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Taking Courses Outside of the MBA Program

General Information

Rotman MBA students may take up to the equivalent of five courses (2.5 FCEs) outside of MBA electives, subject to the appropriate Academic Director’s approval, via the following:

  • Other Masters courses at Rotman
  • PhD courses at Rotman
  • Other University of Toronto graduate departments
  • Through the Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Program
    • Note: limit of two courses or 1 FCE
  • Graduate Exchange Program

Other Rotman Masters Programs

Masters of Management Analytics Courses

Requests Deadline: September 1, 2022 to the Registrar’s Office.

Students must request permission and receive approval as per the process outlined below.

A limited number of spaces are open in the Masters of Management Analytics (MMA) courses listed below. Course descriptions are available on the main Rotman site.

Important Notes

  • Each course in the Fall term will use at least one of the four languages (SQL, SAS, R, Python), sometimes two of these. 
  • Those students contemplating a Fall course must demonstrate adequate skills in the relevant language(s)—the ones used in each course should be clear from the course description. Students who are unsure whether they meet the requirements, should contact the course instructor(s) to clarify.
  • Students who have a good coding background (in any language) should be able to get adequate proficiency in the languages used in the program by taking MMA bootcamps in the relevant languages. 
  • Students without strong coding experience will likely not be allowed to take MMA courses—taking MMA bootcamps will not be enough. The coding experience can come from prior course work, job, on-line courses, etc.
  • MMA courses will count as an elective course credit. Students may also take these courses for extra credit. The maximum number of MMA courses any non-MMA student can take is two.
  • A maximum of five MBA students can be enrolled in a given MMA course.
  • Ensure a conflict-free course schedule. Note that MMA and MBA courses cannot conflict.
  • Spring courses are not open to MBA students.

Request Process

Please submit the following to the Registrar’s Office by September 1, 2022:

  • School of Graduate Studies Course Add/Drop Form (PDF) ranking a maximum of three MMA courses. Students may only be approved for a maximum of two MMA courses. Students must also indicate MBA courses to be dropped should MMA courses be approved.
  • The School of Graduate Studies Course Add/Drop Form (PDF) must include a physical signature (i.e. no typed, print, computer fonts, or computer signatures)
  • Transcript or statement addressing their background in coding. Students must have coding knowledge (some Python, some R—depending on the course). Those with weak skills may consider attending the MMA bootcamps.
  • Incomplete requests will not be reviewed.

The Registrar’s Office will forward the packages for review as appropriate.

MBA students may be able to attend the MMA bootcamp subject to MMA Academic Director’s recommendation.

Students will be notified by early September.

Intro Term MMA Courses (August to September)

Section 1
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/Time
RSM8502H – Data-Based Management DecisionsDavid SobermanMondays/Wednesdays
Aug 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 31:
9:00–12:00
Sept 7: 13:00–16:00
Sept 14: 13:30–17:30
Tutorials:
Friday, Aug 19: 11:00–12:00
Thursday, Sept 1: 15:00–16:00
Thursday, Sept 15: 15:30–16:30
Final Exam:
Tuesday, Sept 20: 14:30–17:00
RSM8901H – Analytics in ManagementVariousSee Table Below
RSM8901H – Analytics in Management (Section 1)
DayTimeInstructorArea
Tuesday, August 910:00–12:00Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Thursday, August 1110:00–12:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Tuesday, August 1610:00–11:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, August 1613:00–15:00Mike SimutinFinance
Wednesday, August 1713:00–15:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Thursday, August 1813:00–15:00Mike SimutinFinance
Thursday, August 1810:00–11:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Monday, August 2213:00-14:30Kristina McElheranStrategy
Tuesday, August 2313:00–15:00Mike SimutinFinance
Tuesday, August 2310:00–12:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Wednesday, August 2413:00–14:30Kristina McElheranStrategy
Thursday, August 2510:00–11:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, August 3010:30–12:30Examn/a
Thursday, September 19:30–11:30Partha MohanramAccounting
Thursday, September 113:00–14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, September 613:30–15:30Joe MilnerOps
Tuesday, September 616:00–18:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Wednesday, September 710:30–12:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Thursday, September 816:00–18:00Joe MilnerOps
Thursday, September 813:30–15:00Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, September 1316:00–18:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Tuesday, September 1313:30–15:30Joe MilnerOps
Thursday, September 1513:30–15:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Monday, September 1914:30–16:00Final Examn/a
Section 2
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/Time
RSM8502H – Data-Based Management DecisionsDavid SobermanMondays/Wednesdays
Aug 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 31:
13:00–16:00
Sept 7: 9:00–12:00
Sept 14: 9:00–13:00
Tutorials:
Friday, Aug 19: 15:30–16:30
Thursday, Sept 1: 16:00–17:00
Thursday, Sept 15: 13:30–14:30
Final Exam:
Tuesday, Sept 20: 14:30–17:00
RSM8901H – Analytics in ManagementVariousSee Table Below
RSM8901H – Analytics in Management (Section 2)
DayTimeInstructorArea
Tuesday, August 913:00–15:00Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Thursday, August 1113:00–15:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Tuesday, August 1613:00–14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, August 1610:00–12:00Mike SimutinFinance
Wednesday, August 1710:00–12:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Thursday, August 1810:00–12:00Mike SimutinFinance
Thursday, August 1813:00–14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Monday, August 2210:30–12:00Kristina McElheranStrategy
Tuesday, August 2310:00–12:00Mike SimutinFinance
Tuesday, August 2313:00–15:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketing
Wednesday, August 2410:30–12:00Kristina McElheranStrategy
Thursday, August 2513:00–14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, August 3010:30–12:30Examn/a
Thursday, September 113:00–15:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Thursday, September 110:00–11:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Tuesday, September 616:00–18:00Joe MilnerOps
Tuesday, September 613:30–15:30Partha MohanramAccounting
Wednesday, September 714:00–15:30Maria RotundoOB/HRM
Thursday, September 810:30–12:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Thursday, September 813:30–15:30Joe MilnerOps
Tuesday, September 1313:30–15:30Partha MohanramAccounting
Tuesday, September 1316:00–18:00Joe MilnerOps
Thursday, September 1515:30–17:00Partha MohanramAccounting
Monday, September 1914:30–16:00Final Examn/a

