15 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2020–21 (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2021/COURSE/course-ARTS.html
This course helps students to develop the fundamental writing skills required by the Faculty of Arts. Students will be introduced to theories of strong composition and grammar, as well as relevant terminology, and will focus on practical applications, based on readings from Arts disciplines. [Note: Course not open to those who have met ELPE or the Undergraduate Communication Requirement.]
Prereq: Arts students
LEC · Course ID 011679On ucalendarARTS 102 today
This course helps students to develop the fundamental research and analysis skills required by the Faculty of Arts. Students will develop skills related to finding and assessing quantitative and qualitative data, and will practice using this information in writing assignments relevant to Arts disciplines. [Note: Course not open to those who have met ELPE or the Undergraduate Communication Requirement.]
Prereq: Arts students
SEM · Course ID 015844On ucalendarARTS 103 today
This course is designed to assist students in understanding themselves, the career development process, and occupational information in order to make informed and appropriate occupational and educational decisions. Students will study key career development theories and learn how to integrate self-knowledge into occupational/life decisions, set goals, and devise strategies to attain these goals.
Prereq: Not open to first-year students in Arts and Business
LEC · Course ID 011400On ucalendarARTS 111 today
This course invites students on a quest for meaning in the context of a time in which traditional meanings and definitions have been challenged by rapidly-shifting cultural and religious values.
LEC · Course ID 003610On ucalendarARTS 122 today
This course provides an introduction to diverse intellectual modes of inquiry in the social sciences and humanities with an emphasis on the development of communication skills. In a small seminar setting, students will explore a variety of topics based on instructor expertise in order to build social awareness, ethical engagement, and communication competencies in comprehension, contextualization, and conceptualization. Students will be expected to engage with the work of others, articulate positions, situate writing and speaking within contexts, practice writing and speaking for situations beyond the classroom, engage in basic forms of research, and workshop, revise, and edit writing. [Note: Course not open to those who have met ELPE or the Undergraduate Communication Requirement.]
Prereq: First-year Arts students; Not open to Accounting and Financial Management students
SEM · Course ID 015506On ucalendarARTS 130 today
This course introduces students to diverse ways of finding, examining, and using data and information in the social sciences and humanities. In a small seminar setting, students will explore a variety of topics based on instructor expertise in order to understand quantitative and qualitative methods of data gathering and build competencies in conceptualizing, contextualizing, and comprehending methods of information analysis. Students will be expected to investigate, use, and assess the presentation of information in their own work and the work of others so that they can better understand the range of social, ethical, and political challenges of our world. [Note: Course not open to those who have met ELPE or the Undergraduate Communication Requirement.]
Prereq: First-year Arts students; Not open to Accounting and Financial Management students
SEM · Course ID 015507On ucalendarARTS 140 today
This topics course will be offered from time to time by particular disciplines in Arts, to cover areas of emerging research and teaching interest. [Note: For permission to enrol in the course, students should consult the department offering the desired section. This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
LEC · Course ID 013857On ucalendarARTS 190 today
A basic course in social statistics for Faculty of Arts students. Introduces descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, cross-tabular analysis) and inferential statistics (sampling, statistical significance, hypothesis testing, test assumptions). Covers a range of statistical techniques including t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Chi square, and bivariate correlation/regression.
Prereq: Level at least 2A; Not open to Econ or Psych students. Antireq: ECON 221, ENVS 278, GBDA 205, ISS 250A/B, 250R, KIN 222, 232, PSCI 214/314, PSYCH 292, REC 371, SDS 250R, SMF 230, SOC/LS 280, STAT 202, 206, 211, 221, 231, 241, SWREN 250A/B, 250R
LEC · Course ID 012283On ucalendarARTS 280 today
This topics course will be offered from time to time by particular disciplines in Arts, to cover areas of emerging research and teaching interest. [Note: For permission to enrol in the course, students should consult the department offering the desired section. This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
LEC · Course ID 013858On ucalendarARTS 290 today
A course consisting of a series of lectures and tutorials on specific topics dealing with important ideas in the humanities, social sciences, fine and performing arts, and languages and cultures. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 003628On ucalendarARTS 301 today
Study abroad in the fall term under exchange agreements supported by the Faculty of Arts. Discussion and approval of options with your advisor is required. Credit for specific courses will be evaluated following receipt of a transcript of academic results and supporting course outline documentation. The approved study agreement will be recorded on the student's record.
LEC · Course ID 010387On ucalendarARTS 365 today
Study abroad in the winter term under exchange agreements supported by the Faculty of Arts. Discussion and approval of options with your advisor is required. Credit for specific courses will be evaluated following receipt of a transcript of academic results and supporting course outline documentation. The approved study agreement will be recorded on the student's record.
LEC · Course ID 010730On ucalendarARTS 366 today
Study abroad in the spring term under exchange agreements supported by the Faculty of Arts. Discussion and approval of options with your advisor is required. Credit for specific courses will be evaluated following receipt of a transcript of academic results and supporting course outline documentation. The approved study agreement will be recorded on the student's record.
LEC · Course ID 010731On ucalendarARTS 367 today
This topics course will be offered from time to time by particular disciplines in Arts, to cover areas of emerging research and teaching interest. [Note: For permission to enrol in the course, students should consult the department offering the desired section. This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
LEC · Course ID 013856On ucalendarARTS 390 today
This topics course will be offered from time to time by particular disciplines in Arts, to cover areas of emerging research and teaching interest. [Note: For permission to enrol in the course, students should consult the department offering the desired section. This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of three times.]
LEC · Course ID 013859On ucalendarARTS 490 today