This graduate diploma program is shorter than the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) and is aimed at those who already have advanced degrees and experience in the sector. However, like the MPNL, this diploma program provides preparation for making substantive professional contributions within or through philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, or the public and private organizations that engage with them.

The proposed undergraduate program in Systems Security Engineering focuses on the analysis, evaluation and design of secure computer communications and distributed systems. It is a four-year Bachelor of Engineering program, (or a five-year program with COOP). The key feature of the curriculum is the holistic approach to computer system security, by coupling threats to the network and system components/protocols. The course contents and electives will include technologies such as Software Defined Networks, cloud environments, or security applied to infrastructures.

The program will deliver advanced and in-depth knowledge in the field of accounting at the undergraduate level. The program is designed for students looking to pursue a career in accounting, specifically those interested in pursuing their Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) designation, post-graduation. The B.Acc. will expose students to innovative accounting topics, providing breadth and depth in the field as identified by the industry, and to support students reaching the program learning outcomes.

It is a 4-year, 20.0 credit, undergraduate program. The program offers students the option to add one or more Streams in Business Analytics, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Supply Chain Management, and Sustainability. The program also includes a co-op option for students interested in work-integrated learning. The program will be offered in-person.

The School of Computer Science is proposing a new Honours undergraduate degree: the Bachelor of Cybersecurity (BCSec). The program is designed to be a national magnet for high-achieving students who are strongly interested in a career in security. The main educational goal of the program is to prepare students to take on security-expert roles in government and industry. The program is focusing on a particular segment of the job market for security specialistsand mostly avoids covering “IT-department” work. While our program will need to expose students to some of the existing technologies, the focus will be giving students a deeper understanding of the broad range of current and anticipated future threats, and defenses against them. A typical job for a graduate would be as a security expert on a software development team, or as a member of a unit or organization specializing in computer/internet security.

Given our footprint in this field at the graduate level, Carleton leverages its strengths and background to create an undergraduate data science program to prepare students to rapidly enter the workforce. We are proposing a four-year, 20-credit undergraduate Data Science degree with two optional concentrations. This program is created through a collaboration between the School of Computer Science (SCS) and the School of Mathematics and Statistics. This collaboration creates a program with bases in data wrangling, inferential statistics, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and data ethics. Students that wish to further their expertise in Computer Science theory and AI can complete a concentration in AI. Students that wish to bolster their knowledge of inferential statistics and the theory behind it can complete a concentration in Statistics. Furthermore, the concentration and non-concentration paths have enough elective room for students to complete a minor and broaden the applicability of their degree. The proposed curriculum has a strong basis in project-based learning. There are capstone and honours project and thesis courses and co-op option available for students to highlight their data science abilities in applied, practical contexts. In alignment with Carleton University’s Kinàmàgawin Report and progress report, (Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee, 2020, 2022) curriculum will draw on appropriate Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles with a focus on data and research ethics when working with Indigenous communities. The program will be delivered in an in person format, with online components. We will explore a completely online version of the program in the future.

The Faculty and Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) are proposing a new 15-credit online B.A. General Studies program that builds on the critical mass of online courses that are regularly offered across the two faculties. This flexible program, which will allow students to pursue their studies entirely online, or through a combination of online and in-person modalities, targets a potentially large audience of non-traditional learners who are not well-served by traditional programs.

Carleton’s 15-credit disciplinary B.A. degree programs generally caters to the needs and interests of the “traditional student” – typically one who has a well-formed academic interest that matches a specific disciplinary B.A. offering, enters direct from high school, devotes most or all their time to full-time study, and follows a structured pathway leading to graduation in three years.

Mechatronics is a multi-disciplinary engineering field that integrates the education of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, and Systems and Computer Engineering. The objective of this new engineering undergraduate program is to formally prepare its graduates for working in the design, manufacture, and end-use sides of mechatronic devices (the quintessential examples being any industrial, commercial, or consumer robotic-like device). By having three equal departmental partners involved in the development if this program, the goal can be a sincere synthesis of materials from the different root disciplines (instead of the commonly used approach of having a single department define the core of mechatronics and then add patches for the other departments).

