Welcome to the Faculty of Arts, a dynamic community of students, faculty and staff working in and across the humanities, social sciences, and fine, performing and media arts.
Through our diverse range of research, teaching, and learning, we contribute positive social impacts in a culturally complex and technologically driven world. Aligned with the University of Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for life and for work with skills and values that emphasize the welfare of individuals, communities, and the environments in which we live.
News
Dr. Kate Ratliff named Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
The Faculty of Arts is proud to share that Dr. Kate Ratliff, associate professor of psychology, has been named a Tier 1 SSHRC Canada Research Chair in Intergroup Attitudes.
Arts receives final approval to reorganize into six schools
The Faculty of Arts reorganization proposal received final approval from the Board of Governors this week and the transition period officially begins. The new structure will see the Faculty’s current 15 departments and two schools reorganized into six schools. Board approval comes after a two-year development process, including extensive consultations with all stakeholders.
Congratulations to our fall graduates!
Meet some of the honourees and exceptional students who celebrated Fall Convocation with us this week.
Events
Pack your Peace
Come take a break and treat yourself at the Arts Undergraduate Office's Pack Your Peace event!
Create your own self-care kit, filling it with goodies to help you unwind and enjoy a treat from Sweet Lou's Cookies.
Frost and Fun
Come join the Arts Undergraduate Office to celebrate the end of classes. Create some holiday-themed decorations, make a card for someone special, and decorate some cookies.
Poetry, Pain, and the Promise of Palestine
This lecture will explore the role of poetry in capturing and contextualizing the realities of contemporary Palestinian life and cultural expression in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and beyond.