Graduate Calendar for the Academic Year 1997-98

380 Pages·1997·21.5 MB·English

by  Carleton University

19 9 7 -1998 GRADUATE CALENDAR
CARLETON
UNIVERSITY

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Carleton
UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Graduate Calendarforthe
Academic Year1997-98
1125ColonelByDrive
Ottawa,Canada
K1S5B6
Telephone:[phone]
Fax:(613)520^049
TheGraduateCalendarisavailableattheWebsite:http://www.carleton.ca.Every
efforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheelectronicversion,butinthecase
ofanydiscrepancy,theprintedCalendarshallbeconsideredtobetheUniversity's
officialstatement.
The Calendar is published several months in advance of the beginning of the
academicyear.TheUniversityreservestherighttomakewhateverchangesmaybe
required, including alteration of the various fee schedules and cancellation of
particularcourses.
Office ofthe Dean
Room1516DuntonTower
Telephone:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
DeanofGraduateStudies
RogerBlockley
AssociateDean(ProgramsandPlanning)
RianneMahon
AssistantDean(SystemsandInformation
Development)
RoyGibbons
OfficeHours
September—1toAugust31
10:00A.M.— 12:00noon
1:00P.M. 4:00P.M.
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TableofContents 3
Table of Contents
TheUniversity. 7
DegreePrograms 8
AcademicDress 8
AcademicSchedule 10
Calendar 13
CourseDesignationSystem 14
GeneralRegulations 15
GeneralInformation 34
HoursofOperation
Bookstore 34
BusinessOffice 34
Library 34
AlumniAssociation 34
AthleticsandRecreation 35
CarletonInternational 35
CarletonUniversityPress 35
Chaplaincy 36
ColonelByChildCareCentre 36
ComputingandCommunicationsServices 36
CounsellingandStudentLifeServices 36
Fees 37
ExemptionsforInternationalStudents „ 39
MethodofFeePayment 40
DelinquentAccounts 40
FeeAdjustmentsforCourseChangesandWithdrawals..™ 40
AdjustmentAmountsandAdjustmentPeriods 40
TuitionFees:SeniorCitizens 4
OtherCharges 41
GraduateStudents'Association 42
HealthServices 42
HousingandFoodServices,Residences 43
Inventions,TechnologyTransferandtheGraduateStudent 44
Library 44
OmbudsServices 45
PaulMentonCentreforPersonswithDisabilities 45
PlacementandCareerServices 46
RaceEquityOffice 47
StatusofWomenOffice 47
StudentGovernment(CarletonUniversityStudents'Association) 47
StudentParticipationinAcademicAffairs 48
StudyAbroad „ 48
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AwardsandFinancialAssistance 49
GeneralInformation 49
AwardsAdministeredbyCarletonUniversity 50
AwardsTenableatCarletonUniversity 62
GovernmentAidPrograms 63
UniversityLoanFunds 64
FacultyofArts 65
ArtHistory(SchoolforStudiesinArtandCulture 67
CanadianStudies 69
ComparativeLiteraryStudies(SchoolforLanguages,Literatures&ComparativeLiteraryStudies) 75
EnglishLanguageandLiterature 82
FilmStudies(SchoolforStudiesinArtandCulture) 85
French 86
German(SchoolforLanguages,Literatures&ComparativeLiteraryStudies) 89
History 92
Journalismand Communication 98
LinguisticsandAppliedLanguageStudies 102
MassCommunication 105
Music(SchoolforStudiesinArtandCulture) 108
Philosophy 109
Religion Ill
Spanish(SchoolforLanguages,Literatures&ComparativeLiteraryStudies) 113
FacultyofEngineering 115
Engineering 117
Architecture 120
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteforCivilEngineering 124
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CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering 128
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteforElectricalEngineering 135
Electronics 138
SystemsandComputerEngineering 145
ElectricalEngineering(UniversityofOttawa) 156
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteforMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering 163
MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering 167
