Arts Degree Requirements

Eligibility for the degree of Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts (co-op) requires:

1. Successful completion of 20 academic course units with a minimum cumulative overall average of 60%. 
2. Successful completion of the following courses with a minimum cumulative average of 70%:
   • GBDA 101, GBDA 201, GBDA 202, GBDA 203, GBDA 204, GBDA 205, GBDA 210, GBDA 211, GBDA 212, GBDA 228, GBDA 301, GBDA 302, GBDA 303, GBDA 304, GBDA 305, GBDA 306, GBDA 310, GBDA 311, GBDA 402 (2.0 units), GBDA 410, GBDA 412, GBDA 413, GBDA 414
   • ECON 101
3. Successful completion of the following requirements and courses:
• Undergraduate Communication Requirement
• CS 105, CS 106, CS 330
• Two language courses from the following subject codes: ARABIC, CHINA, CROAT, DUTCH, FR, GER, GRK, ITAL, JAPAN, KOREA, LAT, MOHAWK, PORT, RUSS, SPAN
4. Successful completion of appropriate co-op requirements.

Notes

1. During Year One, students will take the majority of their courses at the University of Waterloo campus. In 1B term, students will take one or two courses at the Stratford campus. For Years Two, Three, and Four, courses are offered at the Stratford campus.
2. Students are encouraged to participate in a term abroad experience their 4A term, for which they receive a provisional GBDA 465 designation. The course equivalencies and amount of credit received will depend on the number of units successfully completed. Course selection at a University of Waterloo-approved institution of higher learning abroad must be discussed and decided in consultation with the Global Business and Digital Arts academic advisor and the associate director – undergraduate.