With today's rapid societal and technological shifts, the world needs more of what the Faculty of Arts offers through our richly integrated programming across the humanities, social sciences, creative and media arts.
Our students and alumni contribute across every sector—business, technology, public service, healthcare, education, culture, and more. Arts students are curious, critical thinkers, and creative problem-solvers. Arts graduates have the perspective and skills to analyze complex issues and develop solutions that connect social, technological, and economic factors.
A Waterloo Arts education combines academic study with hands-on, experience-based learning. Our students apply their knowledge through the University of Waterloo’s world-leading co‑op program, in labs, studios or field work, through entrepreneurial ventures, study abroad, and in career-focused specializations.
Our researchers and scholars advise on public policy, support economic growth, advance social justice, improve mental health outcomes, strengthen organizations and communities, and deepen cultural understanding. They address complex problems with uniquely interdisciplinary approaches, such as combining finance and sustainability, performance and robotics, and rhetoric and machine learning.
Across our six schools, the Faculty of Arts empowers students and advances ideas and actions to build inclusive, resilient, and thriving communities in Canada and around the world.
