Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism
(Faculty of Engineering and Design)
613-520-2855
http://arch.carleton.ca
This section presents the requirements for programs in:
The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism cooperates with the School for Studies in Art and Culture in offering the B.A. Honours and B.A. General programs in History and Theory of Architecture (see the Art History program section of this Calendar for details).
Course Categories
Urbanism Core Electives
ARCC 1202 [0.5] | History of Structures | |
ARCC 3501 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Conservation and Sustainability | |
ARCH 4002 [0.5] | Canadian Architecture | |
ARCH 4105 [0.5] | Theories of Landscape Design | |
ARCH 4502 [0.5] | Research and Criticism | |
ARCU 3405 [0.5] | Urban Design | |
ARCU 3902 [0.5] | Urban Studies | |
ARCU 4400 [0.5] | City Organization and Planning | |
ARCU 4808 [0.5] | Independent Study | |
ARCU 4901 [0.5] | Topics in Applied Urbanism | |
ARTH 3810 [0.5] | A Closer Look at the Designed Environment | |
CDNS 2300 [0.5] | Critical Nationalism | |
CDNS 2400 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation in Canada | |
CDNS 3600 [0.5] | Cultural Politics and Identities in Canada | |
CDNS 4300 [0.5] | Contested Spaces and Communities | |
CDNS 4400 [0.5] | Cultural Landscape and Cultural Identity in Canada | |
CIVE 2005 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 2 | |
ENST 2001 [0.5] | Sustainable Futures: Environmental Challenges and Solutions | |
GEOG 2500 [0.5] | Climate Change: Social Science Perspectives | |
GEOG 3021 [0.5] | Geographies of Culture and Identity | |
GEOG 3023 [0.5] | Cities in a Global World | |
GEOG 4021 [0.5] | Seminar in Culture, Identity and Place | |
GEOG 4023 [0.5] | Seminar in Special Topics on the City | |
GEOG 4304 [0.5] | Transportation Engineering and Planning | |
GEOM 3007 [0.5] | Cartographic Theory and Design | |
HIST 3209 [0.5] | Canadian Urban History |
Conservation and Sustainability Core Electives
ARCC 4103 [0.5] | Energy and Form | |
ARCC 4300 [0.5] | Building Materials | |
ARCC 4400 [0.5] | Design for Construction | |
ARCC 4801 [0.5] | Architectural Technology | |
ARCH 3902 [0.5] | Theory of Architecture | |
ARCH 4004 [0.5] | Architectural Theory | |
ARCH 4105 [0.5] | Theories of Landscape Design | |
ARCH 4201 [0.5] | History of Modern Housing | |
ARCH 4206 [0.5] | Recycling Architecture in Canada and Abroad | |
ARCH 4502 [0.5] | Research and Criticism | |
ARCH 4505 [0.5] | Seminar in Theory and History | |
ARCH 4801 [0.5] | Theory of Architecture | |
ARCU 4300 [0.5] | History of Theories of Urbanism | |
ARCU 4700 [0.5] | Urban Utopias | |
ARCU 4801 [0.5] | Topics in Urbanism | |
ARTH 1105 [0.5] | Art as Visual Communication | |
ARTH 2300 [0.5] | Italian Renaissance Art | |
ARTH 2310 [0.5] | Architecture of the Early Modern World [1400-1750] | |
ARTH 3107 [0.5] | History and Methods of Architectural History | |
ARTH 4800 [0.5] | Topics in Architectural History | |
CDNS 2300 [0.5] | Critical Nationalism | |
CDNS 2400 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation in Canada | |
CDNS 3901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Canadian Studies | |
CDNS 4300 [0.5] | Contested Spaces and Communities | |
CDNS 4400 [0.5] | Cultural Landscape and Cultural Identity in Canada | |
CDNS 4901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Canadian Studies | |
CDNS 5301 [0.5] | Canadian Cultural Studies | |
CIVE 3203 [0.5] | Introduction to Structural Analysis | |
CIVE 3204 [0.5] | Introduction to Structural Design | |
CLCV 2305 [1.0] | Ancient Science and Technology | |
ENVE 4106 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
GEOG 2200 [0.5] | Global Connections | |
GEOG 2300 [0.5] | Space, Place and Culture | |
GEOG 2500 [0.5] | Climate Change: Social Science Perspectives | |
GEOG 3021 [0.5] | Geographies of Culture and Identity | |
HIST 2803 [0.5] | War and Society in Modern Europe, 1914-1950 | |
HIST 3209 [0.5] | Canadian Urban History | |
IDES 1001 [0.5] | Industrial Design Analysis | |
MATH 1004 [0.5] | Calculus for Engineering or Physics (Design Core Electives) |
Design Core Electives
Category 1: History/Theory | ||
ARCH 2006 [0.5] | Theory and History of Design | |
ARCH 3902 [0.5] | Theory of Architecture | |
ARCH 4002 [0.5] | Canadian Architecture | |
ARCH 4004 [0.5] | Architectural Theory | |
ARCH 4105 [0.5] | Theories of Landscape Design | |
ARCH 4200 [0.5] | Architectural Conservation Philosophy and Ethics | |
ARCH 4201 [0.5] | History of Modern Housing | |
ARCH 4206 [0.5] | Recycling Architecture in Canada and Abroad | |
ARCH 4502 [0.5] | Research and Criticism | |
ARCH 4505 [0.5] | Seminar in Theory and History | |
ARCH 4801 [0.5] | Theory of Architecture | |
ARCU 4300 [0.5] | History of Theories of Urbanism | |
ARCU 4700 [0.5] | Urban Utopias | |
ARCU 4801 [0.5] | Topics in Urbanism | |
ARTH 2107 [0.5] | Islamic Architecture and Art | |
ARTH 2300 [0.5] | Italian Renaissance Art | |
ARTH 2310 [0.5] | Architecture of the Early Modern World [1400-1750] | |
ARTH 2601 [0.5] | History and Theory of Photography | |
ARTH 3002 [0.5] | Canadian Architecture | |
ARTH 3107 [0.5] | History and Methods of Architectural History | |
ARTH 3710 [0.5] | Architecture and Empire | |
ARTH 3809 [0.5] | A Closer Look at Art and Visual Culture | |
ARTH 3810 [0.5] | A Closer Look at the Designed Environment | |
ARTH 4800 [0.5] | Topics in Architectural History | |
CDNS 2400 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation in Canada | |
HIST 3209 [0.5] | Canadian Urban History | |
Category 2: Complementary Studies | ||
ARCC 3004 [0.5] | Workshop: Energy and Form | |
ARCC 3305 [0.5] | Materials Application | |
ARCC 3501 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Conservation and Sustainability | |
ARCC 3902 [0.5] | Architectural Technology | |
ARCC 4100 [0.5] | Lighting for Architecture | |
ARCC 4103 [0.5] | Energy and Form | |
ARCC 4207 [0.5] | Advanced Building Assessment | |
ARCC 4300 [0.5] | Building Materials | |
ARCC 4400 [0.5] | Design for Construction | |
ARCC 4801 [0.5] | Architectural Technology | |
ARCH 2006 [0.5] | Theory and History of Design | |
ARCH 3208 [0.5] | Urban Space Architecture | |
ARCH 4205 [0.5] | User-Building Synopsis | |
ARCH 4206 [0.5] | Recycling Architecture in Canada and Abroad | |
ARCN 3003 [0.5] | Theatre Production | |
ARCN 3206 [0.5] | Computer Applications | |
ARCN 3302 [0.5] | The Anatomy of Architecture | |
ARCN 3303 [0.5] | Architecture as Painting | |
ARCN 3400 [0.5] | Visual Design | |
ARCN 3401 [0.5] | Photography | |
