The Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs is an institute within the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University

Carleton University

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...

. It offers the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (B.PAPM), a specialized four-year honours degree dedicated to the study of public policy

Public policy

Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...

 within an interdisciplinary framework. It was founded in 1999 and is named after former senior Canadian public servant Arthur Kroeger

Arthur Kroeger

Arthur Kroeger, was a Canadian academic and civil servant, who is referred to as the "dean of deputy ministers"....

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As a College rather than a department, it has an institutional status at Carleton equivalent to the School of Journalism

Carleton School of Journalism

The School of Journalism and Communication, within the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University, is one of North America's most well-respected centres for the study of journalism...

, which offers a Bachelor of Journalism degree (B.J.), and the College of the Humanities, which offers the Bachelor of Humanities (B.Hum.). Each of these units have higher admission requirements than their faculty norms, and distinct, well-respected degree programs.