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
Arts rises in the QS rankings
The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject are out, and Arts subjects continue to rise in the rankings.
Celebrating culture, great work, and great students
From Digital Dada to Intangible Crafting Heritage, an impressive range of student learning and knowledge was showcased at this month’s Culture Fest, a celebration of outstanding work by students from Waterloo’s culture-focused courses and programs.
Professor Logan MacDonald wins Early Researcher Award
The Faculty of Arts is proud to share that Professor Logan MacDonald (Fine Arts) is one of five Waterloo researchers to win a Government of Ontario Early Researcher Award (ERA), which will support his Longhouse Labs (LLabs) project.