ARCN 3902 [0.5] | Architectural Techniques | |
ARCN 4103 [0.5] | Digital Fabrication and Theory | |
ARCU 3203 [0.5] | Landscape Architecture | |
ARCU 3405 [0.5] | Urban Design | |
ARCU 3409 [0.5] | City Organization and Planning Processes | |
ARCU 3902 [0.5] | Urban Studies | |
ARCU 4400 [0.5] | City Organization and Planning | |
ARCU 4808 [0.5] | Independent Study | |
ARCU 4901 [0.5] | Topics in Applied Urbanism | |
ARTH 1105 [0.5] | Art as Visual Communication | |
ARTH 2005 [0.5] | Arts of the First Peoples: The Woodlands, the Plains and the Subarctic | |
ARTH 2006 [0.5] | Arts of the First Peoples: The Southwest, the West Coast and the Arctic | |
CDNS 2300 [0.5] | Critical Nationalism | |
CDNS 3600 [0.5] | Cultural Politics and Identities in Canada | |
CDNS 3901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Canadian Studies | |
CDNS 4300 [0.5] | Contested Spaces and Communities | |
CDNS 4400 [0.5] | Cultural Landscape and Cultural Identity in Canada | |
CDNS 4901 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Canadian Studies | |
CIVE 4303 [0.5] | Urban Planning | |
CIVE 3203 [0.5] | Introduction to Structural Analysis | |
CIVE 3204 [0.5] | Introduction to Structural Design | |
CLCV 2305 [1.0] | Ancient Science and Technology | |
ENST 2001 [0.5] | Sustainable Futures: Environmental Challenges and Solutions | |
ENVE 4106 [0.5] | Indoor Environmental Quality | |
GEOG 1020 [0.5] | People, Places and Environments | |
GEOG 2200 [0.5] | Global Connections | |
GEOG 2300 [0.5] | Space, Place and Culture | |
GEOG 2500 [0.5] | Climate Change: Social Science Perspectives | |
GEOG 3021 [0.5] | Geographies of Culture and Identity | |
GEOG 3023 [0.5] | Cities in a Global World | |
GEOG 4021 [0.5] | Seminar in Culture, Identity and Place | |
GEOG 4023 [0.5] | Seminar in Special Topics on the City | |
GEOG 4304 [0.5] | Transportation Engineering and Planning | |
IDES 1001 [0.5] | Industrial Design Analysis | |
IDES 3502 [0.5] | Contextual Nature of Products | |
MATH 1004 [0.5] | Calculus for Engineering or Physics |
Program Requirements
Design
B.A.S. Honours (20.0 credits)
Requirements | ||
1. 4.0 credits in: | 4.0 | |
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
ARCN 2106 [0.5] | Introduction to Multimedia | |
ARCH 1000 [0.5] | Introduction to Architecture | |
ARTH 1200 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: Prehistory to 1500 | |
ARTH 1201 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: 1500 to Present | |
ARCC 1202 [0.5] | History of Structures | |
2. 4.0 credits in: | 4.0 | |
ARCH 2300 [0.5] | Introduction to Modern Architecture | |
ARCC 2202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 1 | |
CIVE 2005 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 2 | |
ARCN 2105 [0.5] | Digital Practice and Theory | |
ARCC 2203 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 3 | |
ARCU 3100 [0.5] | The Morphology of the City | |
ARCC 3202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 4 | |
ARCC 4500 [0.5] | Design Economics | |
3. 8.0 credits in: | 8.0 | |
ARCS 2105 [1.5] | Studio 2 | |
ARCS 2106 [1.5] | Studio 3 | |
ARCS 3105 [1.5] | Studio 4 | |
ARCS 3107 [1.0] | Studio 5 | |
ARCS 4105 [1.5] | Studio 6 | |
ARCS 4107 [1.0] | Studio 7 | |
4. 3.0 credits in design core electives: 1.5 credits from history/theory core electives and 1.5 credits from complementary studies core electives. | 3.0 | |
5. 1.0 credit in free electives. | 1.0 | |
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Urbanism
B.A.S. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major (15.0 credits) | ||
1. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
ARCH 1000 [0.5] | Introduction to Architecture | |
ARTH 1200 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: Prehistory to 1500 | |
ARTH 1201 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: 1500 to Present | |
2. 10.5 credits in: | 10.5 | |
ARCC 2202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 1 | |
ARCC 2203 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 3 | |
ARCC 3202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 4 | |
ARCC 4500 [0.5] | Design Economics | |
ARCH 2300 [0.5] | Introduction to Modern Architecture | |
ARCH 4201 [0.5] | History of Modern Housing | |
ARCU 2303 [1.0] | Fundamentals of Urbanism | |
ARCU 3100 [0.5] | The Morphology of the City | |
ARCU 3303 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 1: Urbanism in the Core | |
ARCU 3304 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 2: Urbanism on the Periphery | |
ARCU 4300 [0.5] | History of Theories of Urbanism | |
ARCU 4303 [1.5] | Urbanism Studio 3: Housing | |
ARCU 4304 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 4: Global Perspectives | |
ARCU 4700 [0.5] | Urban Utopias | |
ARCU 4801 [0.5] | Topics in Urbanism | |
3. 3.0 credits in: | 3.0 | |
CIVE 4303 [0.5] | Urban Planning | |
GEOG 1020 [0.5] | People, Places and Environments | |
GEOG 2023 [0.5] | Cities, Inequality and Urban Change | |
GEOG 2200 [0.5] | Global Connections | |
GEOG 2300 [0.5] | Space, Place and Culture | |
GEOM 2007 [0.5] | Geographic Information Systems | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major (5.0 credits) | ||
4. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
ARCN 2106 [0.5] | Introduction to Multimedia | |
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
ARCN 2105 [0.5] | Digital Practice and Theory | |
6. 1.5 credit in Urbanism core electives. | 1.5 | |
7. 1.0 credit in free electives. | 1.0 | |
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Conservation and Sustainability
B.A.S. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major (14.5 credits) | ||
1. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
ARCH 1000 [0.5] | Introduction to Architecture | |
ARTH 1200 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: Prehistory to 1500 | |
ARTH 1201 [0.5] | History and Theory of Architecture: 1500 to Present | |
ARCC 1202 [0.5] | History of Structures | |
2. 9.5 credits in: | 9.5 | |
ARCH 2300 [0.5] | Introduction to Modern Architecture | |
ARCH 4200 [0.5] | Architectural Conservation Philosophy and Ethics | |
ARCC 2202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 1 | |
ARCC 2203 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 3 | |
ARCC 3202 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 4 | |
ARCC 3301 [1.0] | Conservation Studio 1: Historical Analysis and Adaptive Re-use | |
ARCC 3302 [1.0] | Conservation Studio 2 | |
ARCC 3501 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Conservation and Sustainability | |
ARCC 4301 [1.5] | Conservation Studio 3 | |
