The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies offers courses in a diverse array of fields:
- language acquisition (German, Russian, Croatian, Dutch)
- German-language literature
- German-language film
- German, Austrian, and Swiss cultural studies
- Russian and East European cultural studies
- applied linguistics
- sociolinguistics and conversation analysis
- gender studies
In addition to teaching department courses, department members teach in other programs in the Faculty of Arts, namely:
- Applied Language Studies
- English Language and Literature
- Film Studies and Visual Culture
- Graduate Certificate in University Language Teaching
- Certificate in University Teaching
- Fundamentals of University Teaching Program
- Liberal Studies
- Gender and Social Justice
Teaching Certificates at the University of Waterloo: