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Carleton Graduate UNIVERSITY Calendar Canada's Capital University 2004/2005 carleton.ca H Carleton UNIVERSITY Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Graduate Calendar for the Academic Year 2004-2005 1125Colonel ByDrive Ottawa,Ontario Canada K1S5B6 Telephone: (613) 520-2525 The Graduate Calendar is available online at www.gs.carleton.ca/calendars/current/ Every effort hasbeen madetoensuretheaccuracyofthisprintedversion; inthecaseofanydiscrepancy,the onlineCalendarshall beconsideredtobethe University'sofficialstatement. ThisCalendarispublishedseveral monthsinadvanceofthebeginningoftheacademicyear.The University reservesthe rightwithout liabilityor penalty, and without notice, to make changes in the services and programs itoffers, including alteration ofthe fee schedule and cancellation of particularcourses. Office ofthe Dean Room 512ToryBuilding Telephone: (613) 520-2525 Fax: (613)520-4049 DeanofGraduateStudiesandResearch RogerBlockley AssociateDean AngeloMingarelli AssistantDean (SystemsandInformation Development) RoyGibbons AssistantDeanandRegistrar Linda Backer OfficeHours 8:30a.m. -4:30p.m. 8577 TableofContents Table ofContents The University DegreePrograms 7 AcademicDress 8 Senate PolicyRegardingEducational Equity : 8 SenatePolicyRegardingAcademicAccommodation forStudentswith Disabilities 9 SenatePolicyRegardingDiscriminationand Sexual Harassment 9 AcademicSchedule 10 Course Designation System 14 Student Services and General Information AlumniAssociation 15 Athleticsand Recreation 1 Bookstore 16 CareerServices 16 Carleton International 17 Carleton UniversityStudents'Association (CUSA) 1 TheChaplaincy , 1 Colonel ByChildCareCentre 18 ComputerStore 18 ComputingandCommunicationsServices 18 CopyrightCompliance 1 Disclosure 18 EquityServices 18 Fees 19 GraduateStudents'Association 19 HealthandCounsellingServices 19 Housingand FoodServices 20 International StudentAdvisory 21 Inventions,TechnologyTransfer, Intellectual Property andtheGraduateStudent 21 Library 22 OmbudsServices 23 PaulMentonCentreforStudentswith Disabilities 23 StudentParticipation inAcademicAffairs 25 StudyAbroadonAcademicExchange 25 UniversityCentre 25 WritingTutorialService 25 Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005 Pg3 TableofContents Awards and Financial Assistance General Information 26 AwardsAdministered byCarleton University 26 AwardsTenableatCarleton University ~. 48 GovernmentAid Programs 50 General Regulations 52 Academic Programs, Units and Courses Architecture 74 . SchoolforStudiesinArtandCulture:ArtHistory 80 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteofBiology 83 Ottawa-CarletonCollaborative Program in Biostatistics 90 Business .' : 93 CanadianStudies 101 Ottawa-CarletonChemistryInstitute 109 Ottawa-CarletonCollaborative Program in Chemicaland EnvironmentalToxicology 117 , Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforCivil Engineering 120 Civiland Environmental Engineering 125 CognitiveScience 134 InstituteforComparativeStudiesin Literature,ArtandCulture: ComparativeLiteraryStudies 138 ComputerScience 143 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforComputerScience 148 InstituteforComparativeStudiesin Literature,ArtandCulture: CulturalMediations 155 Economics 158 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforElectricalandComputerEngineering 165 Electronics 169 SchoolofInformationTechnologyand Engineering(SITE) (ClectricalandComputerEngineeringProgram) 174 English Languageand Literature 181 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforEnvironmental Engineering 184 Europeanand Russian Studies 188 FilmStudies 195 French 198 : Geography 201 Ottawa-CarletonGeoscienceCentre 206 History 214 Industrial Design 219 InformationandSystemsScience 220 InterdisciplinaryStudies 222 InternationalAffairs 223 JournalismandCommunication 233 Pg4 Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005 TableofContents Law 236 LinguisticsandApplied LanguageStudies 240 MassCommunication 244 