Term 1 MMA Courses (August to December)

Section 1
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/Time
RSM8411H – Structuring and Visualizing Data for AnalyticsBenny OzMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 28
Oct 3, 5, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31
Nov 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
Dec 5, 7
9:00–10:30
Friday, Oct 14: 13:00–14:30
RSM8413H – Big Data AnalysisGerhard TrippenTuesdays/Thursdays
Oct 4–Dec 8
13:30–15:00
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)
RSM8414H – Tools for Probabilistic Models and Prescriptive AnalyticsDror HermelMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 28–Dec 7
9:00–10:30
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)
RSM8512H – Modeling Tools for Predictive AnalyticsRyan WebbTuesdays/Thursdays
Oct 4–Dec 8
15:30–17:00
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)
Section 2
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/Time
RSM8411H – Structuring and Visualizing Data for AnalyticsBenny OzMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 28
Oct 3, 5, 12, 19, 24, 26, 31
Nov 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
Dec 5, 7
11:00–12:30
Friday, Oct 14: 15:00-16:30
RSM8413H – Big Data AnalysisGerhard TrippenTuesdays/Thursdays
Oct 4–Dec 8
15:30–17:00
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)
RSM8414H – Tools for Probabilistic Models and Prescriptive AnalyticsDror HermelMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 28–Dec 7
11:00–12:30
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)
RSM8512H – Modeling Tools for Predictive AnalyticsRyan WebbTuesdays/Thursdays
Oct 4–Dec 8
13:30–15:00
Exam Week: Dec 12–20 (TBC)

MMA Bootcamps

Interested students must submit audit requests directly to the instructors as listed below and then forward to the Registrar’s Office.

Up to five MBA students may be able to attend the MMA bootcamp, subject to MMA Academic Director’s recommendation.

Fall 2022 DatesTimeSectionInstructorArea
Thursday, August 410:00–12:002Jay CaoJMP
Thursday, August 414:00–16:001Jay CaoJMP
Friday, August 510:00–12:002Jay CaoJMP
Friday, August 514:00–16:001Jay CaoJMP
Monday, August 810:00–12:002Jay CaoJMP
Monday, August 814:00–16:001Jay CaoJMP
Thursday, August 410:00–12:301Dmitry KrassStats
Thursday, August 414:00–16:302Dmitry KrassStats
Friday, August 510:00–12:301Dmitry KrassStats
Friday, August 514:00–16:302Dmitry KrassStats
Monday, August 810:00–12:001Dmitry KrassStats
Monday, August 814:00–16:002Dmitry KrassStats
Wednesday, August 1010:00–12:002Dmitry KrassStats
Wednesday, August 1014:00–16:001Dmitry KrassStats
Friday, August 1210:00–12:002Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 1213:00–15:001Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 1910:00–12:002Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 1913:00–15:001Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 2610:00–12:002Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 2613:00–15:001Jay CaoSQL
Friday, August 1213:00–15:002Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, August 1215:30–17:301Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, August 1913:00–15:002Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, August 1915:30–17:301Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, August 2613:00–15:002Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, August 2615:30–17:301Gerhard TrippenR Programming
Friday, September 210:00–12:001Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp
Friday, September 214:00–16:002Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp
Friday, September 910:00–12:001Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp
Friday, September 914:00–16:002Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp
Friday, September 1610:00–12:001Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp
Friday, September 1614:00–16:002Mike MacDonaldPython Bootcamp