MechanicalEngineering(UniversityofOttawa) 174
IndustrialDesign 180
FacultyofScience M 181
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteofBiology 183
CollaborativePrograminBiostatistics 190
CollaborativePrograminChemicalandEnvironmentalToxicology 193
Ottawa-CarletonChemistryInstitute 195
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteforComputerScience 202
ComputerScience 209
Ottawa-CarletonGeoscienceCentre 214
InformationandSystemsScienceCommittee 223
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteofMathematicsandStatistics 227
InstituteofNeuroscience 236 j
TableofContents 5
InstituteofNeuroscience 236
Ottawa-CarletonInstituteforPhysics 239
FacultyofSocialSciences 247
Business 249
Central/EastEuropeanandRussian-AreaStudies 257
Economics 262
Geography 269
InternationalAffairs 275
Law 285
PoliticalEconomy 291
PoliticalScience 295
Psychology 306
PublicAdministration 315
SocialWork 326
SociologyandAnthropology 332
Women'sStudies 341
OfficersoftheUniversity 342
Faculty 345
Milestones 354
PublicLectures 368
CampusMap 359
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CarletonUniversityisacommunityoffaculty,staff,andstudentswhoareengagedinteaching,learningandre-
search. Itsmembersarepartofthecommunityatlargeandaregovernedbythelawcommontoallpersons. But
membershipindieacademiccommunityalsoentailscertainrightsandresponsibilities. TheUniversityrespects
therightsofspeech,assembly,anddissent;itprohibitsdiscriminationonthebasisofrace,ancestry,placeofori-
gin,colour,ethnicorigin,nationalorigin,creed,sex,age,maritalstatus,familystatus,politicalaffiliationorbe-
lief,sexualorientation,oranyhandicapthatisdefinedassuchintheHumanRightsCodeofOntario; itrequires
toleranceandrespectfortherightsofothers;anditpromotesanenvironmentconducivetopersonalandintellec-
tualgrowth.
(PleaserefertoOffencesofConduct,GeneralRegulations,Section15,page31.)
EducationEquityPolicy
Preamble
InsupportofCarletonUniversity'scommitmenttoSection15oftheFederalCharterofRightsandFreedoms,
Sections4and13oftheOntarioHumanRightsCode,andtheUniversity'smissionstatement,
StatementofPrinciples
CarletonUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingequityinitseducationalprogramsandservicesandawelcoming
environmentforallindividualsregardlessofrace,creed,colour,age,sex,sexualorientation,maritalstatus,fam-
ilystatus,ancestry,ethnicorigin,placeoforigin,ordisability,asdefinedintheOntarioHumanRightsCode.
CarletonUniversitystrivesforthebestpossibleeducationalexperienceforallofitsstudents. TheUniversityat-
tempts,tothebestofitsability,toencourageandassistallstudentstosucceedacademicallyandasmembersof
theUniversitycommunity.
EducationalEquityPolicyStatement
Insupportofitscommitmenttoexcellenceinteaching,scholarship,andresearch,CarletonUniversityseeksto
identifyUniversitypolicies,programs,andservicesthatneedtobechanged,enhanced,orcreated,subjecttothe
availabilityofresources,inorderto:
(a) increasetheaccess,retention,andgraduationofgroupsofstudentswhohavetraditionallybeenunder-repre-
sented,under-served,and/ordisadvantagedinUniversityprograms,and
(b) provideasupportiveandwelcominglearningenvironmentforallstudents.
Thedesignatedgroupsforeducationequityinclude,butarenotlimitedto: women;Aboriginalpeoples;persons
withdisabilities;racial,ethnic,orvisibleminorities;theeconomicallydisadvantaged;matureandpart-timestu-
dents;gaymen,lesbians,andbisexuals;andinternationalstudents.
TheUniversityundertakestoprovidereasonableaccommodationtothesegroupsand,totheextentthatitispos-
sible,toimplementspecialmeasurestosupporttheachievementoftheUniversity'seducationequitygoals.
Insupportofitscommitmenttoachieveandmaintainahospitablecampusclimateforallstudents,faculty,and
staff, theUniversityundertakestoprovideeducationandtrainingonhumanrightsissuesastheserelate,inter
alia,tocurriculumandpedagogy.
