Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.08
Liaison Philip Mansfield
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Carleton University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Philip Mansfield
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management and Planning
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Majors and degree programs 

Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Master of Public Administration

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
The Master of Public Policy and Administration prepares students to interpret and apply input form diverse sources, identify tradeoffs and ethical concerns, and make evidence-based recommendation

How governments can make the transition to an environmentally-sustainable economic & social system.

Low-carbon energy technologies & their application in the developing world.

Community engagement in urban planning and emergency management and preparedness.

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Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Sustainable Energy Masters

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A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
The Master’s programs in Sustainable Energy prepare students for employment related to sustainable energy in government, business, or the civil society sector, and/or to serve as a foundation for further graduate education at the doctoral level. The program involves learning across two distinct disciplines – engineering and public policy. Students specialize in one side or the other of the program, graduating with either an engineering degree (MASc or MEng Sustainable Energy) or a public policy degree (MA Sustainable Energy) as appropriate.

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Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Environmental Engineering

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A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
Our program is focused on innovative research geared towards developing new technologies and practices that ensure we have clean air to breath, clean water to drink, clean soil to grow our crops and clean energy to sustain our society. Our goal is to reduce the impact of our society on our environment.
And we recently added a collaborative specialization in Climate Change.
Our programs are offered through the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Environmental Engineering which allows our graduate students to take courses at both Carleton and the University of Ottawa.

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Minors, concentrations and certificates 

Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
This unique collaborative specialization draws on Carleton’s demonstrated strengths and its internationally recognized climate change researchers across our faculties, creating an integrated, diverse specialization

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