Internship Placement offers students paid employment opportunities. Most of these are at government agencies such as Human Resources Skills Development Canada, Industry Canada, Health Canada, the Competition Bureau, and Environment Canada.

Students are invited to find their own internship positions. A good place to start is by checking the Web sites of the many government agencies located in Ottawa.

During their work term, students are required to register in ECON 5902 (Internship Placement), which is additional to the program requirements described above. During an internship term, students may register in one additional 0.5 credit, 5000-level course.

Master’s students are not required to write a thesis. However, if you wish to write a thesis, you must first obtain permission from the Master’s Supervisor who will discuss the viability of your research proposal as well as potential thesis supervisors.

If you receive permission to write a thesis, your degree requirements will typically be 5 courses plus a thesis, instead of 8 courses.

You need to send an e-mail to the Graduate Administrator requesting a change of status. Please read Section 7.10 of the Graduate Calendar, which describes the circumstances whereby a change of status is allowed.

The first thing to do is start early. Since the federal government begins most of its recruiting initiatives in the fall, master’s students need to start thinking about applying for jobs almost as soon as they begin their program.

Useful sites for job search include jobs.gc.ca and Carleton’s Career Services site.

Check your Carleton email account regularly! Whenever we hear of any job opportunities, we circulate them to our students.

First of all, realize that health problems due to stress are not at all uncommon. Talk to other students, find time to eat properly and exercise, and if you need help contact Health and Counselling Services.

If you miss a mid-term exam or an assignment for health reasons, contact your instructor. If you miss a final exam for health reasons or extenuating circumstances, contact the instructor and the Graduate Administrator in order to request a deferred exam.

If your health problems are interfering with your studies, it is vitally important to get proper documentation. Any health-related problem must be supported by a proper medical certificate.

Teaching assistantships (TA-ships) are awarded at the time of of admission on the basis of academic merit.

Make sure you read notices from the Master’s Supervisor and the Graduate Administrator. If we learn of any job opportunities, we always circulate them to our graduate students. Talk to your peers, as other students in the program may have useful connections. Also, use the resources available on campus, particularly Career Services and the Globabl Opportunities and International Student Services Office (GO-ISSO).

If you have a financial emergency, you can apply for Student Emergency Funding or a GSA Emergency Grant. For any questions email gsa@gsacarleton.ca

In order to take elective courses at the University of Ottawa, please request a copy of the Graduate Exchange Form at economics@carleton.ca

In order to fulfill Carleton University residency requirements, you must take at least 60 percent of your courses (5 out of 8) at Carleton.

M.Sc. students must achieve a minimum grade of of B- in ECON 5020 (Microeconomic Theory), ECON 5021 (Macroeconomic Theory), ECON 5027 (Econometrics I), and ECON 5029 (Methods of Economic Research). If you receive a grade below B-, you may repeat the course. You must successfully complete the course with the required B- grade on the second attempt, otherwise you will be required to withdraw from the program. A maximum of two C+ grades in other courses can be counted towards your degree with the permission of the M.A. Supervisor and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.

If your overall average falls below 7.0 (B-) after two terms of full-time study, you may be required to withdraw from the program.