Rotman PhD Courses

  • MBA students may, with the permission of the instructor, take a doctoral-level course through the Rotman PhD Program. Some courses may be better suited to the academic needs and abilities of MBA students than others; ultimately, the instructor will assess an applicant’s candidacy, with further consideration of space availability.
  • Anyone wishing to complete a Rotman PhD course must complete the School of Graduate Studies Course Add/Drop Form (PDF) and, together with a course outline and brief rationale for taking the course, submit these to the Registrar’s Office. Forms must be submitted by the deadline to add a course.
  • A comprehensive list of PhD course offerings will be available in mid-July.

Other University of Toronto Graduate Departments

Many MBA students take graduate courses at other graduate departments, mainly Economics, Information, Industrial Relations, and Law (senior level undergraduate courses only). Students are advised to contact the department or faculty of interest regarding course offerings. Visit the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) for details and contact information for each graduate department at U of T. 

The lists below represent only a sample of the courses available to students and those that the departments have asked Rotman to advertise.

Courses are reviewed by the appropriate Academic Director, on the basis of the following:

  • Credit value (must be three credit hours / 0.5 FCE each)
  • Appropriate level (graduate level courses, with the exception of senior level undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto)
  • Suitability (fit with a student’s goals for the MBA program)
  • Content (ensuring no duplication of coursework relative to MBA courses taken/to be taken)

To take a course at another department/Faculty at the University of Toronto, students must:

  1. Complete the School of Graduate Studies Course Add/Drop Form (PDF)
  2. Submit a course outline
  3. Submit a brief rationale for taking the course to the Registrar’s Office (RO).
  4. Ensure the host Department will approve the request by contacting the department well in advance. Ask whether they accept “out of faculty” requests, if there is space available in the course that you are interested in, and if there are any deadlines to enroll in the course.

Incomplete requests will not be considered. Enrolment is subject to Academic Director’s approval.

Important:

  • Rotman grade submission deadlines must be met, regardless of the deadlines of the other department(s) involved.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to know, and adhere to, the Add/Drop deadlines, accommodations policy, etc. of the host department.

Courses Available at Other University of Toronto Faculties

The following lists are of selected courses available to MBA students. For more courses, please visit the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) for details and contact information of each graduate department at UofT.

Faculty of Law

CourseInstructor(s)Schedule
LAW2005HF – Art of the DealRobert Vaux
Gesta Abols
Thursdays
4:10 pm – 6:00 pm
LAW6039HS – Looking Ahead: Blurred Lines of Technology, Body, and Mind Benjamin Alarie
Daniel Debow 
Mondays
8:30 am – 10:20 am 
Please be advised that the manner of delivery of courses, co-curricular opportunities, programs, and services is subject to change, in accordance with University policies.


Faculty of Music

Registration for Faculty of Music graduate courses opens Wednesday, August 3, 2022. To start the registration process, students should send the Instructor, Prof Catherine Moore, the SGS add/drop form, with the top part filled in, clearly-written e-mail address, and their signature. Please send the form to: catherinej.moore@utoronto.ca.

Please refer to the section Other University of Toronto Graduate Departments for instructions on how to submit requests to the Registrar’s Office.

The focal points for Digital Media Distribution in 2022 will be innovative business, technology, and creative environments such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain (especially as the supporting infrastructure for NFTs), and VUIs (“smart speakers”). The course content reflects the ongoing collaboration across the Faculty of Music’s U of T Faculty partners: distribution business models; technology; computer science; law; policy; digital media rights-holders; and the creation of multi-media experiences.

Cross-disciplinary course in which graduate-student teams from across U of T collaborate on new business models. Please note that no music knowledge or training is required to take this course.    

