Arts and Business prospective major chart

What's a "prospective major"?

  • Your first year is more“general”. You should explore as many subjects of interest as you can.
  • Your prospective majors are the subject areas you are most interested in studying.
  • You should have at least two prospective majors.
  • You willdeclare/chooseyour major at the end of first year.

Required courses

Four Arts and Business core courses are required in first-year:

  • ARBUS 101 - Introduction to Arts and Business (Fall)
  • ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (Fall)
  • ARBUS 102 - Accounting Information for Managers (Winter)
  • ARBUS 202 - Professional and Business Ethics (Winter)

All Arts students takeDzԱUndergraduate Communications Requirement (UCR) course in first year:

  • ARTS 160-Inquiry and Knowledge Creation

The UCR courses helps tobuild foundational competencies in communication and analysis, with a focus on practice-based learning.

Class size is limited to 25 studentsand there are many course topics to choose from each term.

Honours Arts and Business (ARBUS) students will take ARTS 160 in their winter 1B term.

Other resources

Note: If you have been given any transfer credits,contact Andrea West to discusscourse selection.

Anthropology (ANTH)

Fall term courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • ANTH 100
    • ANTH 201
    • ANTH 204
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter term courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • ANTH 201, ANTH 202 or ANTH 204
  • Prospective major #2

Classical Studies (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • CLAS 100
    • CLAS 104
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of:
    • CLAS 104
    • CLAS 105
    • CLAS 123
  • Prospective major #2

Note: TheClassical Studies department offers two separate majors.

  • The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek
  • The Classical Studies major (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin and Greek

Classics (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • CLAS 100
    • CLAS 104
  • LAT101 orGRK 101
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of:
    • CLAS 104
    • CLAS 105
    • CLAS 123
  • LAT102 orGRK 102

Note: TheClassical Studies department offers two separate majors.

  • The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek
  • The Classical Studies major (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin or Greek

Communication Arts and Design Practice

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • COMMST 101
    • COMMST 149/THPERF 149 (see note 2 below)
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of:
    • COMMST 101
    • COMMST 149/THPERF 149(see note 2 below)
  • Prospective major #2

Notes:

  1. Communication Arts and Design Practice (CAPD) includes courses in COMMST (Communication Studies), THPERF (Theatre and Performance) and DAC (Digital Arts Communication). DAC courses are not taken by first year students.
  2. There is limited space in COMMST/THPERF 149. If you select this course, have indicated you are interested in the CADP major, and do not get in, you will be enrolled in COMMST 101.

Communication Studies (COMMST)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • COMMST 100
    • COMMST 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • One of:
    • COMMST 100
    • COMMST 101
    • COMMST 223
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Economics (ECON)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • MATH 104 (see note) or elective
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • ECON 102
  • Prospective major #2 (see note)

Note: If you have not taken or struggled in 4U Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or 4U Calculus and Vectors you should take MATH 103 and MATH 104 in your first year. If you can only take one of the Math courses, take MATH 104 in the Fall term. MATH 103 and MATH 104 are offered in both the Fall and Winter terms.

English (ENGL)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • ENGL 101A, ENGL 101B, or ENGL 101C(recommended)
    • One 100-level ENGL course
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • One of:
    • ENGL 101A,ENGL 101B, or ENGL101C(recommended)
    • One 100-level ENGL course (see Notes 2 and 3)
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Notes:

  1. There are four major options beginning in 2nd year: English - Literature, English- Literature and Rhetoric, English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication, and English - Creative and Professional Writing. You can only major in one of the four.
  2. Students interested in the Creative and Professional Writing major may want to take ENGL 210C - Genres of Creative Writing in the Winter (1B) term in addition to, a 100-level ENGL course.
  3. If you plan to major in English, you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements, including any ENGL transfer credits (e.g. ENGL 1XX). If you have ENGL transfer credit, pleasecontact anEnglish advisorfor advice.

Fine Arts (FINE) Studio Practice

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • FINE 100
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • VCULT 101
  • Prospective major #2

Note: FINE 150 does not count towards the Fine Arts Studio major or minor plans. Do not take it if you plan to major or minor in Fine Arts Studio Practice.

Fine Arts (FINE), Visual Culture (VCULT)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • VCULT 100
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • VCULT 101
  • Prospective major #2

French Studies (FR)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of the following, depending on previous experience:
    • FR 151 (completed Gr. 9 or 10 core French)
    • FR 152 (completed Gr. 11 core French)
    • FR 192A (completed Gr. 12 core French)
    • FR 192B (completed Gr. 12 Immersion or extended French)
    • Graduates ofécole francophone take: FR 251 or FR 252
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • One or two of the following, depending which course you took in the fall term:
    • FR 152 (after FR 151)
    • FR 192A (after FR 152)
    • FR 192B (after FR 192A)andone of FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297
    • FR 251 or FR 252 (after FR 192B)andone of FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297
  • ARTS 160
  • Prospective major #2 (if only taking one FR course above)

Note: Arts and Business students cannot select French Teaching as a major. French Studies can be combined with Arts and Business.

