You can enhance your undergraduate studies by complementing your major with a specialization, minor, and/or option.
Majors and specializations
Please note, specializations are only open to students in a particular major.
Minors, options and diplomas
Most minors on campus are open to all University of Waterloo (UW) degree-seeking students. Options, on the other hand, are typically only available to a specific subset of students. For a list of all minors, options and diplomas offered at the university, please consult the undergraduate academic calendar, which includes details such as eligibility and degree requirements.
| Minor/Option/Diploma | Available to: |
|---|---|
| all UW degree-seeking students | |
| Aging Studies Option | all Faculty of Health degree-seeking students |
| Diploma in Gerontology | all University of Waterloo students |
| Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
| Event Management Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
| Gerontology Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
| Health Informatics Option | only School of Public Health Sciences students |
| Human Nutrition Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
| Medical Physiology Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
| Tourism Minor | all UW degree-seeking students |
Joint honours degrees
In some disciplines (see below) it is possible to combine your existing major with a major from a second field of study should you wish to concentrate your studies as equally and extensively in both areas. This requires pre-approval from both departments and advance course planning with an academic advisor.
- Joint Honours Health Sciences
- Joint Honours Kinesiology
- Joint Honours Recreation and Leisure Studies
The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies also offers the opportunity to combine some majors into double degree plans.