Program Overview

Introduction to the Graduate Diplomas

The Graduate Diplomas in Infrastructure Protection and International Security are offered by Carleton University, combining the unique resources of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Two graduate diplomas are available: one for professionals and the other for graduate students in current graduate programs at Carleton.

Program Overview

Both diplomas deliver multidisciplinary programs designed to bring together the core principles of critical infrastructure engineering and multi-hazard threat risk assessment with an awareness of the policy framework in which security practitioners operate, and the policy options available to security practitioners.

Location and Advantage

Carleton University's strategic location in Ottawa, the Nation's Capital, provides an appropriate backdrop for those security practitioners, engineers, and policy advisors who seek advanced studies in critical infrastructure protection (CIP). All CIP policy and program direction for Canada's 10 National Critical Infrastructures (NCIs) are centered in the National Capital Region, where students will have access to officials from government departments, as well as leaders from private industry and non-governmental organizations.

Faculty Research Highlights

The faculty's research areas include:

• Critical infrastructure and asset protection
• Security risk management
• National security policy, intelligence, and terrorism
• Blast resistant design of structures
• Threats and vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructures
• Technology and security

Program Types

The university offers two types of graduate diplomas:

• Type 2: For graduate students in current graduate programs at Carleton
• Type 3: For professionals