ARCC 4500 [0.5] | Design Economics | |
ARCH 4002 [0.5] | Canadian Architecture | |
ARCC 4207 [0.5] | Advanced Building Assessment | |
ARCU 3100 [0.5] | The Morphology of the City | |
ARCN 4100 [0.5] | Historic Site Recording and Assessment | |
ARCN 4200 [0.5] | Building Pathology and Rehabilitation | |
3. 3.0 credits in: | 3.0 | |
CDNS 2400 [0.5] | Heritage Conservation in Canada | |
CIVE 2005 [0.5] | Architectural Technology 2 | |
CIVE 2700 [0.5] | Civil Engineering Materials | |
CIVE 2200 [0.5] | Mechanics of Solids I | |
ENVE 4105 [0.5] | Green Building Design | |
ENVE 1001 [0.5] | Architecture and the Environment | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major (5.5 credits) | ||
4. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
ARCN 2106 [0.5] | Introduction to Multimedia | |
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
ARCN 2105 [0.5] | Digital Practice and Theory | |
6. 2.0 credits in Conservation and Sustainability core electives | 2.0 | |
7. 1.0 credit in free electives | 1.0 | |
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Architecture - Studio (ARCS) Courses
Drawing
Free-hand drawing as a way of observing and understanding the world. Various media and techniques introduced through a wide range of studio and outdoor exercises. (Core Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCN 1005.
Prerequisite(s): registration in the B.A.S. program.
Six hours a week.
Studio 1
Spatial and temporal experience of architecture through various drawings and modeling exercises. Observation of existing and imagination of possible architectural environments. On location at selected sites. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): registration in the B.A.S. program.
Studio eight hours a week.
Studio 2
Development of cultural imagination within the field of architecture. Inhabitation and spatial definition are explored through analysis and design of small-scale environments. Representational skills developed, including the conventions of architectural drawing and modeling. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 1005 and ARCS 1105.
Twelve hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Studio 3
Small-scale building projects explore architectural design as a form of cultural expression. Consideration of site, program, and the materials of building as the means for shaping architecture. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 1005 and ARCS 1105.
Twelve hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Studio 4
Sensory components of architecture: their use, effect, and symbolic potential. Light and lighting, sound, the sensation of heat and cold, and related phenomena studied in modest building proposals. Social considerations of architecture. The conventions of architectural drawing. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 2105 and ARCS 2106.
Twelve hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Studio 5
Building materials and practices within the context of increasingly complex building programs. Social context of architecture in relation to material expression. Modeling is stressed. (Core Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCS 3106 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 2105 and ARCS 2106.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Studio 6
Issues of program and site as the culturally defining aspects of architectural practice within complex urban and social situations, using difficult sites and hybrid programs. Projects brought to a high degree of formal and graphic resolution. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 3105 and ARCS 3107.
Twelve hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Studio 7
The role of architecture in culture, with emphasis on site and program with respect to their historic, social, and ecological implications. Synthesis of issues, methods and techniques of the undergraduate studio program. (Core Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCS 4106 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 3105 and ARCS 3107.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Architecture - Technical (ARCC) Courses
History of Structures
A survey of the history, theory, and science of structures pertaining to buildings and civic works. Structural systems, construction techniques, materials and details, and the cultural factors involved in the synthesis of traditional structural design.
Prerequisite(s): registration in B.A.S.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory is block scheduled.
Structures in Architecture
Survey of structural planning, including a historical survey of structural systems, details and the study of the factors involved in the synthesis of a suitable structural scheme. The course is intended as a survey of the science and the structural properties of materials. (Elective Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCC 1103.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory is block scheduled.
Architectural Technology 1
General introduction to materials and methods of construction with focus on wood and timber frame construction. Site conditions, foundations, structure and envelope design in terms of their response to local climate: sun (light and heat) wind, moisture. (Core course).
Lectures three hours a week.
Architectural Technology 3
Wood frame, post and beam, steel and concrete systems and construction techniques. Structural systems and building envelope principles and practise are explored in conjunction with mechanical and electrical systems in smaller buildings. Emphasis on precedent, tradition and methodology of architectural detailing for construction.
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 2202 and third-year standing for B.A.S. students and third-year standing for students in B.Eng. Architectural Conservation and Sustainability.
Lectures three hours a week.
Workshop: Energy and Form
Relationship between environmental factors, energy and architectural form. Ways in which buildings and building elements can be planned and designed to take advantage of natural cycles in order to minimize the need for supportive energy inputs. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Architectural Technology 4
Medium scale steel, concrete, and wood frame buildings as case studies to explore approaches to building science principles, building envelope design, advanced construction methods and materials, acoustics and sound control, and fire protection. Focus on sustainable design strategies and environment impact. (Core course).
Lectures three hours a week.
Conservation Studio 1: Historical Analysis and Adaptive Re-use
Historical building projects exploring architecture as a form of cultural expression. Consideration of site, program and materials. Introduction of conservation, sustainability and adaptive re-use principles, development standards, architectural codes, using case studies in Ottawa and elsewhere. Physical, digital drawings and models to explore designs.
Prerequisite(s): CDNS 2400, ARCC 3501, ARCS 1005, ARCS 1105, ARCN 2105, ARCN 2106 and third-year standing in BAS (Conservation and Sustainability) or permission of the School.
Lecture and workshop eight hours a week.
Conservation Studio 2
The role of architecture in culture, stressing site and program with respect to their historic, social and ecological implications. Synthesis of issues, methods and techniques of the conservation and sustainability curriculum. (Core course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 3301 or permission of the School.
Lecture and workshop eight hours a week.
Materials Application
Application of building materials, including the forming of building parts and the design of joints for performance and assembly. Practical constructions using new technology are emphasized. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Fundamentals of Conservation and Sustainability
The question of historical and cultural value is explored through readings and discussions. Methodology is examined and tested through design exercises and historical research practices on heritage properties.
Lecture three hours a week.
Architectural Technology
A specific aspect of architecture in the area of architectural technology. Offerings vary from year to year. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Lighting for Architecture
A study of daylighting and/or lighting design techniques, with a focus on project-based learning. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 2203 or permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, workshop or field work six hours a week.
Acoustics in Architecture
Sound in enclosures, including interior design of auditoria and special applications. Sound reproduction and reinforcement systems. Acoustic privacy and protection, sound control in buildings, materials for noise control, community noise, industrial noise. Acoustic measurements and instrumentation. (Elective Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCC 3002.
Lectures two hours, laboratory two hours a week.
Energy and Form
Energy as a criterion in decision-making for architectural design. Conventional energy resources and state-of-the-art alternative energy resource systems with respect to building shape, size, materials, openings, orientation, siting, and use. (Elective Course).
Lectures three hours a week.
Structural Morphology
Interdisciplinary study of structural and developmental morphology focusing on dynamic generative design processes, integrative systems, spatial modulations and fundamental generative principles of spatial form and structure as it relates to architecture. (Workshop).
Lectures, seminar, workshop or field work six hours a week.
Wood Engineering
Introduction to structural design in timber. Properties, anatomy of wood, wood products, factors affecting strength and behaviour, strength evaluation and testing. Design of columns, beams and beam-columns. Design of trusses, frames, glulam structures, plywood components, formwork, foundations, connections, connectors. Inspection, maintenance and repair. (Elective course).
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 2200, CIVE 2700.
Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks.
Advanced Building Assessment
In-depth study of the conventions, methods, and tools used in the assessment of buildings and their sties including traditional field survey, photogrammetry, laser scanning technologies, and hybrid representations.
Precludes additional credit for ARCC 4900 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the BAS Conservation and Sustainability program and fourth-year standing.
Laboratories, lectures, field trips, six hours a week.
Building Materials
Contemporary and traditional construction techniques and materiality are discussed within the framework of current practices, with emphasis on the analysis of material properties, structure and sustained performance, as well as their contribution to the adaptive reuse of existing and/or historical building. (Elective Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCC 3300.
Laboratories, lectures, field trips four hours a week.
Conservation Studio 3
Issues of program and site as the culturally defining aspects of sustainable architectural practice within complex urban and social situations, using difficult sites, historically significant buildings and/or locations and hybrid programs. projects brought to a high degree of formal and graphic resolution. (Core course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 3302 or permission of the School.
Twelve hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Conservation Studio 4
Conservation decision-making process and contemporary conservation concepts in the development of a design for the adaptive reuse, in Ottawa and elsewhere. Consideration of sustainability aspects, site, program, and materials.
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 3301, ARCC 3302, ARCC 4301 and fourth-year standing in BAS (Conservation and Sustainability) or permission of the School.
Studio eight hours per week.
Design for Construction
Design in relation to materials and building construction including the effects of building codes, zoning bylaws, approvals, processes and legislation, the organization of the building industry, and cost estimating control. (Elective Course).
Prerequisite(s): ARCC 3300 or permission of the School.
Lectures, seminars, field work three hours a week.
Design Economics
Principles of building economics. Determinants and prediction of building costs. Uncertainty and investment economics. Creative cost control for buildings during schematic design, design development, construction document preparation and construction. Economic evaluation during all phases of design process; emphasis on sustainable strategies.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in the B.A.S. program or permission of the School.
Three hours a week.
Architectural Technology
A specific aspect of architecture in the area of architectural technology. Topics vary from year to year. (Elective Course).
Independent Study
(Elective Course).
Honours Project
Students propose a topic of study in Conservation & Sustainability for approval and produce a substantial research project, supervised by BAS faculty. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): fourth- year standing in BAS (Conservation and Sustainability).
Architecture - Techniques (ARCN) Courses
Introduction to Drawing: Seeing Through the Hand
Fundamental concepts of line and line weight, light and shadow, perspective, contrast and composition. Exercises will include some mixed media and will introduce students to drawing as a way of translating ideas into images.
Precludes additional credit for ARCS 1005.
One hour lecture and two hours drawing/discussion.
Digital Practice and Theory
Computer modeling as a medium of architectural analysis, documentation, and presentation. Principles and techniques of 2D drawing and 3D modeling. Extensive practical work using appropriate applications. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): second-year B.A.S. standing or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Multimedia
Analogue and digital systems and graphic processes used in the making of images. Fundamentals of still photography and videography combined with current computer technologies in the application of visual communication techniques.
Precludes additional credit for IDES 2106.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.
Theatre Production
Design and fabrication of theatre productions, one of which is staged on campus. Visiting directors, designers, technical consultants and others. Visits to theatres and production facilities. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Computer Applications
Application of existing software and programming techniques to various architectural problems. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
The Anatomy of Architecture
The architectural anatomy of selected contemporary buildings. Use of graphic techniques of analysis to develop an understanding of their basic compositional principles and language. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Architecture as Painting
Analysis of architecture for its elemental, formal and narrative properties. These relationships through the medium of painting. Architecture as analogy to painting. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Visual Design
Development of the capacity to visualize and communicate in several graphic media. Development of sensitivity to form, structure, space, texture and colour. May involve historical investigation. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Photography
Traditional and alternative techniques for image making and manipulation. Basic image formation techniques, advanced darkroom manipulations, past-darkroom imaging, and digital imaging within a theoretical overview of current photographic processes and techniques. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Architectural Techniques
A specific aspect of architecture in the area of architectural techniques. Topics vary from year to year. (Elective Course).
