A broad spectrum of recreational, cultural, and leisure-time opportunities is open to members of the Carleton community. The multipurpose University Centre has a coffee house, a pub which hosts local entertainment, and a games room. The athletics complex provides facilities for physical recreation in a wide range of activities for individual fitness programs to intercollegiate team competition in a number of sports. Accommodation for more than 1,600 students is provided in Carleton's six residence buildings. Five kilometers of underground tunnels link all buildings on campus, an especially convenient feature in the winter months.
Many departments offer lively and varied programs of activities.
Special-interest clubs, public lectures, concerts, films, live theater, conferences and conventions bring added depth and new dimensions to life at Carleton. Student counseling is also available on campus, and overseas students may wish to participate in the active International Students' Association. The Department of Economics offers programs of study and research leading to the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The principal focus of the graduate program in economics is the study of economic theory together with an analysis of the Canadian economy, its institutions and history, and the working of public policy. Emphasis is placed on the understanding and applications of economic theory and of quantitative methods to all aspects of economics.