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20 Master's degrees offered by the university
Public Policy and Administration
For six decades, the Public Policy and Administration MPPA program from Carleton University has been the leading centre for Canadian scholarship and graduate education in policy and administration – examining what governments do, why, and how they could do it better.
Political Science
The Political Science MA program from Carleton University offers opportunities for focused graduate-level study and learning in all aspects of politics.
Political Economy
The interdisciplinary nature of the Political Economy MA from Carleton University is designed to expose our students to the core concepts of political economy and an opportunity to develop individual areas of research concentration.
Economics
The Economics MA program from Carleton University contains rigorous training in microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory and econometrics, as well as elective courses in a wide range of applied fields.
Political Management
The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University is an intensive master’s degree designed to provide a professional foundation for students who will go on to leadership roles in the political offices and parties of the nation, and intended to contribute to a more constructive politics and well-informed policy decisions.
Infrastructure Protection and International Security
The Infrastructure Protection and International Security MEng from Carleton University combines the unique resources of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs to deliver a multidisciplinary program designed to bring together the core principles of critical infrastructure engineering and multi-hazard threat risk assessment.
Health - Science, Technology and Policy
Distinctive features of the Health - Science, Technology and Policy MSc program at Carleton University include an emphasis on skill acquisition, using problem-based approaches to understand health issues and sectors, and participation in collaborative interdisciplinary research projects.
Cognitive Science
Carleton University offers Canada’s first Cognitive Science MSc program. This program spans the fields of the humanities, social sciences and sciences as an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the study of thought.
Migration and Diaspora Studies
This innovative interdisciplinary graduate program in Migration and Diaspora Studies MA program from Carleton University allows students to address such interconnected issues as refugee movements, migration, mobility and diasporas that inform the modern world.
Anthropology
For more than 35 years, this Anthropology MA course offered by the Carleton University has promoted this exploration of cultural practices and social conditions in diverse contexts throughout the world including Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania
European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
The European, Russian and Eurasian Studies MA program from Carleton University offers students an unparalleled opportunity to do scholarly research with experts on Europe and European integration, Central and Southeast Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Human Rights and Social Justice
Human Rights and Social Justice at Carleton University emphasizes social justice frameworks born out of anti-colonial, decolonial, anti-racist, transnational, and community-based knowledge processes and practices in the context of graduate studies.
Sociology
Carleton University’s graduate programs in Sociology have been of national significance since the inception of the master’s degree in the early 1960s.
Music and Culture
The Music and Culture MA program from Carleton University provides inquiring students with a unique opportunity to explore various theories of culture, of music, and of music as culture.
Canadian Studies
The School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies offers one of the oldest and most comprehensive master’s programs in Canadian Studies. The Canadian Studies MA course offered at Carleton University takes a critical look at Canadian political, cultural and social life in a rapidly changing pluralistic society.
International Affairs
A leader in its field, the International Affairs MA program from Carleton University has an international reputation for providing the interdisciplinary training necessary to understand international issues and policy in a complex global environment.
Psychology
The Psychology MA program at Carleton University is dedicated to the scientific study of thoughts, feelings and actions from multiple perspectives (e.g. social, developmental, biological, etc.).
Communication
The Communication MA course from Carleton University analyzes critical questions that shape our communication, media and information flow in today’s complex society.
Women’s and Gender Studies
The Women’s and Gender Studies MA program from Carleton University will be of interest to students seeking to acquire the critical skills to explore gender as a social relation of power and to conduct advanced feminist research with a focus on globalization and transnationalism.
Geography
The Geography MA program from Carleton University offers the opportunity to investigate how elements of place, space and environment interact with one another to explain human activities. The Geography MSc program at Carleton University offers the opportunity for students to practice integrative science, by drawing upon two or more traditional disciplines such as biology, physics and chemistry.