CourseInstructor(s)ScheduleLocation
JDM3619H-F
Digital Media Distribution
Catherine MooreFridays:
September 9 to
December 2, 2022
3:10 pm to 6:00 pm 
Room 215 – Edward Johnson Building
Faculty of Music
80 Queen’s Park
(with some aspects via MS Teams as needed)
UofT Research Guide for this course: https://guides.library.utoronto.ca/JDM3619
Course Description
JDM3619HF – Digital Media Distribution

The course tackles the strategic problems of digital media in the streaming and download age, its re-monetization for creators and other stakeholders, potential new business models, policy development, distribution structures, and intellectual property regimes. Students work with faculty within and across disciplinary boundaries and with distinguished guests from the field to create innovative outcomes, from policy papers to potential startups. Students are exposed to the existing situation through in-depth lectures and workshops from faculty and expert guests. Teams are tasked to create viable business models for new paradigms that will encourage creators/performers/supporters, respect radicalizing technologies and intellectual property contexts, identify new markets and partnerships, and establish viable and sustainable distribution models.

 

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (IHPME) – Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Students wishing to take courses at IHPME must forward an SGS Add/Drop form to ro@rotman.utoronto.ca by the following deadlines:

Fall Courses: August 12, 2022
Winter/Spring Courses: December 5, 2022
Summer Courses: March 24, 2023

 
Master of Health Informatics (MHI) Courses
CourseTermInstructor(s)Schedule
MHI2001 – Fundamentals
of Health Informatics
Fall 2022Karim Keshavjee
Aviv Shachak
Fridays:
September 23
October 7,14
November 4, 25
December 8
(9 am – 1 pm)
Schedule
MHI2012 – Introduction to
Big Data for Health
Fall 2022David
Kirsch
Tuesdays:
September 6 to November 22
(12 pm – 2 pm)
Schedule
MHI2018H – Knowledge
Management & Systems
Winter 2023Karim KeshavjeeThursdays:
January 5,19
February 2,16
March 9
April 14
(5 pm – 9 pm)
Schedule
Health Services Research (HSR) Courses
CourseTermInstructor(s)Schedule
HAD5760H – Advanced Health
Economics & Policy Analysis
Fall 2022Audrey LaporteTuesdays:
September 13-December 6
(2pm-4pm)
Schedule
Master of Health Science (MHSc) – Health Administration Courses
CourseTermInstructor(s)Schedule
HAD5713H – Introduction
to Health Information Systems
Fall 2022Mark FamFridays:
September 9 (9am-12pm)
September 30 (9am-12pm)
November 11 (9am-12pm)
December 2 (9am-4pm)
Saturdays:
September 10 (9am-12pm)
October 22 (9am-4pm)
November 12 (1pm-4pm)
December 2 (9am-4pm)
Schedule
HAD5736H – Operations
Research: Tools for
Quantitative Health Care
Decision Making
Fall 2022Mike Carter
Dionne Aleman
Wednesdays:
September 14, October 5, December 7
(5:30 pm to 8:30 pm)
Fridays:
October 28, November 18
(8 am – 12 pm)
Saturdays:
September 17, October 8, October 29,
November 19, December 10
(8 am – 12 pm)
Schedule
HAD5765H – Case Studies
in Health Policy
Winter 2023Raisa DeberPre-Class:
January 4 (3 pm – 4 pm)
in HS 412,155 College Street
Class Dates:
January 6 & 27,
February 17, March 10 & 31
(10 am – 1 pm)
Location TBD
Schedule
System, Leadership & Innovation (SLI) Courses
Course Term Instructor(s) Schedule
HAD4000H-F3 – Innovation and
Evaluation in Integrated Care for
High Needs Populations
(reading course)
Fall 2022 Geoff Anderson n/a
HAD2003H – Leading and
Responding to Health Policy and
System Change
Winter 2023 Geoff Anderson Wednesdays
January to April
(5:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
Dates TBD
Schedule
HAD2008H – Human Factors, Strategy,
and Innovation Leadership
Fall 2022 Abi Sriharan Wednesdays
Dates TBD
Schedule
HAD2002H – Research Methods for
Evaluating Health System Innovation
(prerequisite: HAD2003H – Leading and
Responding to Health Policy and System
Change)
Spring/Summer 2022 Geoff Anderson Wednesdays:
April to June
Dates TBD
Schedule
HAD2007H – Leading Health Systems
Innovation and Transformation

Summer 2022 Abi Sriharan
Terry Sullivan
June 2023
Five full days
(between 9 am – 5 pm)
Session dates TBD
Schedule

School of Cities

The Graduate Multidisciplinary Urban Project (GMUP) was developed in partnership with other faculties, schools and departments four courses. The GMUP is for graduate students enrolled in a Masters or PhD program at the University of Toronto. Participants will work in multidisciplinary teams from different academic fields, using their learned perspective to come together to review the problems and find innovative solutions.

