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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: August 30, 2024 to the Registrarial Team.

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 Registrarial Team by August 30, 2024:

  • 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 form should have either a physical signature, or an Adobe certified one.
  • Transcript or statement addressing a 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/TimeLocation
RSM8502H – Data-Based Management DecisionsDavid SobermanMondays/Wednesdays
Aug 14, 19, 21, 26, Sept 4, 6 (Friday), 11
09:00–12:00

Friday, Sept 13
09:00–13:00

Tutorials:
Friday, Aug 23
13:00–14:00

Tuesday, Sept 3
15:00–16:00

Thursday, Sept 12
10:00–11:00

Exam:
Tuesday, Sept 17
10:00–13:00
L1035
(Sept 3, 11, 12 are in L1060)
Exam Room TBC
RSM8901H – Analytics in ManagementVariousSee Table BelowVarious


RSM8901H – ANALYTICS IN MANAGEMENT (SECTION 1)

DateTimeInstructorAreaRoom
Tuesday, August 13, 202410:00-12:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1035
Thursday, August 15, 202411:00-13:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1035
Friday, August 16, 202414:00-16:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1035
Monday, August 19, 202414:00-16:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1060
Tuesday, August 20, 202413:00-15:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Tuesday, August 20, 202411:00-12:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Wednesday, August 21, 202413:00-14:30Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Thursday, August 22, 202411:00-12:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Thursday, August 22, 202413:00-15:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1030
Friday, August 23, 202410:00-12:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1035
Monday, August 26, 202410:00-12:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1060
Tuesday, August 27, 202413:00-15:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Tuesday, August 27, 202411:00-12:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Wednesday, August 28, 202413:00-14:30Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Thursday, August 29, 202413:00-15:00ExamN/ATBC
Friday, August 30, 202410:30-12:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Friday, August 30, 202413:00-15:00Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Tuesday, September 3, 202409:30-11:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Tuesday, September 3, 202411:30-13:30Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Thursday, September 5, 202409:30-11:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Friday, September 6, 202413:00-15:00Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Monday, September 9, 202413:30-15:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Wednesday, September 11, 202413:00-14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRML1060
Monday, September 16, 202410:00-13:00Final ExamN/ATBC
Section 2
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/TimeLocation
RSM8502H – Data-Based Management DecisionsDavid SobermanMondays/Wednesdays
Aug 14, 19, 21, 26, Sept 4, 6 (Friday), 11
13:00–16:00

Friday, Sept 13
14:00–18:00

Tutorials:
Friday, Aug 23
11:00–12:00

Tuesday, Sept 3
14:00–15:00

Thursday, Sept 12
11:30–12:30

Exam:
Tuesday, Sept 17
10:00–13:00
L1035
(Sept 3, 4, 12 are in L1060)
Exam Room TBC
RSM8901H – Analytics in ManagementVariousSee Table BelowVarious


RSM8901H – ANALYTICS IN MANAGEMENT (SECTION 2)

DateTimeInstructorAreaRoom
Tuesday, August 13, 202413:00-15:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1035
Thursday, August 15, 202414:00-16:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1035
Friday, August 16, 202409:00-11:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1035
Monday, August 19, 202411:00-13:00Sridhar MoorthyMarketingL1060
Tuesday, August 20, 202410:00-12:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Tuesday, August 20, 202413:00-14:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Wednesday, August 21, 202410:30-12:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Thursday, August 22, 202413:00-14:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Thursday, August 22, 202410:00-12:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1030
Friday, August 23, 202413:00-15:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1035
Monday, August 26, 202413:00-15:00Mike SimutinFinanceL1060
Tuesday, August 27, 202410:00-12:00Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Tuesday, August 27, 202413:00-14:30Kristina McElhearanStrategyL1035
Wednesday, August 28, 202411:00-12:30Partha MohanramAccountingL1060
Thursday, August 29, 202413:00-15:00ExamN/ATBC
Friday, August 30, 202413:00-14:30Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Friday, August 30, 202410:00-12:00Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Tuesday, September 3, 202411:30-13:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Tuesday, September 3, 202409:00-11:00Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Thursday, September 5, 202411:30-13:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Friday, September 6, 202410:00-12:00Vahid RoshanaeiOperationsL1060
Monday, September 9, 202415:30-17:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Wednesday, September 11, 202416:30-18:00Maria RotundoOB/HRML1035
Monday, September 16, 202410:00-13:00Final ExamN/ATBC

Term 1 MMA Courses (August to December)

Section 1
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/TimeLocation
RSM8411H – Structuring and Visualizing Data for AnalyticsAdam SaundersMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 25 – Nov 27
15:30–17:00
(No class Oct 14)

Oct 16, 23
15:30–16:30

Dec 2
15:30–17:30
L1035
RSM8512H – Modeling Tools for Predictive AnalyticsRyan WebbMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 25 – Nov 27
13:30–15:00
(No class Oct 14)

Dec 2
13:30–14:30
L1060
RSM8413H – Machine Learning AnalyticsGerhard TrippenTuesdays/Thursdays
Sept 26 – Nov 26
09:30–11:00

Nov 28
09:30–10:30
L1060
RSM8414H – Tools for Probabilistic Models and Prescriptive AnalyticsSheng LiuTuesdays/Thursdays
Sept 26 – Nov 26
09:30–11:00

Nov 28
09:30–10:30
L1035
Section 2
Course Code/TitleInstructorClass Day/TimeLocation
RSM8411H – Structuring and Visualizing Data for AnalyticsAdam SaundersMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 25 – Nov 27
15:30–17:00
(No class Oct 14)

