MCP Orientation – Sunday, May 3, 2026
We are delighted that you have chosen Carleton University for a mini-course this year! The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) has given thousands of students the chance to experience post-secondary education. MCP also showcases Carleton’s exceptional academic programs and cutting-edge facilities.
Your Orientation Day
When: Sunday, May 2, 2026 – various start times (please see below to find your course)
Who: Your student and one (1) family member (parent/guardian)
Where: Carleton University Campus – various Welcome Hub locations*
Please report to your assigned Welcome Hub at your assigned time.
*Students and their guest will meet in either the Health Science Building, Minto Centre or Richcraft Hall for a MCP welcome presentation. After, your instructors will walk you to your homeroom classroom and provide more information about your class activities for the week.
10:00 a.m. (ET) Orientation
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Orientation Hub | Homeroom |
| CU-413 | “Add Women and Stir”?: Lessons Learned from Forensic Psychology in Conducting Equitable Psychological Research | Ellen Coady | Health Science Building | Paterson Hall 101 |
| CU-431 | Basic Economics | Zulan Dhar | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 313 |
| CU-428 | Casinos, Games, Health, M & Ms Candies, Rubik’s Cube…..How are those related to Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics?! | Ahmed Almaskut | Health Science Building | Herzberg Labs 4851 |
| CU-404 | Choose your fighter! The immune system, pathogens, and their fascinating, never-ending battle. | Geneviève Haché, Timothy Lee | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 403 |
| CU-396 | Comics and Zine Making | Kathryn Fedchun, Shanice Bernicky | Health Science Building | Richcraft Hall 3224 |
| CU-416 | Demystifying AI: An Introduction to Machine Learning | Benjamin Earle, Sasisekhar Govind | Minto Centre | Southam Hall 311 |
| CU-376 | Exploring Linguistics: Learn to Reconstruct Dead Languages | Louise Koren | Minto Centre | Southam Hall 413 |
| CU-425 | How scientists study biology | Myriam Hoyeck, Jenny Bruin | Minto Centre | Nesbitt 206 |
| CU-411 | Inside the Mind: The Neuroscience of Mental Health | Aurora Tracy | Minto Centre | Tory Building 206 |
| CU-399 | Intro to Fashion Studies: What We Wear and Why We Wear It | Reyhab Mohmed Patel | Minto Centre | Southam Hall 517 |
| CU-422 | Introduction to Japanese | Kaori Sugimura, Yoriko Aizu | Minto Centre | Southam Hall 515 |
| CU-362 | It’s all in your head: Neuroscience in a Nutshell | Persephone Miller, Sarah Vieira | Richcraft Hall | Health Science 2308 |
| CU-420 | Jump into Games: An Introduction to Programming Through Game Development | Naia Kamawar-MacLeod, Natalia Ocampo | Richcraft Hall | Azrieli Pavilion 236 |
| CU-429 | Making the News: Media & Social Change | Kate Ellis, QE Drummond | Richcraft Hall | Richcraft Hall 4400 |
| CU-419 | Mind Matters: The Science Behind How Children Learn | Ellen Doucet, Teju Oladipo | Richcraft Hall | Paterson Hall 111 |
| CU-369 | Mind, Memory, and Mystery: The Science of Eyewitnesses | Peyton O’Regan | Richcraft Hall | Paterson Hall 129 |
| CU-373 | Mission to Space: Introduction to Space Engineering | Nika Amralah | Richcraft Hall | Richcraft Hall 3110 |
11:00 a.m. (ET) Orientation
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Orientation Hub | Homeroom |
| CU-375 | Monsters, Myth, and Magic | Ariel Rabkin-Meyer, Emily Jenkins-Moses | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 501 |
| CU-377 | Planetary Paths: Orbits in Operation | Declan McCloskey | Health Science Building | Canal Building 2400 |
| CU-402 | Power, Politics, and Parliament: A Hands-On Experience | Kaitlin Gallant | Health Science Building | Paterson Hall 115 |
| CU-426 | Retelling the Myths of Ancient Greece | Charlie Ham | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 409 |
