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 (UWaterloo) 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 - programs and plans (use the "Undergraduate Credential Type" drop down to select minors/options/specializations), 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 Sciences - see Note Joint Honours Psychology
• Joint Honours Kinesiology - see Note Joint Honours
• Joint Honours Recreation, Leadership, and Health - various majors
• Joint Honours Sport and Recreation Management - Communications Studies
• Joint Honours Therapeutic Recreation - various majors

The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies also offers the opportunity to combine some majors into double degree plans.