Programs by faculty

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Environment

• Faculty of Health
• Faculty of Mathematics
• Faculty of Science

Three programs (Computing and Financial Management, Sustainability and Financial Management, and Software Engineering) are offered jointly by two faculties. The program listed under each faculty is the same.

Faculty of Arts

• Accounting and Financial Management
• Anthropology
• Classical Studies (two majors available)
• Communication Studies (two majors available)
• Computing and Financial Management
• Economics
• English (four majors available)
• Fine Arts (two majors available)
• French
• Gender and Social Justice

• Global Business and Digital Arts
• History
• Honours Arts (28 majors to choose from)
• Honours Arts and Business (28 majors to choose from)
• Legal Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Music
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Philosophy

• Political Science
• Psychology (also available through the Faculty of Science)
• Religion, Culture, and Spirituality
• Sexualities, Relationships, and Families
• Social Development Studies
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Sustainability and Financial Management
• Theatre and Performance

Faculty of Engineering

• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Management Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Nanotechnology Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Systems Design Engineering

Faculty of Environment

• Climate and Environmental Change
• Environment and Business
• Environment, Resources and Sustainability

• Geography and Aviation
• Geography and Environmental Management
• Geomatics

• Knowledge Integration
• Planning
• Sustainability and Financial Management

Faculty of Health

• Health Sciences
• Kinesiology
• Public Health

• Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Recreation, Leadership, and Health

• Sport and Recreation Management
• Therapeutic Recreation

Faculty of Mathematics

• Actuarial Science
• Applied Mathematics
• Biostatistics
• Business Administration (Laurier) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree
• Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree
• Combinatorics and Optimization
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Science

• Computing and Financial Management
• Data Science
• Information Technology Management
• Mathematical Economics
• Mathematical Finance
• Mathematical Optimization
• Mathematical Physics
• Mathematical Studies
• Mathematics (14 majors available)

• Mathematics/Business Administration
• Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy
• Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management
• Mathematics Teaching
• Pure Mathematics
• Software Engineering
• Statistics

Faculty of Science

• Biotechnology/Chartered Professional Accountancy
• Environmental Sciences
• Honours Science
• Life Sciences (four majors available)
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Psychology (also available through the Faculty of Arts)
• Medical Sciences (Waterloo) and Doctor of Medicine (St. George's University)

• Physical Sciences (eight majors available)
  • Biological and Medical Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Sciences
  • Materials and Nanosciences
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy

• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Science and Aviation
• Science and Business

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