BA in Communication Studies (Honours) in Waterloo Canada | University of Waterloo

These dynamic, hands-on programs let you investigate how daily communication shapes understanding and influences worldviews. As Canada's only experiential programs examining verbal, non-verbal, visual, and digital communication, they offer unique learning opportunities. You'll develop professional interviewing techniques, polish public speaking abilities, and enhance leadership communication. The curriculum explores communicative dynamics across personal relationships, academic settings, workplaces, digital platforms, and mass media. Throughout your studies, you'll refine both written and verbal communication while building competencies in collaboration, research, digital/visual fluency, and analytical thinking - precisely the abilities today's employers value most. Opting for co-op lets you explore career paths while gaining paid professional experience. Communication Studies emphasizes public speaking and group communication skills, offering a wider business-oriented curriculum compared to the Communication Arts and Design Practice specialization.