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteofMathematicsandStatistics 248 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering 258 MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering 262 Mechanical Engineering(UniversityofOttawa) 268 SchoolforStudiesinArtandCulture: Music 274 Neuroscience 275 Philosophy 277 Ottawa-Carleton InstituteforPhysics 279 Political Economy 287 PoliticalScience 290 Psychology 301 PublicPolicyandAdministration 308 Religion 318 SocialWork 320 SociologyandAnthropology 326 SystemsandComputerEngineering 334 Women'sStudies 345 Calendar ofMilestones 346 Faculty , 352 Officers ofthe University 375 Public Lectures at Carleton University 379 Index 381 Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005 Pg5 The University The University Carleton University is a contemporary, enter- in all programshaveaccessJothevastnumber prising university situated in Canada's capital. ofscholarsworkingingovernmentorganizations Undergraduate and graduate programs are andtothespecialfacilitiesassociatedwiththese offered in the disciplines of arts, social sci- nationaland international institutions. eaomInnvnoscedrteriesttu,2tth0ehrse,ao.nn0ugS0gi9p0hn0eecfmoieurarallgilnia-nyztngeiidmzpaeernrdoeadfsnreedesdassereispcaoiahrngrcantihl,s-tccSaiaecrmnnrehtdiroeesodsstl.cusoidWueeatinnntctidhesn tCdsbrhyeaiaservutlceteeiamstf,moouunplwtuhh6Usin2ocif-ishvhPeaearmncrsatlieakitxraeytem'seesnnctstih3ave4HmieplUlbuun.unisAivdleejsdruprissegnitcrgtisyoa1lu0aonfccdecmaceittusnuuspurniyetnbeelolsaef tfhreomcotuhnetryN,atainondaflrCoampimtoalreRetghiaonn,10f0rocmounatcrrioesss forstudentswithmobilityimpairments.TheUni- around the world, Carleton has acquired a versity Libraryoffers a collection ofoverthree reputationthatisworld-wide. mmielnlitondiotceummsetnhtast,inmcalupdse,sbnoeowkssp,aspeerriasl,s,mguosviecranl- vFaotue,ndceod-eidnu1ca9t4i2onaaslacnoolnl-edgee,noCmairnlaettioonnailni,tiparlil-y sacnodrersa,recboomopkas.ctStduidsecns,tsmaicccreosfsoCrmDs-,RaOrcMhiavneds occupied a few rented classrooms in churcn Web databases for help in finding books and basements and high schools in downtown periodicals,andcandotheirresearchusingour Ottawa. Full-time programs were offered in growingcollectionofe-journals.Aleading-edge 1946 in journalism and public administration. Web-based librarycataloguesystem offersstu- Rapidexpansionduringthefollowingyearsled dentsexceptionalaccesstocyberspaceandprint tothedevelopmentofanewcampusonalarge research resources. and picturesquesitebetweenthe Rideau River Reading rooms and special interest resource andthehistoricRideauCanal. centres, coffee shops and an Internet cafe are Carleton's location in Canada's capital has maintained across campus. Accommodation shaped its philosophy and character in a spe- for approximately 2,400 students is provided cial way. Throughout its history, Carleton nas in Carleton's on-campus residence buildings. explored the Canadian perspective in many A new residenceforseniorundergraduateand fields and utilized Ottawa's unique resources graduate students was completed this year. togiveitsstudentsan advantagethatfewother Cafeterias throughout the campus offer meals universities enjoy. In the pursuit of academic and snacks. The physical recreation complex excellence,Carletonhasplayedanationalrolein houses facilities for a wide range of activities contributingtothequalityofpublicdiscoursein from individualfitnesstovarsityand intramural Canadaandtotheadvancementofourcountry's teamcompetitioninanumberofsports.Special- internationalrelations.Lookingtothefuture,the interest clubs, public lectures, concerts, films, Universityisattheforefrontindevelopingnew livetheatre,conference's,andconventionsbring partnerships, new programs, and new direc- manydimensionstocampuslife. tions in teachingand research thatwill enable Recreational,cultural,andleisure-timeactivities itsgraduatesto lead in meetingthe challenges tosuiteverytasteaboundinthenationalcapital oftomorrow.Forgingtieswithbusiness,industry, area. The National Arts Centre, the Museum government, and othereducational institutions of