Courses for your Knowledge Integration degree

First-year courses

September to December

INTEG 10 – Knowledge Integration Seminar
INTEG 120 – The Art & Science of Learning
COMMST 223 – Public Speaking
Three electives

January to April

INTEG 121 – Collaboration, Design Thinking and Problem Solving
PHIL 145 – Critical Thinking
Three electives

This is a sample schedule. Courses or when a course is offered may change depending on availability.

Knowledge Integration is designed to be flexible. As early as your first year, you can take courses across all 7 faculties to explore your interests. You're encouraged to use four of your first-year electives to begin completing some of your breadth requirements, particularly the computer science, math, language, and natural/physical science requirements.

After first year

You’ll take a quarter of your classes with your Knowledge Integration peers to develop skills like collaboration, critical thinking, public speaking, and creative problem solving. You’ll have the freedom to use your remaining classes to specialize in topics that interest you and explore new fields you never knew existed from the 100 subjects taught at Waterloo.

View a list of all the courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

INTEG 220 – Nature of Scientific Knowledge
INTEG 221 – The Social Nature of Knowledge
INTEG 320 – The Museum Courses: Research and Design
INTEG 420 A/B – The Museum Course: Preparation and Field Trip

Advisors are here to help

With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. We're here to help! If you're applying for admission, email our Faculty of Environment recruitment coordinator.

Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you