Carleton University is proposing an Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing program. The nursing program will be housed in a new School of Nursing and builds on Carleton’s strong pedagogical background in health, data, and social sciences. Our overall concept for the nursing program is based on the relationship between the nurse, the patient, and the community for which they are a part. We will leverage extended reality (XR; includes virtual reality [VR]), simulation-based, and work-integrated training to foster a strong theoretical basis which will build up to a high level of bedside competence, critical thinking, and innovativeness through clinical practicums. Thereby, fostering nurses who will be leaders in nursing practice amid the constantly changing health care landscape. The patient is an expert in their experience of their illness, a teacher, and a partner in the healthcare team. Nurses will be trained to welcome, respect, and integrate the patient’s beliefs, views and lived experiences when aiding in the patient’s healing. Finally, health is interprofessional and nested inside of a diverse local and global community. This program is based on a purposeful partnership with our community partner, the Queensway Carleton Hospital, and nurses will be trained by working alongside other professional healthcare partners and the community to promote equitable and sustainable health outcomes for all.

The B.Sc in Interdisciplinary Science and Practice integrates concepts and knowledge from different science disciplines to be applied to real world problems through local and global perspectives. This program innovates the conventional science curriculum to entrench the principles and practice of interdisciplinarity, and includes a 15-credit degree and 20-credit Honours degree.  Students are asked to complete 8 interdisciplinary science courses and one minor within the Faculty of Science.  Honours students are also encouraged to complete a second minor within the Faculty with learning culminating in an academic capstone experience (group research project; research essay or individual research project). Program graduates will be well prepared to balance specialized technical knowledge with the transferable skills of critical thinking and problem solving, teamwork, and science communication.

The program was developed entirely around the notion of providing students with a unique learning experience. From the first year where students will participate in seminar courses which in part will orient them to university life and to their group research proposal on community or citizen science projects, students will feel engaged with their peers and connected to the community beyond the classroom. Students will be exposed to a broad base of scientific fundamentals and also learn about science communication, data and knowledge synthesis, and collaboration with diverse partners.

The program has adopted a learner-centered, experiential pedagogy to reach across disciplines and into the community.  The program will build on collaborations with Indigenous groups to introduce students to different “ways of knowing”. The program will also utilize “citizen science” and “peer-to-peer science” models as innovative means to demystify science through effective communication, to build bridges between our students and the community, and to engage students and community in forging new models of critical analysis. Throughout each course, students will navigate the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity to strengthen their capacity for collaboration, critical inquiry, and science communication. To showcase this, all students in their third year, will contribute to the proposal of an interdisciplinary project. Honours students will be asked to develop capstone projects to reflect their interests from an interdisciplinary perspective, as well as involve them in an aspect of academic-community engagement.

Carleton University’s Bachelor of Media Production and Design (BMPD) responds to the opportunities for new forms of storytelling flowing from the convergence of media, information, public engagement and design. This convergence has resulted in a growing demand for individuals who can combine the non-fiction storytelling and explanatory skills of journalists with design and online production capabilities, turning ideas into informative and engaging online content.

The BMPD, which is the first of its kind in Canada, is housed in Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication (SJC). It draws on three sources: new courses created for the BMPD program; some existing courses offered by the SJC; and some existing courses tailored for the needs of BMPD students that are taught in Carleton’s School of Information Technology (SIT). A combination of intensive hands-on workshops and lecture courses will give students a strong foundation in data, research, writing, and narrative abilities across media formats (text, photography, audio, video and graphics) as well as design and production skills.

The 20-credit degree includes 12.0 prescribed core credits, with an optional one-year co-op placement commencing in the January after the fall term of the program’s third year. The emphasis throughout the program is on experiential learning in workshops that creatively combine narrative, public engagement and design into distinctive online storytelling. The classroom experience will foster fundamental production and design skills and thinking in the development and application of narratives, with the understanding that design influences information pathways, making “story” and “design” inseparable. The BMPD will thus prepare students to innovate and operate across all facets of narrative that engage, inform, entertain and ultimately contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how we connect with each other in the 21st century to build stronger societies.