Adam Jasim, BES 2014, started the Environment and Business Co-op (ENBUS) undergraduate program at the University of Waterloo in Fall 2009. Looking back, Adam realized it was the right academic path he needed to pursue. The ENBUS program offered him courses in a wide range of specializations - environmental studies, accounting, entrepreneurship basics, ecology, and law. The program also allowed for some elective courses, and Adam chose to pursue a minor in International Development.
Adam felt that pursuing the Co-op option was a good choice for him. Co-op placements gave him perspectives on possible careers in different fields. He was able to gain experience in areas such as fresh water system analysis, governmental statistics, teaching ESL while working with labourers on a farm, assisting a marketing specialist in an educational setting, and an extended term working in the corporate environment of the Canadian oil fields. While all of these experiences showed him types of careers he could pursue post-university, they also enabled him to determine what he did not want to do as a career option
All through his undergraduate program, Adam’s dream was to purse a music career. Throughout his program, he used his spare time to write songs and refine his musical talent. He played guitar and sang for friends in residence or at parties when he wasn’t studying. Pursuing this passion paid off, and in the midst of his university journey, he was able to release his first album in December 2012. Adam is looking to pursue more music opportunities and see where his degree in Environment and Business will guide him from here.
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“One of the best things about a degree in Environment and Business is that you are not limited to one specific field or discipline. I went to university because it seemed like the right thing to do at the time, but I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to study or in which area I wanted to specialize. In fact, I did not decide until the week of program applications what field I’d be applying to study for at the University of Waterloo.” |
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