Advisors | Arts

Important: Arts academic advisors continue to work and advise students virtually and in-person. We are here to help!

Your advisor partners with you to reach your academic goals. They help you plan your unique program, assist you with developing realistic education goals, and are there to explain academic requirements and policies.

As a student, your role in working with an advisor is to actively participate, use the Undergraduate Calendar to understand your academic requirements, and accept ultimate responsibility for your success at UW. Most importantly, your job is to be open and honest so your advisor can effectively support you.

meet with your academic advisor at least once a term
if you have questions, concerns, or ideas about your studies, contact your academic advisor
if you’re not doing as well as expected, see your academic advisor

Dial 519-888-4567 and then the extension number listed below or contact us via email.

Students in First Year, Liberal Studies, and Non-Degree or Post-Degree Studies:
Where are you registered?	Advisor	Office	Extension
Readmission (including Second Degree), Concurrent Degree, BASE	Kayla Lorentz	PAS 2439	45870
Faculty Transfers	Jennifer Book	PAS 2439	45870
First year Honours Arts and first year Arts and Business students, with last name A - L Foundation Term	Andrea West	PAS 2439	45870
First year Honours Arts and first year Arts and Business students, with last name M - Z	Becky Moore	PAS 2439	45870
Upper year Arts and Business and/or Liberal Studies students, with last name A-L Liberal Studies email: libstadvising@uwaterloo.ca ARBUS email: arbus@uwaterloo.ca	Kristen Deckert	PAS 2439	45870
Upper year Arts and Business and/or Liberal Studies students, with last name M - Z Liberal Studies email: libstadvising@uwaterloo.ca ARBUS email: arbus@uwaterloo.ca Non-Degree/Post-Degree	Lynn Skelly	PAS 2439	45870
Arts International Exchange (Inbound and Outbound)	Arts International Exchange
St Jerome's University: all programs/plans	See St. Jerome's academic advisors
Renison University College	See Renison academic advisors

Advisors for majors and minors
Major/Minor	Advisor	Office	Extension
Accounting and Financial Management	safadvisor@uwaterloo.ca	HH 3156	42433
Sustainability and Financial Management	Jesse MacLeod	HH 3179	42433
Anthropology	Miljana Kovacevic Christopher Watts	PAS 2012 PAS 2010	42520 46925
Applied Language Studies	Roslyn Zehr	REN 2932	28604
Black Studies	Vay Young Kelli MacCulloch	ML 239 PAS 2439	31596 45870
Canadian Politics and Public Policy	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
Canadian Studies	John Abraham	STP 209	25214
Catholic Studies	Cristina Vanin	STJ 3023	28266
Church Music and Worship	Kate Kennedy Steiner	CGR 1106	24244
Classical Studies	Brigitte Schneebeli Altay Coskun	ML 224 ML 226	42377 42817
Cognitive Science	Nicholas Fuller	HH 322	41302
Communication Arts and Design Practice	Andrew Houston Katie Honek	ML 119B ML 233	47029 41523
Communication Studies (formerly Speech Communication)	Katie Honek Anders Bergstrom	ML 233 ML 254D	41523 48691
Computing and Financial Management	Heather Shaw		40338
Cultural Identities	Email ci-ugchair@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Mario Boido	ML 312	33360
Digital Arts Communication	Katie Honek Anders Bergstrom	ML 233 ML 254D	41523 48691
East Asian Studies	Renison Registrar Roslyn Zehr	REN 2601 REN 2932	28752 28604
Economics and Economic Theory Minor	Email econugadv@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Marisa Buettel Zoe Clemens Ryan George	or visit: HH 213 HH 214 HH218	or call: 43266
English Language and Literature	Victoria Lamont Jenny Conroy	HH 226 HH 222	46873 42634
Fine Arts	Brett Roberts Bojana Videkanic	ECH 1206 ECH 1215	40372 42614
French Studies	Claire Newbigging	ML 333	41595
Gender and Social Justice (formerly Women’s Studies)	Carla Fehr	HH 332	41386
German	Paul Malone	ML 213	43202
Global Business and Digital Arts	Email: gbda.advising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Summer Rashed	DMS 1007	23016
Greek	Brigitte Schneebeli R iemer Faber	ML 224 ML 226	42377 42817
History	Andrew Hunt	HH 134	32767
Human Resources Management	Nicholas Fuller	PAS 3008	46535
Human Rights	Anna Purkey	STP 257	519-885-1460 x25200
Human Sciences	John Arnou	SJU SH 2109	519-884-8111 x. 28270
Indigenous Studies	John Abraham	STP 209	25214
International Studies	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
International Trade	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
Italian Studies	Bruno Tremblay	SH 2213	28278
Jewish Studies	Jeremy Bergen	CGUC 2124	24246
Latin	Brigitte Schneebeli R iemer Faber	ML 224 ML 226	42377 42817
Legal Studies	Tracy Klassen-Jacobs	PAS 2046	40849
Management Studies	ARBUS Administration
Medieval Studies	Brigitte Schneebeli	ML 224	42377
Mennonite Studies	Troy Osborne	CGR 2118	24260
Music	Karen Sunabacka or book a time with Karen	CGR 1102	24219
Peace and Conflict Studies	Ndagire Brendah	CGR 2103B	24269
Philosophy	Katy Fulfer	HH 331	48597
Political Science	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
Politics and Business	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
Psychology - Major Psychology - Minor	Ceylan Enver Nicholas Fuller	PAS 3007 PAS 3008	45808 46535
Public Policy and Administration	Email: psciadvising@uwaterloo.ca to contact: Amanda Lutz	HH 313	40516
Religious Studies	Jeremy Bergen	CGR 2124	24246
Russian and East European Studies	Paul Malone	ML 312	33202
Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies	John Arnou	SH 1014A	28241
Social Development Studies	See the SDS Advisors page
Sociology	Tracy Klassen-Jacobs	PAS 2046	40849
Spanish and Latin American Studies	Mario Boido	ML 322	45621
Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures	Roslyn Zehr	REN 2932	28604
Technical Writing	Victoria Lamont Jenny Conroy	HH 226 HH 222	46873 42634
Theatre and Performance (formerly Drama)	Andrew Houston Katie Honek	ML 119B ML 233	47029 41523
Visual Culture	Bojana Videkanic	ECH 1215	42614