Arts

At Carleton, you can structure your BA according to what you want to achieve. You can pursue an intensive four-year Honours degree or a three-year General program. You can choose a minor subject to complement your major subject and you can, in certain cases, pursue a concentration or a specialization—a set of courses directed towards a designated area of expertise. If you are interested in two fields of study, you may be able to pursue them in a combined program. In our BA programs, you are given plenty of opportunity to hone your research, writing and presentation skills—skills that are all highly valued by future employers. Many programs also offer work-study options including co-op and field placements.

What makes Carleton’s BA program special? We offer a trio of options that makes our BA ideal for students wishing to expand both their intellectual horizons and their range of potential career paths: First-year Seminars (FYSMs) get you away from lecture hall and into small classes with fewer than 30 students; the ArtsOne program can place you in a small learning community, centred in a “cluster” of thematically-linked courses; and the BA Undeclared option allows you to explore your academic options and find your own path in your first year.

African Studies

Anthropology

Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies

Communication Studies

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Directed Interdisciplinary Studies

Economics