Important – All courses listed below require students to fill out an application. Course descriptions and applications for all courses are found here.

CourseTermInstructor(s)ScheduleNotes
URD1501HF – Implementing the Missing MiddleFall 2022Michael Piper and Sneha MandhanThursdays, 9am – 12pm (at Daniels Faculty of Architecture, 1 Spadina Crescent)

Deliverables: Short essay and interview questionnaire, 20 minute class presentation of engagement research, 20 minute final presentation explaining research to a public audience

See past student projects here

URD1502HS – Implementing the Missing MiddleWinter 2023Michael Piper and Sneha MandhanThursdays, 9am – 12pm (at Daniels Faculty of Architecture, 1 Spadina Crescent)

Deliverables: Short essay and interview questionnaire, 20 minute class presentation of engagement research, 20 minute final presentation explaining research to a public audience

See past student projects here

PPG2016H – Topics in Public Policy IV: Comparative Urban GovernanceWinter 2023Gabriel Eidelman and Don Iveson

January 16 – April 10

Mondays, 1-4pm (School of Cities, Myhal Centre, Suite 853, 55 St. George Street)

 
MUI2000 – Bring Back Main StreetWinter 2023Karen Chapple and Jeff Allen

January 9 – April 3, 2023

Mondays, 4-6pm (School of Cities, Myhal Centre, Suite 853, 55 St. George Street)

 

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers graduate-level courses in EDI and Leadership by ISTEP and Troost ILead.

Students who are interested in these courses must follow the steps outlined under Other University of Toronto Graduate Departments.

Students may contact the listed instructors to secure their permission before submitting the form to the Registrar’s Office (RO).

CourseTermInstructor(s)Schedule
TEP1601H – Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity within Engineering Contexts  Fall 2022Mikhail Burke and Cori Hanson*Begins the week of September 12, 2022

Tuesdays 1-3pm and Thursdays 4-5pm (MY350)
TEP1011H – Authentic LeadershipFall 2022Nick Evans and Mike Farley*Begins the week of September 12, 2022

Mondays 6:30-8:30pm (MY350)
TEP1029H – The Science of Emotional Intelligence and its Application to LeadershipFall 2022 or Winter 2023Danny Cushing*Fall 2022 Offering begins the week of October 3, 2022

Wednesdays 6-9pm (MY440)

*Winter 2023 offering begins the week of January 9, 2023

Wednesdays 6-9pm (MY440)
Further details about the courses can be found here. Any questions about the courses or course enrolment can be directed to istep@utoronto.ca  

Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Exchange Program

Students wishing to take a course at another university in Ontario must:

  1. Discuss their plans with their Assistant/Associate Director for their respective MBA program.
  2. Ensure the Department at the host University will approve their request by contacting the Department well in advance—two months before course start is recommended—to confirm session offering and likelihood of request being approved.
  3. Complete a School of Graduate Studies Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Form (PDF) and submit a course outline as well as a brief rationale for taking the course to the Registrar’s Office (RO).

Note:

  • Approval is normally given only if there is no equivalent course being offered at Rotman or other department at the University of Toronto during the academic year following the request.
  • Note that Ontario Visiting Graduate Student (OGVS) courses can only be taken for credit (i.e. OVGS courses cannot be designated as Extra credit).
  • A maximum of two courses may be taken under this program. If a student wishes to take more than the two courses allowed at a university in Ontario, they must secure approval for the particular course from the Director, Academic Services, Masters Programs and obtain a letter of permission to take the course(s).
  • Please do not contact Rotman instructors or Academic Instructors as the Registrar’s Office secures all approvals.

Graduate Exchange Agreement

This agreement is between the University of Toronto and McGill University, Université de Montréal, and University of British Columbia. Each university, whenever feasible, will allow a graduate student in good standing from one university to register as an exchange graduate student at the other university without paying fees at the institution being visited, except for student activity fees. Courses taken will be credited at the home institution and for Rotman School students, may amount to a maximum of five courses (equivalent to 2.5 FCEs).

Students wishing to take a course at one of these universities must:

  1. Discuss their plans with their Associate Director for the respective MBA program.
  2. Ensure the department at the host university will approve their request by contacting the Department well in advance—three months before course start is recommended—to confirm session offering and likelihood of request being approved.
  3. Complete a School of Graduate Studies Graduate Exchange Agreement Form (PDF) and submit a course outline as well as a brief rationale for taking the course to the Registrar’s Office (RO).

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