Majors, minors and specializations

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.

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 Studies
• 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.