Civilization, and the National Art Gallery willensurethemostrelevanteducationandmost enlighten and entertain in both English and currentleadingedgeresearch. French. Carleton boasts the world's longest The first undergraduate degrees, awarded in winter skating rink, the Rideau Canal, at its 1946,wereinjournalismand in publicadmin- doorstep, and kilometres of bike paths and istration,andthefirstgraduatediplomain1954 walkingtrailssurroundthepicturesquecampus wasinpublicadministration.Today,theUniver- alongwaterwaysandgreenbelts. sityoffersgraduateinstructiontoapproximately 3,000 students, leadingtothe master'sdegree inapproximately50fieldsandtothedoctorate in morethan 20areas. With outstanding scholars, challenging and imaginative programs, excellent students, libraries, laboratories, and other resourcesand facilities,theUniversitycanprovideitsstudents with the mostcurrentand relevanteducation. Graduateprogramsin Scienceand Engineering areenhancedbylinkingresourcesandexpertise withtheUniversityofOttawatocreateinstitutes thatareamongthefinestinthecountry.Students Pg6 Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005 DegreePrograms Degree Programs Thefollowinggraduateprogramsareofferedat JointprogramswiththeUniversityofOttawa Carleton University: areoffered inthefollowingareas: Civil Engi- neering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental • GraduateCertificateinConflictResolution Engineering,MechanicalandAerospace • Graduate Diploma in European Integration Engineering, Biology,Chemistry,Computer Studies Science, EarthSciences,Mathematicsand Statistics, Physics,and Economics. • Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (D.PA.) The InstituteofNeurosciencecollaborates withthe UniversityofOttawatoofferaSpe- • MasterofArchitecture(M.Arch.) cialization in Behavioural Neuroscience. • MasterofArts(M.A.) CarletonUniversity'sdepartmentsofBiologyand Anthropology,Applied LanguageStudies, Chemistry and the University of Ottawa offer Artand ItsInstitutions,CanadianStudies, a collaborative program leading to a Master Central/EastEuropeanand Russian-Area ofScienceora Ph.D. with a Specialization in Studies,Communication, Comparative Chemicaland EnvironmentalToxicology. LiteraryStudies, Economics, English, Film The Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Mathematics Studies, French,Geography, History, Inter- andStatisticsandtheDepartmentofEpidemiol- nationalAffairs, LegalStudies, Philosophy, ogy and Community Studies at the University Political Economy, PoliticalScience, Psy- ofOttawa collaborateto offer a Specialization chology, PublicAdministration, Religion, in Biostatistics. Sociology TheOttawa-Carleton InstituteofComputer • MasterofAppliedScience(M.A.Sc.) Scienceandthe DepartmentofSystemsand AMaetreorsipaalsc,e,anCdiviMle,chElaencitrciaclal,EnEgnivniereornimnegntal, CGoEmSpEu(tCeornsEonrgtiinuemerfionrgGpraardtuicaitpeatEedwuictahtiCoonn-in SoftwareEngineering)toofferaSpecialization •MasterofBusinessAdministration(M.B.A.) in Software Engineering. •MasterofComputerScience(M.C.S.) TheNorman PatersonSchoolofInternational •MasterofEngineering(M.Eng.) AFfafcauilrtsyaonfdLtahweaCtotmhemoUnnivLeraswitSyecoftiOotntoafwtahe Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, offerajointMasterofArtsin International Materials,MechanicalEngineering,Telecom- Affairsand BachelorofLawsdegree(M.A./ municationsTechnologyManagement LL.B.) •MasterofJournalism (M.J.) •MasterofScience(M.Sc.) Biology,Chemistry,EarthSciences,Information andSystemsScience,Mathematics, Physics •MasterofSocialWork(M.S.W.) •DoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.) Biology, CanadianStudies(jointprogram withTrentUniversity),Chemistry,Cogni- tiveScience,ComparativeLiteraryStudies, Communication,CulturalMediations,Com- uterScience, Earth Sciences, Economics, ngineering(Aerospace,Civil, Electrical, EnvironmentalandMechanical),Geogra- phy, History,Management,Mathematics, Physics, PoliticalScience, Psychology, Public Policy, Sociology Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005 Pg7 AcademicDress Academic Dress Carleton