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The University
CarletonUniversityisacontemporary,enterprising fieldsofstudyandbyelectingareasinwhichithad
universitysituatedinCanada'scapital.Undergradu- acomparativeadvantage,theUniversityhasbeen
ateandgraduateprogramsareofferedinthedisci- abletoensuregreatsuccessinthepursuitofthese
plinesofarts,socialsciences,engineering,andsci- goals.Withoutstandingscholars,challengingand
enceandthroughmanyprofessionalschoolsandin- imaginativeprograms,excellentstudents,libraries,
stitutes.Specializedresearchiscarriedoutinmore laboratories,andotherresourcesandfacilities,the
than84organizedresearchcentres.Withsome Universitycanprovideitsstudentswiththemost
18,207full-timeandpart-timestudentsfromthena- currentandrelevanteducation.Graduateprograms
tionalcapitalregion,fromacrossthecountry,and inscienceandengineeringareenhancedbylinking
frommorethan 107countriesaroundtheworld, resourcesandexpertisewiththeUniversityof
Carletonhasacquiredareputationthatisworld- Ottawatocreateinstitutesthatareamongthefinest
wide. inthecountry.Moreover,studentsinallprograms
Foundedin 1942asanon-denominational,pri- haveaccesstothevastnumberofscholarsworking
vate,co-educationalcollege,Carletoninitiallyoccu- ingovernmentorganizationsandtothespecialfa-
piedafewrentedclassroomsinchurchbasements cilitiesassociatedwiththesenationalandinterna-
andhighschoolsindowntownOttawa.Full-time tionalinstitutions.
programswereofferedin 1946injournalismand CarletonUniversity's29buildingsoccupyabeau-
publicadministration.Rapidexpansionduringthe tiful62-hectarecampusjust10minutesdrivesouth
followingyearsledtothedevelopmentofanew ofParliamentHill.Aspecialfeatureofthecampus
campusonalargeandpicturesquesitebetweenthe isanextensiveundergroundtunnelsystemwhich
RideauRiverandthehistoricRideauCanal. makestheUniversityespeciallyaccessibleforstu-
Carleton'slocationinCanada'scapitalhasshaped dentswhohavemobilityimpairments.TheMac-
itsphilosophyandcharacterinaspecialway. OdrumLibraryhousesmorethanamillionvolumes
Throughoutitsfifty-fouryearhistory,Carletonhas andanextensivecollectionofmicrofilms,archival
exploredtheCanadianperspectiveinmanyfields material,maps,documents,andprints,allaccessed
andutilizedOttawa'suniqueresourcestogiveits byanon-linecataloguesystemwithterminalson
studentsanadvantagethatfewotheruniversitiesen- everyfloor.Readingroomsandspecialinterestre-
joy.Inthepursuitofacademicexcellence,Carleton sourcecentresaremaintainedbymanydepartments
hasplayedanationalroleincontributingtothequal- oncampus.Accommodationsforover1,600stu-
ityofpublicdiscourseinCanadaandtotheadvance- dentsisprovidedinCarleton'ssevenresidence
mentofourcountry'sinternationalrelations. buildings,andcafeteriasthroughoutthecampusof-
Lookingtothefuture,theUniversityisatthefore- fermealsandsnacks.Thephysicalrecreationcentre
frontindevelopingnewpartnerships,newpro- housesfacilitiesforawiderangeofactivitiesfrom
grams,andnewdirectionsinteachingandresearch individualfitnesstointeruniversityteamcompeti-
thatwillenableitsgraduatestoleadinmeetingthe tioninanumberofsports.Special-interestclubs,
challengesoftomorrow.Forgingtieswithbusiness, publiclectures,concerts,films,livetheatre,confer-
industry,government,andothereducationalinstitu- ences,andconventionsbringmanydimensionsto
tionswillensurethemostrelevanteducationand campuslife.
mostcurrentresearchthatisleading-edge. Recreational,cultural,andleisure-timeactivities
Thefirstundergraduatedegrees,awardedin 1946, tosuiteverytasteaboundinthenationalcapital
wereinjournalismandinpublicadministration, area.TheNationalArtsCentre,theMuseumofCivi-
andthefirstgraduatediplomain 1954wasinpublic lization,andtheNationalArtGalleryenlightenand
administration.Today,theUniversityoffersgradu- entertaininbothEnglishandFrench.Carleton
ateinstructionleadingtothemaster'sdegreein boaststheworld'slongestwinterskatingrink,the
some40fieldsandtothedoctoratein 19fields.In RideauCanal,atitsdoorstep,andmilesofbike
1996-97,TheFacultyofGraduateStudiesandRe- pathsandwalkingtrailssurroundthepicturesque
searchregisteredsome2,332studentsinfull-time campusalongwaterwaysandgreenbelts.
andpart-timestudies. Allacademicandadministrativebuildingsare
Carletonhassetasitsmajorgoalingraduatestud- smoke-free.Smokingisallowedonlyinthesmok-
iesthepromotionofthespiritofindependentinves- ingsectionsofthecafeteriasandpubsintheUniver-
tigationandthepursuitofscholarlyworkof sityCentreandCommonsbuildingsandresidences.
consistenthighquality.Byconcentratingoncertain
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TheInstituteofNeurosciencecollaborateswith
DegreePrograms theUniversityofOttawatoofferaSpecializationin
Neuroscience.