Architectural Techniques
A specific aspect of architecture in the area of architectural techniques and cooperative problem solving. Topics vary from year to year. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Co-operative Work Term
Historic Site Recording and Assessment
Methods of heritage building documentation including hand recording, photography, rectified photography, total station, gps, photogrammetry, and laser scanning. Non-destructive testing techniques; environmental assessment tools for determining air quality and energy efficiency. Multidisciplinary teams for all project work.
Also listed as CIVE 3207.
Precludes additional credit for ARCN 3100 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing in B.A.S. Conservation and Sustainability.
Lectures three hours a week, lab or field work two hours a week.
Problems in Computing
Various types of non-numeric data, their representation within primary and secondary storage, and the manipulation of various representations. Comparative evaluation of languages for non-numeric problems. (Elective Course).
Precludes additional credit for ARCN 3102.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory two hours a week.
Digital Fabrication and Theory
The changing relationship of architectural design and digital technology with a focus on 1:1 constructions using emerging computational software and fabrication techniques. (Workshop/Elective Course).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory two hours a week.
Building Pathology and Rehabilitation
Deterioration mechanisms for concrete, timber, steel and masonry structures. Identification of design deficiencies; criteria for selection and design of rehabilitation systems. Design techniques to reduce deterioration in new construction and historical structures.
Also listed as CIVE 4601.
Prerequisite(s): ARCN 4100 and third-year standing in B.A.S. Conservation and Sustainability.
Lectures three hours a week, lab/field work two hours a week.
Independent Study
(Elective Course).
Architecture - Theory/History (ARCH) Courses
Introduction to Architecture
Architecture in the matrix of human conditions: linkages among architecture, fine arts, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and philosophy. Architectural ideas will be introduced through a discussion of cities, buildings and landscapes. (Core Course).
Contemporary Society
The relationship of architecture, architectural thought and the architectural profession to the societies in which they exist (and which they must serve). Topics are selected to emphasize key issues. (Elective Course).
Theory and History of Design
The theoretical and historical background of industrial design and design; disciplinary foundations and interdisciplinary connections; methodological aspects and economic and social contexts; contemporary scenarios in design; technological innovation and manufacturing processes. (Elective course).
Industrial Design Analysis
Principles of comparative product design analysis covering marketing and sales, manufacturing techniques and materials, ambiance and qualities of the object/context relationship, and design analysis from the perspective of the designer, the end-user and the environment. (Elective course).
Also listed as IDES 1001.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2006 or IDES 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Modern Architecture
Architectural and urban ideals of modernism with emphasis upon the development of the avant-garde in the early twentieth century. The phenomenon of modern architecture within the broader framework of the development of western thought. (Core Course).
Prerequisite(s): B.A.S. students require ARTH 1100 or ARTH 1200 and ARTH 1101 or ARTH 1201.
Lectures three hours a week.
Urban Space Architecture
Design explorations that are directed towards the search for aesthetic form and meaning in urban space, with particular application to the Canadian context. Project-oriented. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Theory of Architecture
Workshop focuses on one specific aspect of architecture in the area of theory and history. Workshop offerings change from year to year. (Workshop).
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Canadian Architecture
Canadian architecture from the seventeenth century to the present day, covering both stylistic and technological developments. Building styles, methods, and materials in the context of social and economic conditions and construction techniques. (Theory/History Elective).
Also listed as ARTH 3002.
Precludes additional credit for ARCH 3002.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2300 or permission of the School.
Lectures, seminars three hours a week.
Architectural Theory
An exploration of architectural intentions in the early period of Western history, with special emphasis on Renaissance treatises and ideas. Architectural intentions in relation to shifting world-views as a basis of historical interpretation. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures three hours a week.
Origins of Modernism
Exploration of architectural theories with special emphasis on the European context from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century. (Theory/History Elective).
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2300 or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.
Foundations of Modernism
Major critical perspectives as applied to architecture as a fine art. The debate between classicism and romanticism with consideration of its cultural roots. (Theory/History Elective).
Theory of the Avant-Garde
Exploration of architectural theories with special emphasis on the development of the avant-garde in the early twentieth century, looking at the avant-garde within the larger framework of modernism. (Theory/History Elective).
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2300 or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.
Theories of Landscape Design
Introduction to landscape architecture as the organization of outdoor space. Historical, cultural, economic and political factors as a basis for interpreting spatial organization in urban and rural areas of human settlement. Emphasis on the period from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures three hours a week.
Architectural Conservation Philosophy and Ethics
Analysis of philosophical theories and related approaches to the material transformation of buildings. Micro-histories in architectural conservation theory and practice; overview of historical and contemporary concepts in architectural conservation. Preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, adaptive re-use, conservation anamnesis, diagnosis.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing B.A.S. or third-year status in B.Eng. (Architectural Conservation and Sustainability).
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Modern Housing
Study of housing as a function of social organization, demographics, market demand and public policy. Topics include the evolution of housing form, the role of the state, and the participation of architects in the housing marketplace in the 19th and 20th century. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures three hours a week.
The Design Professions
Architecture and design professions in relation to traditional professions and to occupations in art and design. Professions in the development of culture and society; education, career and work; knowledge in the design professions; and the nature of design practice. (Elective Course).
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in the B.A.S. program; fourth-year standing in Sociology; fourth-year standing in the B.A. Honours Architecture/Art History program; or permission of the School.
Seminar three hours a week.
User-Building Synopsis
Projects to develop skills in the analysis of building performance. Examination of occupancy analysis, safety and risk assessment, post-occupancy evaluation, and social impact assessment. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Recycling Architecture in Canada and Abroad
Concepts of mediating old and new architecture at the scale of the city through to the detail of the construction joint. Issues in sustainability and cultural identity illuminated by recycled architecture and adaptive reuse are explored through readings, drawings and case studies. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures three hours a week.
Neo-Classical Architecture
18 th - and 19 th- century architecture and urban form in Western Europe. Emphasis on the cultural and philosophical framework of rising modernity to illuminate architectural production and theory as well as the development of urban form. (Theory/History Elective).
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2300 or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.
Post-War Architecture
Theoretical, ideological and artistic debates that have influenced the development of world architecture since 1950. (Theory/History Elective).
