EDGE courses

You can complete EDGE milestones by choosing from dozens of work-integrated learning courses across multiple faculties.

Winter 2020 skills identification and articulation courses

Faculty	Course	Description
Environment	INDEV 212 / INTEG 121	Collaboration, Design Thinking, and Problem Solving
Mathematics	ENGL 119	Communications in Mathematics & Computer Science
Science	ENGL 193 & SPCOM 193	Communication in the Sciences

For previous terms, please see our list of past skills identification and articulation courses.

Career development courses

Faculty	Course	Description
Arts	PSCI 299	Political Science Beyond the Classroom
WatPD	PD1 EDGE	Career Fundamentals

For a list of previously offered career development courses, please see our list of past career development courses.

Work and community experiences

Faculty	Course	Description
Applied Health Sciences	HLTH 481	Community Learning Project
Applied Health Sciences	KIN 492A	Clinical Kinesiology — Cardiac Rehabilitation Practicum
Applied Health Sciences	KIN 492B	Clinical Kinesiology — Cardiac Rehabilitation Practicum
Applied Health Sciences	KIN 493	Clinical Kinesiology: Movement Assessment Practicum
Applied Health Sciences	REC 253	Practicum in Therapeutic Recreation
Applied Health Sciences	REC 312	Practicum in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Applied Health Sciences	REC 450	Internship for Therapeutic Recreation
Arts	ARTS 390	Crime and Justice
Arts	CMW 202	Worship Practicum 2
Arts	THPERF 206	Production Participation 1
Arts	THPERF 207	Production Participation 2
Arts	THPERF 243	Technical Production 1
Arts	THPERF 244	Technical Production 2
Arts	THPERF 306	Production Participation 3
Arts	THPERF 307	Production Participation 4
Arts	THPERF 316	Production Participation 5
Arts	THPERF 317	Production Participation 6
Arts	THPERF 400	Collaborative Performance Project
Arts	THPERF 406	Production Participation 7
Arts	THPERF 407	Production Participation 8
Arts	THPERF 416	Production Participation 9
Arts	THPERF 417	Production Participation 10
Arts	FINE 243	Topics in Fine Arts Experiential Learning
Arts	FINE 343	Topics in Fine Arts Experiential Learning
Arts	GBDA 302	Global Digital Project 2
Arts	GBDA 402	Cross-Cultural Digital Business 2
Arts	GER/REES 262	Multilingualism
Arts	GER 407	Applied Apprenticeship
Arts	LS 434	Sociology of At-Risk Youth¹
Arts	MUSIC 116	Music Ensemble
Arts	MUSIC 117	Music Ensemble
Arts	MUSIC 216	Music Ensemble
Arts	MUSIC 217	Music Ensemble
Arts	MUSIC 316	Music Ensemble
Arts	MUSIC 317	Music Ensemble
Arts	PACS 390	Internship
Arts	PSCI 498C	Civic Engagement Experience
Arts	PSYCH 465	Applied Apprenticeship
Arts	PSYCH 466	Emergent Literacy
Arts	PSYCH 467	Human Resources Apprenticeship
Arts	SDS 496R	Applied Apprenticeship in Social Development Studies
Arts	SMF 460	Practicum and Professional Ethics
Arts	SMF 461	Practicum and Applied Theory
Arts	SMF 490	Practicum and Professional Ethics
Arts	SMF 491	Practicum and Applied Theory
Arts	SOC 434	Sociology of At-Risk Youth¹
Entrepreneurship	BET 300	Foundations of Venture Creation
Entrepreneurship	BET 340	Essentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution
Environment	ENBUS 402A	Environment and Business Project
Environment	ENBUS 402B	Environment and Business Project
Environment	ERS 340	Ecosystem Assessment²
Environment	ERS 341	Professional Conservation and Restoration Practice 1²
Environment	ERS 382	Ecological Monitoring²
Environment	INDEV 401	International Development Placement 1
Environment	INDEV 402	International Development Placement 2
Environment	INTEG 452A	Real World Problem Solving A
Environment	INTEG 452B	Real World Problem Solving B
Science	SCBUS 223	Science and Business Workshop 2

¹LS 434 and SOC 434 are cross-listed.

What does it mean for a course to be "pre-approved?"

Pre-approved courses are vetted by the EDGE team to ensure they satisfy the criteria governing the work/community experiences milestone. For more information regarding these criteria, visit our page devoted to work and community experiences.

I want to complete a milestone using a course, but I don't see it on the pre-approved course list. What should I do?

If you want to complete a milestone using an experiential learning course that hasn't been approved, there's no need to worry — you can submit it for approval using a form on the EDGE website.

If you're considering enrolling in the course well in advance, consider contacting the EDGE team at edge@uwaterloo.ca to have the course assessed. This is a voluntary step, but it can help you proactively address any issues with the course and its eligibility as a milestone.

When you're ready to initiate the approval process, submit the independent studies and special topics enrolment form. A member of the EDGE team will contact your professor to discuss your course's compatibility with EDGE.

I've enrolled in an approved experiential learning course. What else do I need to do to receive a milestone for my experience?

There's more to an EDGE milestone than the work you complete as part of your course. You need to pass the course, receive an evaluation from the course's work or community partner and submit a reflective assignment to earn a milestone for your experience.

If you want to learn more about these requirements, visit our page devoted to the types of EDGE experiences for more information.

Do you have any other questions about pre-approval and the milestone-granting process? Contact us at edge@uwaterloo.ca.

²This course features capped enrolment, and some students may be given priority depending on their program and plan of study. If you're interested in taking this course, consider registering early or contacting your academic program advisor for more information.