The Department of Knowledge Integration is home to the unique Bachelor of Knowledge Integration undergraduate degree.
We are committed to providing education and enrichment opportunities that transcend traditional disciplines and prepare our students to adapt to and engage with our complex world.
News
Knowledge Integration leads University of Waterloo’s contribution to a landmark $2.5 Million SSHRC funded project
Katie Plaisance, professor and chair of Knowledge Integration, is Waterloo's lead for a $2.5 million SSHRC grant.
KIX students present at international Association for the Study of Play conference
Izzie, Corrine and Sakura, three third-year KI students, presented about their KIX museum exhibit at the international Association for the Study of Play conference in Rochester, New York.
KI celebrates its 15-year anniversary at Waterloo
Knowledge Integration celebrated its 15-year anniversary at Waterloo!
Events
Info session & Q&A Webinar: Solve Global Challenges by Going Beyond the Arts and Sciences with Knowledge Integration
Learn more about Knowledge Integration and how it prepares you to solve global challenges by joining our webinar on November 14, 2024.
Creating Innovative Communities
Our communities face a wide variety of wicked challenges such as encouraging sustainable economic development, engaging in Indigenous reconciliation, and enabling a local environment for human flourishing. In this talk we will discuss what it takes to build a community that has the capacity for innovation, including tools that you can use as a student, educator, and citizen to help build the innovative community you want to be a part of.
Knowledge Integration eXhibition (KIX) and Senior Honours Project Posters 2024
KIX (n): Knowledge Integration eXhibition; a convergence of disciplines, teaching methods and creative minds in an object-centric exhibition on topics related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The students in the Knowledge Integration program invite you to experience the culmination of our third-year design project: The Museum Course. Working in teams to produce these exhibits has been a rewarding and unique experience. Additionally, check out the fourth-year students' poster presentations from their Senior Honours Project!