Course offerings

Students actively participating in a history class

For additional information regarding times, instructors, rooms, enrolment numbers, and more, visit the University of Waterloo's Schedule of Undergraduate Classes.

When information for this term is available, you will select term 1255 (Spring 2025); 1259 (Fall 2025); 1261 (Winter 2026)

Note: This information is subject to change.

Spring 2025

History (HIST)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

HIST 232 - A History of Peace Movements (held with PACS 203)

HIST 247 - Mennonite History: A Survey


Music (MUSIC)

MUSIC 100 - Understanding Music

MUSIC 140 - Popular Music and Culture

MUSIC 246 - Soundtracks: Music and Film

MUSIC 270 - Music Theory 1

MUSIC 380/381 - Directed Study in Music

MUSIC 491 - Senior Research Seminar

MUSIC 492 - Senior Honours Thesis

MUSIC 116, 117, 216, 217, 316, 317, 416, 417 - Music Ensembles (by audition only)

  • Jazz Ensemble - (M. Wood)
  • University Choir - (L. Jetchick)
  • Instrumental Chamber Ensembles - (J. Davenport)
  • World Ensemble - Balinese Gamelan - (D. Suparta)
  • Orchestra - (D. Warren)

MUSIC 226, 227, 326, 327, 426, 427, 428
Music Studios (by audition only)


Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

PACS 314 - Restorative Justice and Transformative Education

PACS 390 - Internship

PACS 391-01 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 1

PACS 391-02 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 2

PACS 395 - Peace and Conflict Studies Travel Course

PACS 398/399 - Directed Readings

PACS 490 - Special Topics in PACS: Cultural Resurgence, Respect & Reconciliation (held with SWREN 490)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

PACS 201 - Roots of Conflict and Violence

PACS 202 - Conflict Resolution (held with LS 271)

PACS 203 - A History of Peace Movements  (held with HIST 232)


Religion, Culture, and Spirituality (RCS)

RCS 398 - Directed Reading

RCS 498 - Directed Reading

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

RCS 100 - Religions of Asia

RCS 235 - Jesus: Life and Legacy  (held with JS 235)

Fall 2025

Church Music & Worship (CMW)

CMW 201 - Worship Practicum 1

CMW 202 - Worship Practicum 2


History (HIST)

HIST 110 - History of the Western World I

HIST 348 – Radical Reformation (held with RS 344)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

HIST 232 - A History of Peace Movements (held with PACS 203)


Jewish Studies (JS)

JS 228 – Big Ideas of the Bible (held with RS 228)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

JS 236- Paul: Life and Letters (held with RS 236)


Legal Studies (LS)

LS 271 - Conflict Resolution (held with PACS 202)

LS 319 - Negotiation: Theories and Strategies (held with PACS 323)

LS 344 - Restorative Justice (held with PACS 329)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

LS 271 - Conflict Resolution (held with PACS 202)


Music (MUSIC)

MUSIC 100 - Understanding Music

MUSIC 110 - Music in Cultural Contexts

MUSIC 111 - Fundamentals of Music Theory

MUSIC 140 - Popular Music and Culture

MUSIC 222 - Conducting I

MUSIC 232 - Music as a Global Phenomenon

MUSIC 246 - Soundtracks: Music and Film

MUSIC 250 – European Music History I: Middle Ages to Classical

MUSIC 261 - Opera and Music Theatre

MUSIC 270 - Music Theory 1

MUSIC 271 - Music Theory 2

MUSIC 275 - Music and Technology

MUSIC 376 - Music Composition

MUSIC 380/381 - Directed Study in Music

MUSIC 390 - Special Topics in Music: Music, Health and Healing

MUSIC 491 - Research Seminar

MUSIC 492 - Senior Honours Thesis

MUSIC 116, 117, 216, 217, 316, 317, 416, 417 - Music Ensembles (most by audition only)

  • Jazz Ensemble - (M. Wood)
  • Chapel Choir - (K. Steiner)
  • Chamber Choir  - (M. Vuorinen)
  • University Choir - (L. Jetchick)
  • Instrumental Music Ensembles - Arrange (J. Davenport)
  • Vocal Techniques - (S. Kramer)
  • Balinese Percussion Ensemble - (D. Suparta)
  • Orchestra - (D. Warren)

MUSIC 226, 227, 326, 327, 426, 427, 428 - Music Studios (by audition only)


Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

PACS 101 - Peace is Everybody's Business

PACS 201 - Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace

PACS 202 – Conflict Resolution (held with LS 271)

PACS 302 – Special Topics in PACS: Relational Aesthetics Toward Dialogue (held with THPERF 490)

