Courses

Course enrollment processes

Course enrolment begins with course selection, which happens early in the term before the term of study (so Sept for the Winter term, January for the Spring term and May for the Fall term). Course selection is your "wish list". The courses you prioritize for your program. The University takes everyone's wish list and tries to create a conflict-free schedule for as many students as possible. Although asynchronous online courses do not pose an issue for conflicts, they are highly desired and therefore getting on the course selection list for an online course is mandatory to obtain a seat. 

After course selection, students are pre-slotted into courses on their "wish list." The next stage is open enrolment; this is where anyone who hasn't participated in course selection can register for courses. This stage is also called the add/drop. While you can wait until 2 weeks into term to drop a course, you may not get a full refund if you miss the deadline, so it is important to pay attention to the drop-with-full-refund deadlines. 

Primary resources for course information

Religion, Culture and Spirituality (RCS) at UWaterloo will have several in-class course offerings each term. Course times and instructors will be posted on the Schedule of Classes when available. For course descriptions, please see the Undergraduate Calendar. Check the Registrar's Office Important Dates so you know when you can add classes. To enrol in your courses, log in to Quest. 

Secondary resources for course information

This list is subject to change.

100 | 200 | 300 


RCS 100-level courses

RCS Course Held With Mode

101 Introductory Ancient Greek 1           

GRK 101              

In-class              

110 Judaism, Christianity, Islam

 not applicable Online

121Evil

 not applicable In-class
123 Monsters In Japanese Pop Culture EASIA 120R In-class

RCS 200-level courses

RCS Course Held With Mode
220 Religion and Politics PSCI 253 In-class

223 Intermediate Greek

GRK 201 In-class 
231 Antisemitism JS 231 Online

235 Jesus: Life and Legacy

JS 235 Online
242R Religion and Social Development SDS 242R In-class

260 Religion Matters

not applicable Online
270 Religion in Popular Film VCULT 252 Online
279 Religion and Pop Culture not applicable In-class
291 SJU in Peru: consent required not applicable In-class

RCS 300-level courses

RCS Course Held With Mode  

343 Reformation History

HIST 379, TS 645 In-class

361 Anthropology and Religion                   

ANTH 311, ANTH 489 In-class

398 Directed Readings

not applicable not applicable