| CU-423 | RoboLink: Build and Drive Your Smartphone-Controlled Robot | Mahmoud Sayed, Mahmoud Yassin | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 509 |
| CU-397 | See Language Differently: ASL and VGC for Youth | David Morton | Health Science Building | Nicol Building 4038 |
| CU-414 | Tech Trek: Journey Through Computer History, Python, and Robotics! | Mona Ahmed, Safaa Bedawi | Minto Centre | Canal Building 5109 |
| CU-371 | The Games People Play | Amanda Chafee | Minto Centre | Tory Bulding 219 |
| CU-372 | The Green Dream House Challenge: AI to the Rescue | Elin Markarian, Arya Parsaei | Minto Centre | Richcraft Building 2308 |
| CU-363 | The Sound of Music and the Music of Sound | Ella Latta Suazo | Minto Centre | Loeb A900 |
| CU-435 | True Crime, Gender, and Pop Culture | Bailey Reid | Minto Centre | Paterson Hall 133 |
| CU-391 | Visions of Unreality: An Introduction to Experimental Filmmaking | Christopher Rohde | Minto Centre | Southam Hall 316 |
| CU-370 | When Power and Human Rights Collide | Mia Vallière, Rachael Rosenberg | Richcraft Hall | Southam Hall 505 |
| CU-385 | Bridging the Gap: from the physics of everyday to exploring the cosmos | William Kyte, Jeremie LePage-Bourbonnais | Richcraft Hall | Herzberg Labs 3125 |
| CU-437 | Controlling Your World Is as Easy as Pi – Raspberry Pi | Amun Chawla, Bobby Chawla | Richcraft Hall | Mackenzie Buliding 3290 |
| CU-408 | Explore Outside! Hands-On Geographic and Environmental Adventures | Nika Linseman | Richcraft Hall | Loeb A120 |
| CU-381 | From Rebels to Radicals: The Strategy of Terror | Summer Sheridan, Reid Madsen | Richcraft Hall | Southam Hall 415 |
| CU-383 | How To Rig a Foreign Election | Elizabeth MacDonald | Richcraft Hall | Southam Hall 417 |
12:00 p.m. (ET) Orientation Can’t make orientation?
| Course # | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Orientation Hub | Homeroom |
| CU-436 | How to start your own business | Amar Benaissa | Health Science Building | Nicol Bulding 3038 |
| CU-389 | Inside Out: How Your Brain Talks to Your Body | Nissa Doyle, Muntaha Panhwar | Health Science Building | Paterson Hall 240 |
| CU-366 | Lab to Life: Applications of Mechanical Concepts in Real Life | Mehdi Eshaghi | Health Science Building | Nicol Bulding 4010 |
| CU-380 | Money, Power and Society: A youth guide to Financial Confidence | Nadia Ahmed Firoz, Raqib Mahmud | Health Science Building | Richcraft Hall 3228 |
| CU-367 | Order without Coercion: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism | Taras Pylypenko | Health Science Building | Paterson Hall 118 |
| CU-417 | Physics with Virtual Reality | Abrar Ahmed, James Colraine | Health Science Building | Southam Hall 624 |
| CU-360 | Scroll, Like, Repeat: How Social Media Influences Identity, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health | Rachel Sharp | Richcraft Hall | Richcraft Hall 3202 |
| CU-387 | Smash Studio: Make / Break / Remake | Juniper Todd, Breanna Boissonneault | Richcraft Hall | St. Patrick’s Building 417 |
| CU-415 | The Tiny Earth Project: Discover new antibiotics to join the fight against superbugs! | Laura Pickell, Anil Gollapudi | Richcraft Hall | Health Science 2201 |
| CU-394 | Think, Tinker, Thrive: The Engineering Mindset | Shelby Epifano | Richcraft Hall | Canal Building 2104 |
| CU-356 | Young Architect’s Lab | Daphne Stams | Richcraft Hall | To be confirmed |
| CU-393 | Crime, Technology, and Teens: Exploring Forensic Psychology Today | Myles Davidson | Richcraft Hall | Richcraft Hall 3224 |
If you cannot make orientation day, No problem! Please check in on Monday, May 4th at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Health Science Building to receive your free t-shirt and receive assistance getting to your classroom. If you are familiar with campus, you can report directly to your homeroom class on Monday morning.