PACS 315 - Engineering and Peace

PACS 323 - Negotiation: Theories and Strategies (held with LS 319)

PACS 325 - Refugees and Forced Migration (held with SOC 388)

PACS 329 - Restorative Justice (held with LS 344)

PACS 331 - Trauma, Healing, and Social Transformation

PACS 390 - Internship

PACS 391-01 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 1

PACS 391-02 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 2

PACS 398/399 - Directed Readings

PACS 401 - Senior Research Seminar

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

PACS 202 - Conflict Resolution (held with LS 271)

PACS 203 - A History of Peace Movements (held with HIST 232)


Religion, Culture, and Spirituality (RCS)

RCS 228 – Big Ideas of the Bible (held with JS 228)

RCS 344 – Radical Reformation (held with HIST 348)

RCS 387 – Aging and the Spiritual Life (held with TS 689)

RCS 398 - Directed Reading in Special Subjects

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

RCS 236 - Paul: Life and Letter (held with JS 236)

RCS 260 - Religion Matters

RCS 327 - The Body, Dress, and Religion (held with CLAS 326/GSJ 327)

Winter 2026

Arts First (ARTS)

ARTS 130-05 - Inquiry and Communication - "Apologies, Rites, and Wrongs"


History (HIST)

HIST 111 - History of the Western World II

HIST 232 - A History of Peace Movements (held with PACS 203)


Jewish Studies (JS)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

JS 235 - Jesus: Life and Legacy (held with RCS 235)


Legal Studies (LS)

LS 319 - Negotiation: Theories & Strategies (held with PACS 323)

LS 344 - Restorative Justice (held with PACS 329)

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

LS 271 - Conflict Resolution (held with PACS 202)


Music (MUSIC)

MUSIC 100 - Understanding Music

MUSIC 110 - How Music Matters

MUSIC 111 - Fundamentals of Music Theory

MUSIC 140 - Popular Music and Culture

MUSIC 232 - Music as a Global Phenomenon

MUSIC 240 - Introduction to Jazz

MUSIC 246 - Soundtracks: Music and Film

MUSIC 251 - European History II: Romantic and Modern

MUSIC 260 - Music for Orchestra

MUSIC 270 - Music Theory 1

MUSIC 275 - Music and Technology

MUSIC 322 - Conducting 2

MUSIC 355 - Music and Culture (Travel Course)

MUSIC 371 - Music Theory 4

MUSIC 380/381 - Directed Study in Music

MUSIC 390-001 - Special Topics in Music: "Orchestration and Arranging"

MUSIC 390-002 - Special Topics in Music: "Music, Health and Healing"

MUSIC 392 - Special Topics in Global Music: "Balinese New Music Creation"

MUSIC 491 - Senior Honours Research Seminar

MUSIC 492 - Senior Honours Thesis

MUSIC 116, 117, 216, 217, 316, 317, 416, 417 - Music Ensembles (by audition only)

  • Jazz Ensemble - (M. Wood)
  • University Choir - (L. Jetchick)
  • Chapel Choir - (C. Neumann)
  • Chamber Choir - (M. Vuorinen)
  • Instrumental Music Ensembles - Arrange (B. Bolt-Martin)
  • Orchestra -(D. Warren)
  • Balinese Percussion Ensemble - (D. Suparta)

MUSIC 226, 227, 326, 327, 426, 427, 428 - Music Studios (by audition only)


Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

PACS 203 - A History of Peace Movements (held with HIST 232)

PACS 290 - TBA

PACS 301 - Special Topics in PACS - "Prison and Police Abolition as Moral Imagination" 

PACS 310 - Peace and Environment

PACS 323 - Negotiation: Theories and Strategies (held with LS 319)

PACS 329 - Restorative Justice (held with LS 344)

PACS 331 - Trauma, Healing, and Social Transformation

PACS 336 - Christianity, Violence and the Bible (held with RCS 335)

PACS 390 - Internship

PACS 391-001 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 1

PACS 391-002 - Conflict Resolution Skills: Workshop 2

PACS 395 - Peace & Conflict Studies (Travel Course)

PACS 398 - Directed Readings

PACS 402 - Senior Research Seminar

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

PACS 201 - Roots of Conflict, Violence and Peace

PACS 202 - Conflict Resolution (held with LS 271)


Religious Studies (RCS)

RCS 253 – Christianity's Big Questions

RCS 335 – Christianity, Violence and the Bible (held with PACS 336)

RCS 398 - Directed Reading in Special Subjects

Centre for Extended Learning (online)

RCS 235 - Jesus: Life and Legacy (held with JS 235)


SOCIOLOGY (SOC)

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology