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
Congrats to our 2024 Alumni Award winners!
Arts is so proud of our 2024 alumni award winners! Nadia Hohn (BA '01 Psychology) is the Alumni Achievement Award recipient, and Kirsten Mosey (BA '22 Political Science) is the Rising Star Alumni Award recipient. A warm UWaterloo congratulations to them both!
Honouring our PhD graduates
Join us in congratulating our newest group of PhD students! From classes to research to teaching, this degree represents seemingly endless hard work and determination. We're proud of all they have accomplished, and look forward to seeing how they make a difference in the world.
"Curiosities" by Anne Fleming (BA '88) shortlisted for Giller Prize
Congratulations to Anne Fleming (BA '88, English) whose novel "Curiosities" has been shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize!
Events
Arts Alumni Ski Days 2025
Save the date and plan to join us on the slopes to ski or snowboard at these exclusive and beautiful private resorts in the Blue Mountains (near Collingwood)! We’ll also be welcoming your classmates from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Science to join us on the hills.
Arts Alumni Ski Days 2025
Save the date and plan to join us on the slopes to ski or snowboard at these exclusive and beautiful private resorts in the Blue Mountains (near Collingwood)! We’ll also be welcoming your classmates from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Science to join us on the hills.
Critical Tech Talk 11: Speculative Imaginaries and Technological Design
Join the Critical Tech Talk series to hear guest speaker Sherryl Vint, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, on how speculative fiction can help us cultivate a more inclusive social imagination.