General Information
All Term 4 Spring 2025 courses will be delivered IN PERSON.
Full-Time MBA students are required to complete one (1) elective course (0.5 credit weight) in Term 4 of their first year. This elective is considered separately from the broader MBA elective courses taken in the second year of the program.
You may use this optional form to plan out your courses.
The slides and recording of the Term 4 Elective Course Selection Info Session are available for viewing.
Course Packages
Course Packages for all first year core courses (excluding the first-year electives) are included in the ancillary fees for all students enrolled in a Rotman MBA degree program. During the electives phase (i.e. Term 4 of your first year and the entire second year), course packages are not included in the program fees. It is the responsibility of the student to purchase course packages directly from our provider.
Key Dates
Event | Date | Time |
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RO & OSE Course Selection Webinar | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | 2:00PM |
Term 4 Course Selection/Enrolment Period Opens | Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | 1:30PM |
Term 4 Course Selection/Enrolment Period Closes | Monday, January 27, 2025 | 1:30PM |
Enrolment Results Communicated to Students | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 1:30PM |
Term 4 Add/Drop Opens: Phase 1 | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 1:30PM |
– Randomized Wait List Period | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 to Friday, February 14, 2025 | 1:30PM |
– Wait List Randomization (Add/Drop Site Closed) | Friday, February 14, 2025 | 1:30PM |
– Wait List Positions Viewable to Students (Add/Drop Site Re-Opens: Phase 2) | Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | 1:30PM |
Term 4 Add/Drop Closes | Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 1:30PM |
Final Date to Drop Only Without Academic Penalty | Refer to the schedule below. Requests to drop must be accompanied by the instructor’s signature, and the Assistant Director must have been notified. | 9:00AM |
Term 4 Electives Schedule
Condensed Format (Off-Cycle) Courses
In addition to the regular six-week term, some first year elective courses may be offered in condensed format, such as four full days or weekends only. Should students decide to enroll in a course offered in a condensed format, they should be prepared to commit a significant amount of out-of-class time to the readings, daily deliverables, group meetings, etc. Please consider commitments and make appropriate decisions about the ability to be fully engaged in this type of course. Should students anticipate any absences, they should drop the course by the term deadline and replace it with another one that will fit their schedule.
Electives Schedule
- Term 4: March 10 – April 17, 2025
- Final Exam Period: April 21-25, 2025
- Final Exam Make-Up Period: April 28 – May 2, 2025
Term 4 is six weeks long, followed by a final exam period. The final exam could be at anytime during the final exam period and not necessarily the same weekday/time as regular class. Students must not make any travel plans prior to May 2, 2025.
Table Legend
Emphases: (m) = Main, (s) = Supplemental
Students can check Quercus for course location.
Courses marked with * are experimental.
Use the search field to search and filter this table (i.e. filter courses by class day, start time, emphasis, etc.).
All 2000-level courses are elective courses. Students must take one (1) elective during this term.
Important: Check Quercus page for final deliverable details
Course Code/Section | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Class Day | Class Time | Room | Drop Deadline | Notes | Emphases m = main s = supplemental |
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RSM2014HS.2025-0404 | Sustainability Strategy | Greg Distelhorst | Mondays and Thursdays | 16:15-18:15 | L1010 | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Sustainability and Society (m) Strategy (s) |
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RSM2052HS.2025-0403 | Management Consulting | Yongah Kim | Mondays and Thursdays | 14:00-16:00 | L1010 | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Strategy (m) | |
RSM2125HS.2025-0403 | Game Theory & Applications for Management | Heski Bar-Isaac | Tuesdays and Fridays | 14:00-16:00 | L1010 | Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Data Analytics and Modeling (s) Real Estate (s) Strategy (s) |
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RSM2212HS.2025-0404 | Business Analysis and Valuation | Partha Mohanram | Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday | 16:15-18:15 | L1020 | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | Last class Wednesday, April 17 Final Exam During Exam Period | Finance (m) Strategy (s) |
RSM2401HS.2025-0403 | Data and Information Management for Business Analytics | Gerhard Trippen | Tuesdays and Fridays | 14:00-16:00 | Finance Lab | Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Final Exam During Exam Period | Data Analytics and Modeling (m) |
RSM2522HS.2025-0403 | Marketing and Behavioural Economics | Kristen Duke | Tuesdays and Fridays | 14:00-16:00 | L1025 | Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Marketing (m) | |
RSM2523HS.2025-0404 | Business Design Fundamentals | Anjana Dattani | Tuesdays and Fridays | 16:15-18:15 | Myhal 320 | Thursday, March 27, 2025 | Business Design (m) Health Sector Management (s) |
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RSM2604HS.2025-0401 | Managerial Negotiations | Geoffrey Leonardelli | Saturday and Sunday | 09:00-16:00 | L1010 | Friday, March 21, 2025 | Intensive course over 2 weekends. Class Dates: March 15, 16, 22, 23 | Leadership (m) |
Term 4 Exam Schedule
The Term 4 exam period is April 21-25, 2025, with approved make-up exams taking place the following week. The full schedule will be posted below once it is available.
NOTE: Students are expected to be available for the whole exam period, including the make-up period, regardless of when the course exam may occur, and should not make personal travel arrangements or plans during those periods. In extenuating circumstances, students should reach out to their Assistant Director for next steps.
Emphases
First-year elective courses are applicable to Emphases.
Electives Course Selection and Enrolment
Course Match
The Rotman School of Management has implemented an electives enrolment system for all Full-Time and Morning and Evening MBA students: Course Match.
Developed at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Course Match acts on students’ behalf to get the best possible schedule, given their relative preferences. Course Match maximizes student satisfaction; optimizes allocation of seats; and eliminates incentives to strategize—and the worry that others will gain an advantage. Course Match is time-efficient, streamlining course selection into a single round. Using sophisticated, tested algorithms, Course Match establishes a student’s best schedule given their preferences.
Course Match works differently from what students might have seen before. Students may submit their preferences at any point during the enrolment window; there is no advantage to doing so immediately. Students should, however, ensure they submit their preferences before enrolment closes.
Information on how to use Course Match to enrol in electives is available in the Course Match section of the general MBA Electives Course Selection and Enrolment page.
Wait Lists and Course Add/Drop
Once students receive their schedule for Term 4, they may decide to make a change via the Add/Drop website on the Rotman HUB.
Course Match does not automatically generate wait lists, so we will be managing this process via the Add/Drop website in two phases to achieve maximum fairness and student satisfaction. Please see Key Dates for when this will happen.
Information on using the Add/Drop Request and Wait List Site is available on the general MBA Electives Course Selection and Enrolment page.
Overload, EXTra, and Audit
Please note that students are not permitted to audit Term 4 elective courses.
Students with exceptional circumstances may be able to request to take an additional Term 4 elective as an overload course for CREdit, but not as an EXTra course. Students that wish to request an additional Term 4 elective as an overload course should contact their Assistant Director.
Second-Year Electives
The second year of the Full-Time MBA program begins after Term 4, typically in the summer. Students who have completed the core the first-year courses can begin enrolling into second-year electives, starting with Rotman’s Summer Intensive Term. The MBA Electives Guide provides full details and instructions of this phase of the program.