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 2300 or ARTH 3609 or permission of the instructor.
Lecture or seminar three hours per week.
Pre-Columbian Architecture
Monumental temples of the ancient Mesoamericans are compared with other world traditions at similar levels of cultural development. Selected examples considered in terms of morphology, technology, iconography, social/political context, world view and general architectural theory. (Theory/History Elective).
Greek Architecture
Architecture of Greek antiquity and its relationship to its philosophical, artistic, and mythical contexts. The development of the idea of the city; the presence of architecture within its symbolic landscape. (Theory/History Elective).
The Architecture of Rome
Rome in its classical to late-antique periods. Its founding mythologies and landscape. In-depth analysis of Rome, with special attention to its public buildings. Early Christian architecture within the Roman context. (Theory/History Elective).
Medieval Architecture
Gothic architecture and its relation to its philosophic and artistic predecessors. Special attention to the coexistence of the monastic tradition, late Romanesque building, and new experiments in gothic during this period, marked by intellectual and political ferment. (Theory/History Elective).
Renaissance Theory
The rise of architectural theory within the context of the Italian Renaissance. Canonic texts explored and compared in the context of the architectural developments of the period. (Theory/History Elective).
Muslim Architecture
Historical and theoretical discussions about the architecture of Muslim cultures. Selected sites and monuments from eighth to eighteenth century, covering the vast geography from North Africa to Southeast Asia. (Theory/History Elective).
Asian Architecture
Anthropological history of the architecture of the Near and Far East. The architecture and urban form of Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, Sumer and Persia; ancient China and India. (Theory/History Elective).
Mesoamerican Architecture
Selected works of Mesoamerican architecture in terms of iconography, morphology, technology, function, historical development, and concept. Mesoamerican architectural features compared with other world traditions. Emphasis on design. (Theory/History Elective).
Theory
A survey of the architectural and urban history of a specific culture. These discussions address the present reality of a country, region or city being visited by the fourth year of the program. (Elective Course).
Lectures three hours a week.
Research and Criticism
Preparation for the independent research and design work. Work related to the nature of research and criticism in architecture, with emphasis on current issues. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Seminar in Theory and History
History and theory of architecture. Topics will vary from year to year. Limited enrolment. (Elective Course).
Lectures three hours a week.
Theory of Architecture
An aspect of architecture in the area of theory and history. Topics vary from year to year. (Theory/History Elective).
Independent Study
(Elective Course).
Directed Reading
Supervised readings and research projects. Guidelines must be obtained from BAS Academic Advisors prior to registration. (Core course).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.A.S (Philosophy and Criticism).
Honours Project
Students propose a topic of study in Philosophy and Criticism for approval and produce a substantial research project, supervised by BAS faculty. (Core course).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.A.S (Philosophy and Criticism).
Architecture - Urban (ARCU) Courses
Selected Topics in Urbanism
Seminar in selected topics related to Urbanism at an introductory level.
Fundamentals of Urbanism
Through readings, discussions and projects, students will examine a number of the forces that produce the built environment and explore a variety of approaches to documenting, representing, analyzing, organizing and controlling the growth, shape, density, and mix of uses associated with cities.
Precludes additional credit for ARCU 3501 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCS 1005 and ARCS 1105, or permission of instructor.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
The Morphology of the City
Primary structural, spatial and formal organization and elements that characterize the morphology of cities; historical and contemporary significance for architecture and urban design. (Core).
Lecture two hours a week and tutorial one hour a week.
Landscape Architecture
Practical significance of landscape elements as they relate to built-form by integrating structure and site. (Workshop).
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Urbanism Studio 1: Urbanism in the Core
Intensification, revitalization, gentrification, brownfield redevelopment, sustainability, development standards, form-based codes, and the larger impact of migration on urban density. Through design, students explore the ramifications of practices, policies, pressures, processes and cultural preferences on the evolving form and function of the urban core.
Precludes additional credit for ARCU 3102 (no longer offered) and ARCU 3301 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCN 2105 and ARCU 2303, and third-year standing in BAS (Urbanism) or permission of the School.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Urbanism Studio 2: Urbanism on the Periphery
Urbanization, sprawl, growth models, land consumption, containment strategies (smart growth, greenbelts, growth boundaries), edge cities, the Just City, Ecological Urbanism, and informal suburbanization in developed and developing countries. Through design, students explore the impact of practices, pressures, processes and cultural preferences on the expanding city.
Precludes additional credit for ARCU 3101 (no longer offered) and ARCU 3302 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCN 2105, ARCU 2303 and third-year standing in BAS (Urbanism) or permission of the School.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
Urban Design
Project-based workshop investigating current design attitudes and solutions affecting the physical morphology of cities. Formally sophisticated urban design projects. Various procedures and basic urban design ideas. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
City Organization and Planning Processes
Interdisciplinary investigation, analysis and synthesis of the institutions, processes, environments and demography of Canadian cities. Guest lecturers. (Workshop).
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Urban Studies
A specific aspect of architecture in the area of urban studies. Topics vary from year to year. (Workshop).
Precludes additional credit for ARCU 4103.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the School.
Lecture, seminar, lab or field work six hours a week.
Cities
The complex reality of individual cities, including Istanbul, Barcelona, Beijing, Mexico City, San Francisco, Mumbai and Johannesburg. Topics include patterns of development, social movements, political conflicts, energy dependence and climate change.
History of Theories of Urbanism
Theories of urbanism throughout history; emphasis on schools of post-WWII academic thought. The impact of Marxist theory, location and systems theory; the expanding array of models, tools and techniques that have contributed to various theorizations of urbanism.
Urbanism Studio 3: Housing
Housing as it affects urban form. The design of multi-unit housing in a variety of forms and for a range of demographic groups. After thorough research of applicable codes and bylaws, students engage the design of housing at the site, building and detail level.
Prerequisite(s): ARCU 3303 and ARCU 3304 and fourth-year standing in B.A.S. Urbanism or permission of the School.
Studio twelve hours a week and one hour lecture.
Urbanism Studio 4: Global Perspectives
Urbanization as a global phenomenom. Study of various forms of urbanization and de-urbanization in relation to economic, political and cultural forces. Through design, students explore the (trans)formation of settlements and communities outside of the North American context.
Precludes additional credit for ARCU 4909 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ARCU 3303 and ARCU 3304 and fourth-year standing in B.A.S. Urbanism or permission of the School.
Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
City Organization and Planning
Structure, form and functioning of cities. Infra-structure, facilities and networks, ecosystems, demographic and social organization, government, quality of life, goals and perceptions, urban management, development, regulation and codes, design, planning and policy-making. (Elective Course).
Three hours a week.
Human Shelter
Background factors pertaining to housing in both industrial and developing countries; traditional and contemporary housing approaches; social housing; and people's right to adequate housing. Guest lecturers. (Elective Course).
Three hours a week.
Post-WWII Urbanism
Urban renewal in the post-war period in response to housing shortages, suburbanization, transportation infrastructure and other factors. Gentrification and the emerging form of the post-industrial city, including new urbanism and sustainable communities. Case studies from Canada, Europe and the U.S. (Theory/History Elective).
Lectures three hours a week.
Urban Utopias
Urban utopias throughout history, with emphasis on the 20th century. Garden Cities, anti-urbanism and radical decentralization, the city in the region, Italian Rationalist cities, Le Corbusier and CIAM, post-WWII New Towns (England, Scandinavia and the US), Sustainable Urbanism.
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Urbanism
Advanced seminar in selected topics related to urbanism. Topics may include histories and theories related to urban systems, design, and planning. (Core course).
Seminar three hours per week.
Independent Study
(Elective Course).
Topics in Applied Urbanism
Advanced investigation into issues related to urbanism and urban form. Topics will vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.A.S. (Urbanism) or permission of Instructor.
Lecture three hours per week.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Regulations (B.Architectural Studies)
In addition to the specific program requirements, students must satisfy the academic regulations of the university, and the faculty regulations for the degree, below. Students should consult the School when planning their program and selecting courses.
Residency Requirement
B.A.S. Hons.
- Conservation and Sustainability
- Urbanism
To be eligible to graduate, students in these programs must present a minimum of 5.0 residency credits in their degree program.
B.A.S. Hons.
- Design
To be eligible to graduate, students in this program must present a minimum of half the total number of credits required in their program as residency credits.
For more information, consult section 2.2.2/3.4.1 Minimum Number of Residency Credits (Residency and Advanced Credits) in the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar.
Retention of Work
Keeping a good portfolio is a most important part of architectural education. A portfolio represents a record of the student's progress and design experience over the years, and is an indispensable requirement for any future job application. A portfolio is started in first year and continues to expand until graduation. The School, therefore, requires that each student produce reductions (normally 8 1/2 x 11 inch reproductions, colour or black and white, slides, and/or digital format CD) of his or her work at the end of each term. One copy of the work should be put in the student's portfolio and the other turned in to the instructor for retention in the School's archives. (This facilitates retrospective exhibitions of work, accreditation, publications and any future references for pedagogic purposes.) Original work is the property of the students, but the School retains the right to keep work of merit for up to two years after the date of submission. The School will make every effort to preserve the work in good condition, and will give authorship credit and take care of its proper use.
Academic Performance Evaluation
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
B.A.S. Conservation and Sustainability, B.A.S. Urbanism
These programs follow the academic performance evaluation regulations governing Honours programs as described within sections 3.2.1 to 3.2.6 of the Academic Regulations of the University.
B.A.S. Design
The B.A.S. Design follows the academic performance evaluation regulations for Engineering and Design programs as described in section 3.2 of the Academic Regulations of the University.
B.A.S. (All)
The following additions and amendments apply to all B.A.S. programs:
- Students are assessed at each Academic Performance Evaluation using the Core minimum as described below.
- Good Standing requires a minimum grade of C- in each Design Core course.
- The Design Core consists of the following courses:
B.A.S. Design | ||
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
ARCS 2105 [1.5] | Studio 2 | |
ARCS 2106 [1.5] | Studio 3 | |
ARCS 3105 [1.5] | Studio 4 | |
ARCS 3107 [1.0] | Studio 5 | |
ARCS 4105 [1.5] | Studio 6 | |
ARCS 4107 [1.0] | Studio 7 | |
B.A.S. Urbanism | ||
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
ARCU 2303 [1.0] | Fundamentals of Urbanism | |
ARCU 3303 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 1: Urbanism in the Core | |
ARCU 3304 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 2: Urbanism on the Periphery | |
ARCU 4304 [1.0] | Urbanism Studio 4: Global Perspectives | |
B.A.S. Conservation and Sustainability | ||
ARCS 1005 [0.5] | Drawing | |
ARCS 1105 [1.0] | Studio 1 | |
ARCC 3301 [1.0] | Conservation Studio 1: Historical Analysis and Adaptive Re-use | |
ARCC 3302 [1.0] | Conservation Studio 2 | |
ARCC 3501 [0.5] | Fundamentals of Conservation and Sustainability | |
ARCC 4301 [1.5] | Conservation Studio 3 |
- B.A.S. students continue either in Good Standing or on Academic Warning.
- Students whose academic performance evaluation results in Suspension must leave the B.A.S. degree. Application for readmission to all B.A.S. programs may be made after one year.
Co-operative Education
For more information about how to apply for the Co-op program and how the Co-op program works please visit the Co-op website.
All students participating in the Co-op program are governed by the Undergraduate Co-operative Education Policy.
Undergraduate Co-operative Education Policy
Admission Requirements
Students can apply to co-op in one of two ways; directly from high school or after beginning a degree program at Carleton.
If a student is admitted to co-op from high school, their grades will be reviewed two terms to one year prior to their first work term to ensure they continue to meet the academic requirements after their 1st or 2nd year of study. The time at which evaluation takes place depends on the program of study. Students will automatically be notified via their Carleton email account if they are permitted to continue.
Students not admitted to Carleton University with the co-op option on their degree can apply for admission via the co-operative education program website. To view application deadlines, visit carleton.ca/co-op.
Admission to the co-op option is based on the completion of 5.0 or more credits at Carleton University, the CGPA requirement for the students' academic program as well as any course prerequisites. The articulated CGPA for each program is the normal standard for assessment. Please see the specific degree program sections for the unique admission and continuation requirements for each academic program.
English Language Proficiency
Students admitted to Carleton based on CAEL, IELTS or TOEFL assessments and who are required to take an ESL course must take and pass the Oral Proficiency in Communicative Settings (OPECS) Test. The test must be taken before being permitted to register in COOP 1000. Admission to the co-op program can be confirmed with a minimum score of 4+.
