCeaprulteattoino?nFfoorrmqousatl,itiyt'sparocgormabminsa—tiesopneocfiatlhliyngsi.nOtuhre dinetgerreneatpiornoaglraclmisenitnelmeoreprtohvaidni5n0gaurnedaesrgofrasdtuu—adtyeanadndsugprpaodrutaitneg fieldsofpublicaffairs,managementandhightechnologyandin morethan90researchcentresacrosscampus we'veneverlost theliberal artsdisciplines, including th—oseoffered byourhighly sightofourrootsintheOttawacommunity.Today,ourSchoolof acclaimed College of the Humanities is usually an important Continuing Education serves part-time and full-time learners factor. throughoutEasternOntario and WestQuebec viaCarleton's in- Howdidwe earnthis reputation forexcellence? Here arejusta stterluecvtiisoinoanlatnedleavivsairoinet(yitovf)optrhoegrrdaemlsiveorfyfesryesdtetmhsr.oughlocal cable fewexamples. • CtahralneatnonyohtahserwounnivmerosrietyoifntOhnetacroivo,etaendd3pMerTfeaaccuhlityngmeAmwbaerrd,s An education for life morethananyotheruniversityinCanada. Ourprograms,especiallythoseattheundergraduatelevel,arede- • CtaarriloegtroandsutautdeesncthsolhaarvsehiapsbetthtaenrsstuucdceenstssfrartoemitnheobUtnaiivneirnsgitOyno-f signed to provide you with an education for life. Regardless of Toronto,Queen'sUniversity,McMasterUniversityortheUniver- yourchoiceoffaculties,we'llhelpyoutodevelopcritical,analyti- sityofWesternOntario. calandcommunicationsskillsthatyou'llbeabletousethrough- • Carleton is the largest supplier ofgraduates toCanada's pre- outyourlifetime,bothatworkandathome. mierhigh-techcorporation,Nortel. Weknowthat,formanystudents,auniversityeducationisanim- • In 1996-1997, Carletonfacultypublished 138books, 1,739arti- portantfirststepinpreparingforthejobmarket.Inadditiontoa clesandsevenoriginalmusicalcompositions.Thatsameyear, sound academic background, having hands-on experience can sponsored researchatthe Universitywasvalued at$26.5mil- beadecidingfactorinyouremployability.Weofferawidearrayof lion. co-op and industrial experience programs, internships, practi- • For six ofthe last seven years, Carleton commerce students cums, apprenticeships and voluntary work placements to stu- haveplacedfirstintheaccountingsectionofthenationalInter- dents who want to complement their academic studies with collegiateBusinessCompetition. on-the-jobexperience.Inaddition,weprovideon-campusjobsto • wFoornfiavecoofmtpheetliatstiosinxysepaornss,oCraerdlebtyontehnegiAnseseorciinagtisotnudoefntPsrohfaevse- pmroorgeratmh.an 1,000undergraduatestudentsthroughourwork-study sional EngineersofOntario. Beingfamiliarwithaforeignculturehasalwaysbeenanasset,but • Ifnor1e9i9g6n,soenreviocuetoofffiecveerrpyr1o0grreacmruwitassinatChaerfleedteornalgrgaodvueartnem.ent's ainlstoogdiavye'syoguloabnaladedceodnoamdyv,anhtaavgiengintthhaetwkoirnkdploafceex.pCearrileentcoenchaans • Graduates from our economics, sociology and statistics pro- exchangeagreementswithsome50universitiesinmorethan30 Prams rank numberone on the recruiting lists ofthe federal countries, providing you with an opportunity to learn about an- ublicServiceCommission. otherculturefirst-hand. Ourreputationforexcellenceisbuilt,inpart,onthesuccessofour sdtau'dsevntesr.yWbees'tr,eadnedtetrhmainnkesdttoooatutrraacltuamlnair—gerwphroopaorret—iaonmoofnCgantah-e Friendly, caring staff; quality programs; mostgenerousinthecountryforauniversityoursize we'reable quality services toofferagenerousscholarshipprogramtorewardstudentswho haveexcelledatthesecondaryschoollevel.Ourtopundergradu- OurstudentstellusthatoneofthethingstheylikemostaboutCar- ateaward isvaluedat$20,000overfouryears. letonistheUniversity'sfriendly,informalandcaringatmosphere. 8 CarletonUniversityUndergraduateCalendar1998-99