If you want to learn about what makes Canada tick, build your cultural competence, and prepare for work in government, museums, heritage institutions, nonprofits, academia and beyond, come study with us in Ottawa! We offer graduate and undergraduate courses taught by faculty members who are active researchers at the top of their fields.
Interested in taking a course in Canadian Studies? Please see our offerings for 2025-26 here.
Working collaboratively, creatively, and with a commitment to social justice, we’ll help you explore the pressing questions about our society—as well as the built and natural environments—that inspired you to pursue a university degree in the first place. Our interdisciplinary courses in settler, diaspora, and memory studies, along with heritage planning and sustainability, will allow you to examine multiple facets of complex issues. Practicum placements at national, provincial and municipal institutions will mean direct access to skills-based learning and future employment.
We are currently recruiting students for our MA in Canadian Studies, with the option of specializing in Heritage Planning and Studies or Digital Humanities. Many of our students also combine the MA with a Diploma in Curatorial Studies. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and successful candidates may be offered funding packages comprising scholarships, bursaries as well as research and teaching assistant positions.
Please note that we are not accepting new applications to the BA and PhD programs for the 2025–2026 academic year.
To connect with faculty or students, and learn more about our programs and courses, please email us at cdns@carleton.ca.