Participation Requirements
COOP 1000
Once a student has been given admission or continuation confirmation to the co-op option s/he must complete and pass COOP 1000 (a mandatory online 0.0 credit course). Students will have access to this course a minimum of two terms prior to their first work term and will be notified when to register.
Communication with the Co-op Office
Students must maintain contact with the co-op office during their job search and while on a work term. All email communication will be conducted via the students' Carleton email account.
Employment
Although every effort is made to ensure a sufficient number of job postings for all students enrolled in the co-op option of their degree program, no guarantee of employment can be made. Carleton's co-op program operates a competitive job search process and is dependent upon current market conditions. Academic performance, skills, motivation, maturity, attitude and potential will determine whether a student is offered a job. It is the student's responsibility to actively conduct a job search in addition to participation in the job search process operated by the co-op office. Once a student accepts a co-op job offer (verbally or written), his/her job search will end and access to co-op jobs will be removed for that term. Students that do not successfully obtain a co-op work term are expected to continue with their academic studies. The summer term is the exception to this rule. Students should also note that hiring priority is given to Canadian citizens for co-op positions in the Federal Government of Canada.
Registering in Co-op Courses
Students will be registered in a Co-op Work Term course while at work. The number of Co-op Work Term courses that a student is registered in is dependent upon the number of four-month work terms that a student accepts.
While on a co-op work term students may take a maximum of 0.5 credit throughout each four-month co-op work term. Courses must be scheduled outside of regular working hours.
Students must be registered as full-time before they begin their co-op job search (2.0 credits). All co-op work terms must be completed before the beginning of the final academic term. Students may not finish their degree on a co-op work term.
Work Term Assessment and Evaluation
To obtain a Satisfactory grade for the co-op work term students must have:
- A satisfactory work term evaluation by the co-op employer;
- A satisfactory grade on the work term report.
Students must submit a work term report at the completion of each four-month work term. Reports are due on the 16th of April, August, and December and students are notified of due dates through their Carleton email account.
Workplace performance will be assessed by the workplace supervisor. Should a student receive an unsatisfactory rating from their co-op employer, an investigation by the co-op program manager will be undertaken. An unsatisfactory employer evaluation does not preclude a student from achieving an overall satisfactory rating for the work term.
Graduation with the Co-op Designation
In order to graduate with the co-op designation, students must satisfy all requirements for their degree program in addition to the requirements according to each co-op program (i.e. successful completion of three or four work terms).
Note: Participation in the co-op option will add up to one additional year for a student to complete their degree program.
Voluntary Withdrawal from the Co-op Option
Students may withdraw from the co-op option of their degree program during a study term ONLY. Students at work may not withdraw from the work term or the co-op option until s/he has completed the requirements of the work term.
Students are eligible to continue in their regular academic program provided that they meet the academic standards required for continuation.
Involuntary or Required Withdrawal from the Co-op Option
Students may be required to withdraw from the co-op option of their degree program for one or any of the following reasons:
- Failure to achieve a grade of SAT in COOP 1000
- Failure to pay all co-op related fees
- Failure to actively participate in the job search process
- Failure to attend all interviews for positions to which the student has applied
- Declining more than one job offer during the job search process
- Continuing a job search after accepting a co-op position
- Dismissal from a work term by the co-op employer
- Leaving a work term without approval by the Co-op manager
- Receipt of an unsatisfactory work term evaluation
- Submission of an unsatisfactory work term report
Standing and Appeals
The Co-op and Career Services office administers the regulations and procedures that are applicable to all co-op program options. All instances of a student's failure during a work term or other issues directly related to their participation in the co-op option will be reported to the academic department.
Any decision made by the Co-op and Career Services office can be appealed via the normal appeal process within the University.
International Students
All International Students are required to possess a Co-op Work Permit issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada before they can begin working. It is illegal to work in Canada without the proper authorization. Students will be provided with a letter of support to accompany their application. Students must submit their application for their permit before being permitted to view and apply for jobs on the Co-op Services database. Confirmation of a position will not be approved until a student can confirm they have received their permit. Students are advised to discuss the application process and requirements with the International Student Services Office.
Bachelor of Architectural Studies: Co-op Admission and Continuation Requirements
- Maintain full-time status in each study term (2.0 credits);
- Be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work)
- Have successfully completed COOP 1000 [0.0]
In addition to the following:
- Registered as a full-time student in the B.A.S. program;
- Obtained and maintained an overall CGPA of 9.00 or higher.
Students in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies must successfully complete three (3) work terms to obtain the co-op designation.
Work Term Report Course: ARCN 3999 [0.0]
Work/Study Pattern:
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |||||
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Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern |
Fall | S | Fall | S | Fall | S | Fall | W | Fall | S |
Winter | S | Winter | S | Winter | S | Winter | W/S | Winter | S |
Summer | Summer | Summer | W | Summer | W/S |
Legend
S: Study
W: Work
O: Optional
* indicates recommended work study pattern
** student finds own employer for this work-term.
Admissions Information
Admission Requirements are for the 2019-20 year only, and are based on the Ontario High School System. Holding the minimum admission requirements only establishes eligibility for consideration. The cut-off averages for admission may be considerably higher than the minimum. See also the General Admission and Procedures section of this Calendar. An overall average of at least 70% is normally required to be considered for admission. Some programs may also require specific course prerequisites and prerequisite averages and/or supplementary admission portfolios. Higher averages are required for admission to programs for which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the number of places available. The overall average required for admission is determined each year on a program by program basis. Consult admissions.carleton.ca for further details.
Note: Courses listed as recommended are not mandatory for admission. Students who do not follow the recommendations will not be disadvantaged in the admission process.
Degree
- Bachelor of Architectural Studies (B.A.S.)
Admission Requirements
First Year
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include English, Physics and Advanced Functions. Calculus and Vectors is strongly recommended.
Note: a portfolio is required.
Advanced Standing
Applications for admission to the second or subsequent years will be assessed on their merits. Advanced standing will be granted only for those courses that are determined to be appropriate. Students will not receive credit for courses graded below C-.
Co-op Option
Direct Admission to the First Year of the Co-op Option
Applicants must:
- meet the required overall admission cut-off average and prerequisite course average. These averages may be higher than the stated minimum requirements;
- be registered as a full-time student in the B.A.S. program;
- be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).
Meeting the above requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. The prevailing job market may limit enrolment in the co-op option.
Note: continuation requirements for students previously admitted to the co-op option and admission requirements for the co-op option after beginning the program are described in the Co-operative Education Regulations section of this Calendar.