Overview
New Arts students must successfully complete Arts First courses ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 to meet the Undergraduate Communication Requirement.
- Both courses should be completed in your first year, one in fall term and one in winter term*.
- You can take them in any order, but can take only one Arts First course at a time.
- Each section of ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 has a different topic, but the overall learning outcomes and goals are the same for all topics in each course.
![A student speaking at the podium at a protest rally](/arts-first/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/student_speaking_at_climate_strike_waterloo.png?itok=MKgB3os2)
Parul Tambe, Arts First 2018-19 Speaking at Climate Strike Waterloo Region, Sept 27, 2019
![Students approach the REEP House - a historic, gold brick century home](/arts-first/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploads/images/students_touring_the_reep_house.png?itok=39PQZqRL)
Angela Carter's "Politics of the Climate Crisis" Arts 140 students touring the REEP House for Sustainable Living