University Senate Policy Regarding The academic dress of Carleton University is a compromise between the style of hoods Educational Equity outlined in the American Intercollegiate Code and the dressofancientfoundationsofBritain Preamble andAmerica. This policysupportsCarleton University'scom- mitmenttoSections15and28oftheCanadian The master's hood, made of black silk, is of Charter ofRights and Freedoms, Sections 1, 5 simpleorOxford shapewith an open liningof and 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code, two chevrons (red and black) on a silverfield. andtheUniversity'sStatementonConductand The border of the hood denotes the degree Human Rights. granted, according to the following colour combinations: arts - white; journalism - white StatementofPrinciples with a black cord sewn slightly in from the Carleton Universityiscommittedtoexcellence lower border; business administration - camel in teaching, scholarship and research and to brown with a black cord sewn sliglTtly in from providing equity in its educational programs the lower border; science - golden yellow; andservices. computer science - royal blue; social work The UniversityStrivesto providethe best pos- - cream; architecture - cerise; engineering - sible educational experience for all of its stu- orange; applied science - orange with a black dents and to encourage and assistall students cord sewn slightly in from the lower border. tosucceedacademicallyandasmembersofthe TheMaster'sgowns,tobewornwiththeabove Universitycommunity. hoods, are offull length, made of black stuff, with a gathered yoke behind, and long open- Thecommitmenttoprovideeducationalequity frontedsleeves. extendstomembersofdisadvantagedgroupsas outlined in the University's Statementon Con- The Doctor of Philosophy hood is also made ductand Human Rights, and includes interna- of silk, but completely opened to show the tionalstudentswithinthesecategories. lining, and provided witha purple border. The Doctoralgownisoffullstyle,madeoffineroyal EducationalEquityPolicyStatement bluecloth withfacingsoflightbluesilk, with a Carleton Universityiscommittedto identifying full gathered yoke behind, and closed sleeves University policies, programs and servicesthat withanopeningattheelbows. needtobechanged,enhancedorcreated(sub- jecttotheavailabilityofresources) inorderto: Thegown ofthe Honorary Doctorate ofLaws, Literature, Music, Science, Engineering, Archi- Increasetheaccess,retentionandgraduationof tecture, or Fine Arts is a blue robe with bell- groupsofstudentswhohavetraditionallybeen shaped sleeves, made offine royal blue cloth under-represented, underserved and/or disad- with facings and sleeves in light blue silk. The vantagedin Universityprograms; and hoodismadeofthesamematerialasthegown, Provide and maintain a supportive, hospitable ghraasnttehdebsyamexeamliinnaitngioans,tahnadt ifsorbotrhdeerdeedgrweietsh satnuddewnetsl,cofamciulntgy,esdtuacffatainodnaalsseoncviaitreodnmpreonftesfsoiroanl-l purpleforthedegreeofDoctorofLaws,vibrant alsintheUniversity. blue for the degree of Doctor of Literature, VenetianpinkforthedegreeofDoctorofMusic, TheUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingaccom- dark red for the degree of Doctor of Science, modationon human rightsgroundstostudents orangeforthedegreeofDoctorofEngineering, tothepointofunduehardship(consideringcost, ceriseforthedegreeofDoctorofArchitecture, outsidesourcesoffunding,ifany,andhealthand and dark cardinal for the degree of Doctor safetyrequirements)andtoimplementingspecial ofFineArts. measuresasrequiredtoachievetheUniversity's educationalequitygoals. The University undertakes to provide educa- tion and training to faculty, staff and students on human rights issues as these relate, inter alia, tocurriculum and pedagogyand, through the Office of the Vice-President (Academic), to provide seed funding and/or release time for an initial five-year period to support the development of courses and research within thedisciplinesreflectinganinterestinpluralism anddiversity. Pg8 Carleton UniversityGraduateCalendar2004-2005