Prospective majors are welcome to touch base withfrenchundergrad@uwaterloo.caif they have placement questions/concerns.

FR 251 and FR 252 are not consecutive;they can be taken in any order or even at the same time.

Gender and Social Justice (GSJ)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • GSJ 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • GSJ 102
  • Prospective major #2

History (HIST)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One 100-levelHistory course
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One 100-levelHistory course
  • Prospective major #2

Note: If you plan to major in History you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements. Arts and Business requires one of: HIST 113, HIST 243 or PSCI231. If you choose to takeHIST 113 then you can only use one additional 100 level HIST course.

Additionally, if you have any HIST transfer credits (e.g. HIST 1XX) they count within this limit. If you have HIST transfer credit(s), pleasecontact the History advisorfor advice.

Legal Studies (LS)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • LS 101
  • SOC101 or prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • SOC 101 (if not taken in Fall) or one 200-level LS course (see note)
  • Prospective major #2

Liberal Studies

Fall Term Courses

  • 100 level course from Faculty of Arts/prospectiveminor
  • Prospective major #2
  • ECON 101
  • ARBUS 101
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARTS 160
  • 100 level course from Faculty of Arts/prospective minor
  • Prospective major #2
  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202

Note: All courses offered by the Faculty of Arts will be used in the calculation of Liberal Studies cumulative major average.

Medieval Studies (MEDVL)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • MEDVL 115
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • MEDVL 105
  • Prospective major #2

Note: You should consider taking an introductory language course in your first year from one of the following: French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.

Music (MUSIC)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • MUSIC 233
  • MUSIC 110
  • Prospective major #2 or MUSIC 226 and MUSIC 116 (see Note 2)

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • MUSIC 226 and MUSIC 116 or MUSIC 227 and MUSIC 117(see Note 2)

  • Prospective major #2 or MUSIC 271(see Note 3)

Note 1: Yourmusic ensemble course(MUSIC 116 and MUSIC 117) is 0.25 unit credit and can be taken as a sixth course. Music ensembles and studio courses (MUSIC 226)require anauditionduring the first week of the term.

Note 2: If you need to prepare for a 2nd prospective major discuss your course selections with your academic advisor.

Note 3:If you have little or no experience with Western Art music theory or with reading notated music, you should take Music 111 in the Fall term before you take Music 270. However, this course will not count towards your music major (but will count as an open elective.

Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • PACS 101
    • One 200-level PACS course
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One 200-level PACS course
  • Prospective major #2

Note: You should also consider taking PSYCH 101, SOC 101, or PSCI 150 in first year. They are pre-requisites for required upper-year PACS courses.These courses are not included in a student’s PACS major average.

Philosophy (PHIL)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • PHIL 101 or PHIL 110B
    • PHIL 121
    • PHIL145
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of:
    • PHIL 101 or PHIL 110A
    • PHIL121
    • PHIL145
  • Prospective major #2

Note: ARBUS 202 (cross listed as PHIL 215) will count towards your PHIL major average.

Political Science (PSCI)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • PSCI 100
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Course

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • PSCI 150
  • Prospective major #2

Psychology (PSYCH)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • PSYCH 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of (see Note):
    • PSYCH 207
    • PSYCH211
    • PSYCH 238
    • PSYCH253
    • PSYCH257
    • PSYCH 261
  • Prospective major #2

Note: The Psychology department recommends that students take a maximum of one PSYCH 200-level course in their 1B term.

Religion, Culture, and Spirituality (RCS) (formerly Religious Studies or RS)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One 100-level RCS course, or RCS 260
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One 100-level or 200-levelRCS course
  • Prospective major #2

Sexualities, Relationships, and Families (SRF) (formerly Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies or SMF)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • SRF 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • SRF 204
  • Prospective major #2 or SRF 101 if not taken in fall term.

Note: Students are encouraged to take PSYCH 101 or SOC 101. These courses arepre-requisites for upper-year SRF Approved courses. These courses are not included in a student’s SRF major average.

Social Development Studies (SDS) - admitted to Honours Arts and Business

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • PSYCH 101R
  • SOC 101R
  • Prospective major #2

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • SOCWK 120R, SDS 131R, or SDS 150R
  • Prospective major #2

Sociology (SOC)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • SOC 101
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One 200-level SOC course
  • Prospective major #2

Theatre and Performance (THPERF)

Fall Term Courses

  • ARBUS 101
  • ECON 101
  • One of:
    • THPERF 102
    • THPERF 149
  • Prospective major #2
  • Elective

Winter Term Courses

  • ARBUS 102
  • ARBUS 202
  • ARTS 160
  • One of:
    • THPERF 100
    • THPERF 102
    • THPERF 149
  • Prospective major #2