Welcome to the Faculty of Arts, a dynamic community of students, faculty and staff working in and across the humanities, social sciences, and fine, performing and media arts.
Through our diverse range of research, teaching, and learning, we contribute positive social impacts in a culturally complex and technologically driven world. Aligned with the University of Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for life and for work with skills and values that emphasize the welfare of individuals, communities, and the environments in which we live.
News
Interdisciplinary project on children’s reasoning under uncertainty awarded $1.7 million in funding
A project led by psychology professor Dr. Stephanie Denison received more than $1.7 million CAD in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The research will examine the developmental origins of people’s ability to reason about – and act on – multiple uncertain possibilities.
Congratulations to our newest PhD graduands
From coursework and research to teaching and mentorship, earning a PhD requires extraordinary dedication and perseverance. We’re incredibly proud of everything they’ve achieved and can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make in the world.
Celebrating the Class of 2025
Spring convocation is here! Meet some of the honourees and award recipients crossing the stage this week
Events
Critical Tech Talk Pop-Up: An Energy History and Future of Big/Little Tech
Join this Critical Tech Talk Pop-Up event to hear Anne Pasek, CRC in Media, Culture and the Environment at Trent University.
Solar Futures Hands-On Workshop
In this workshop co-directed by Anne Pasek, Marcel O’Gorman, and Adan Jerreat-Poole, participants will work in groups to build a small solar power station and write/design a future worldbuilding scenario for its deployment.
Visualizing the EV3 Solar Panels
Professor Ian Rowlands will give a talk about the deployment of solar panels on the top of Waterloo’s EV3 building, placing this within the context of solar energy policy and use in Ontario more broadly.