First-year courses
As an Arts student, you’ll choose your major at the end of first year. You’re encouraged to explore a second major in first year to discover potential new interests.
In your Arts First courses, instead of going to a lecture hall, you and your classmates will work together to respond to an intriguing challenge. With only 25 students in each of the two first-year courses, you might address topics such as The Science of Happiness, Are We Erasing History?, Games and Culture, and Writing About Poems and Songs.
September to December
January to April
This is a sample schedule. Courses or when a course is offered may change depending on availability.
After first year
See the range of Global Business and Digital Arts courses. You can also view a list of the courses you’ll be required to take for your degree.
Throughout your time in the program, you can take 4 elective courses from over 100 subject areas at Waterloo.
Sample upper-year courses
GBDA 228 – Digital Imaging for Online Applications
GBDA 304 – Marketing in the Digital World
GBDA 311 – Introduction to Business Financials
GBDA 410 – Seminar in User Experience Research
Advisors are here to help
With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. We're here to help! If you're applying for admission, email our GBDA recruitment and admissions coordinator.
Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you
- choose your courses,
- select minors and specializations,
- ensure that you're meeting the requirements for your degree, and more.
Next steps
- Overview of Waterloo's Global Business and Digital Arts program.
- Download a Global Business and Digital Arts brochure.
