Explore German language and culture with our Honours Arts program. Gain critical skills and co-op experience in Waterloo, Canada. Apply now!
Program Description Students who have a wide variety of interests, Honours Arts gives them the freedom to explore it. In the University of Waterloo's largest and most flexible first-year program, students will use their first two terms to test the waters. Sample courses from the humanities, social sciences, fine and performing arts, and languages and cultures. Students can discover subjects they weren’t exposed to in high school, or delve deeper into their favourite subject at the university level. Honours Arts will give students the critical thinking skills to analyze issues, make persuasive arguments, write well, and speak with conviction — skills that will serve them well along any career path. In an interconnected world, fluency in another language and culture pays big dividends. The University of Waterloo offers much more than just German language courses. Students get an opportunity to explore German culture, film, literature, and linguistics, or add classes in other Slavic languages like Russian and Croatian, all with the additional appeal of work experience through co-op. The language skills and cultural competence, students develop over the course of their degree will serve them well in a variety of careers, including education, business, and government.