Thefollowinggraduateprogramsarecurrently TheDepartmentsofBiology,Chemistry,andPsy-
offeredatCarleton: chologyofferacollaborativeprograminChemical
andEnvironmentalToxicology.
GraduateDiplomainPublicAdministration TheOttawa-CarletonInstituteofMathematicsand
(D.PA.) StatisticsandtheDepartmentofEpidemiologyand
CommunityMedicineattheUniversityofOttawa
MasterofArchitecture(MArch.) collaboratetoofferaSpecializationinBiostatistics.
TheOttawa-CarletonInstituteofComputerSci-
enceandtheDepartmentofSystemsandComputer
MasterofArts(M.A.) EngineeringparticipatewithConGESE(Consor-
Anthropology,AppliedLanguageStudies,Cana- tiumforGraduateEducationinSoftwareEngineer-
dianArtHistory,CanadianStudies,Central/East ing)toofferaSpecializationinSoftware
EuropeanandRussian-AreaStudies,Communica- Engineering.
tion,ComparativeLiteraryStudies,Economics, TheNormanPatersonSchoolofInternationalAf-
English,French,Geography,German,History,In- fairsandtheCommonLawSectionoftheFaculty
ternationalAffairs,LegalStudies,Philosophy,Po- ofLawattheUniversityofOttawaofferajoint
liticalEconomy,PoliticalScience,Psychology,Pub- MasterofArtsinInternationalAffairsandBachelor
heAdministration,Religion,Sociology,andSpanish ofLawsdegree(M.AJLL.B.)
MasterofComputerScience(M.C.S.) AcademicDress
MasterofEngineering(M.Eng.) TheacademicdressofCarletonUniversityisacom-
Aerospace,Civil,Electrical,Materials,Mechanical promisebetweenthestyleofhoodsoutlinedinthe
Engineering,andTelecommunicationsTechnology AmericanIntercollegiateCodeandthedressofan-
Management cientfoundationsofBritainandAmerica.
Themaster'shood,madeofblacksilk,isofsim-
MasterofJournalism(MJ.) pleorOxfordshapewithanopenliningoftwo
chevrons(redandblack)onasilverfield.Thebor-
MasterofManagementStudies(M.M.S.) derofthehooddenotesthedegreegranted,acc—ord-
ingtothefollowin—gcolourcombinations:arts
white;journalism whitewithablackcordsewn
MasterofScience(M.Sc.) slig—htlyinfromthelowerborder;managementstud-
Biology,Chemistry,EarthSciences,Information ies camelbrownwithablackc—ordsewnslightly
andSystemsScience,Mathematics,andPhysics infromthelower—border;science goldeny—ellow;
computerscience —royalblue;socialwor—k
MasterofSocialWork(M.S.W.) cream;architecture cerise;engineering or-
ange.Themaster'sgownisoffullstyle,madeof
DoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.) blacksilkorrayon,withfullgatheredyokebehind
Biology,Chemistry,ComparativeLiteraryStudies, andclosedsleeveswithanopeningattheelbows.
ComputerScience,EarthSciences,Economics,En- TheDoctorofPhilosophyhoodisalsomadeof
gineering(Aerospace,Civil,Electrical,andMe- silk,butcompletelyopenedtoshowthelining,and
chanical),Geography,History,Management, providedwithapurpleborder.Thedoctoralgown
Mathematics,Physics,PoliticalScience,Psychol- hasthesamestyleasthemaster'sandismadeof
ogy,PublicPolicy,andSociology royalblueclothwithfacingsoflightbluesilk.
ThegownoftheHonoraryDoctorateofLaws,
JointprogramswiththeUniversityofOttawaare Literature,Science,Engineering,Architecture,or
offeredinthefollowingareas:CivilEngineering, FineArtsisabluerobewithbell-shapedsleeves,
ElectricalEngineering,MechanicalandAerospace madeoffineroyalblueclothwithfacingsand
Engineering,Biology,Chemistry,ComputerSci- sleevesinlightbluesilk.Thehoodismadeofthe
ence,EarthSciences,MathematicsandStatistics, samematerialasthegown,hasthesameliningas
Physics,andEconomics. thatforthedegreesgrantedbyexamination,andis
borderedwithpurpleforthedegreeofDoctorof
Laws,vibrantblueforthedegreeofDoctorofLit-