Oct 16, 23
15:30–16:30

Dec 2
15:30–17:30
L1035
RSM8512H – Modeling Tools for Predictive AnalyticsRyan WebbMondays/Wednesdays
Sept 25 – Nov 27
15:30–17:00
(No class Oct 14)

Dec 2
15:30–16:30
L1060
RSM8413H – Machine Learning AnalyticsGerhard TrippenTuesdays/Thursdays
Sept 26 – Nov 26
11:30–13:00

Nov 28
11:30–12:30
L1060
RSM8414H – Tools for Probabilistic Models and Prescriptive AnalyticsSheng LiuTuesdays/Thursdays
Sept 26 – Nov 26
11:30–13:00

Nov 28
11:30–12:30
L1035

MMA Bootcamps


Interested students must submit audit requests directly to the instructors as listed below and then forward to the Registrarial Team.

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

DateTimeSectionInstructorAreaLocation
Thursday, August 8, 202410:00-13:001Gerhard TrippenR ProgrammingL1060
Thursday, August 8, 202413:30-16:302Gerhard TrippenR ProgrammingL1060
Friday, August 9, 202410:00-13:001Gerhard TrippenR ProgrammingL1060
Friday, August 9, 202413:30-16:302Gerhard TrippenR ProgrammingL1060
Monday, August 12, 202411:00-13:302Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Monday, August 12, 202414:00-16:301Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Tuesday, August 13, 202411:00-13:302Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Tuesday, August 13, 202414:00-16:301Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Wednesday, August 14, 202410:00-12:302Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Wednesday, August 14, 202413:00-15:301Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Thursday, August 15, 202411:00-13:302Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Thursday, August 15, 202414:00-16:301Dmitry KrassStatsL1060
Thursday, September 5, 202409:00-11:002Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060
Thursday, September 5, 202411:30-13:301Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060
Monday, September 9, 202413:00-15:002Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060
Monday, September 9, 202415:30-17:301Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060
Tuesday, September 10, 202409:00-11:002Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060
Tuesday, September 10, 202412:00-14:001Jie CaoData VisualizationL1060

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


Details for Faculty of Law courses available during the 2024-2025 Academic year will be coming soon.


Faculty of Music


Please note that the below Faculty of Music information is representative of the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Details for the 2024-2025 Academic year will be coming soon.


Registration for Faculty of Music graduate courses opens Wednesday, August 2, 2023. 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 2023 will be innovative business, technology, and creative environments such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence (including ChatGPT uses for music creation & distribution), 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: business management; 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 8 – December 1
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


Master of Health Informatics (MHI) Courses
Course Description and ScheduleTermInstructor(s)
MHI2001H – Fundamentals of Health InformaticsFall 2024Karim Keshavjee
MHI2018H – Knowledge Management and SystemsWinter 2025Karim Keshavjee
Abbas Zavar
MHI2024H – Advanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics*Winter 2025Don Willison
MHI2025H – Strategic Digital Leadership for Health System Transformation*April 2025 – January 2026Karim Keshavjee
Wendy Nelson
Application required. See below for further details.
MHI2024H – Advanced Topics in Data Governance in Health Informatics


The fundamental theme of this course is how the health care system can optimize and leverage the information collected to meet our evolving need for data to be used (and re-used) by and across organizations while meeting our legal and privacy obligations. We will consider both theoretical/conceptual and operational aspects of data quality, responsible use of data, and outcomes assessment using real-world applications. We will also provide case examples of initiatives leading the way in this new data environment. The course will identify emerging frameworks and technological solutions for solving key data governance issues.

Application details TBC.

MHI2025H – Strategic Digital Leadership for Health System Transformation


If you are a mid career graduate student in transition to a career in digital health or have immediate career aspirations for senior roles in digital health leadership, this advanced leadership experience is for you.  MHI2025, based out of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is an interactive and collaborative experience open for enrolment to graduate students from the MBA Health programs at the Rotman School of Management; IHPME MHSc, MHI and SLI Programs; as well as Masters and PhD students in the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

Application information available here.


Health Services Research (HSR) Courses
Course Description and ScheduleTermInstructor(s)
HAD5760H – Advanced Health
Economics & Policy Analysis
Fall 2024Audrey Laporte

Master of Health Science (MHSc) – Health Administration Courses
Course Description and ScheduleTermInstructor(s)
HAD5713H – Introduction
to Health Information Systems
Fall 2024Kevin Edmondson
HAD5736H – Operations Research:
Tools for Quantitative Health Care
Decision Making
Fall 2024Mike Carter
Dionne Aleman
HAD5767H – Health Services Marketing*

*Prerequisites waived for Rotman students
Fall 2024Julian Wong
Meghan van Zanden
HAD5777H – Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive CapacityWinter 2025Tina Smith
Christine Shea

System, Leadership & Innovation (SLI) Courses
Course Description and ScheduleTermInstructor(s)
HAD2003H – Learning Health Systems Part 1: Identifying Opportunities for System Change and Designing Sound InnovationsSummer 2025Geoff Anderson
HAD2002H – Learning Health Systems Part 2: Implementation and Evaluation of System Innovations*

*Prerequisite: HAD2003H – Learning Health Systems Part 1, or instructor permission
Summer 2025Geoff Anderson
HAD2005H – Quality Improvement Skills for Healthcare LeadersWinter 2025Ben Chan
HAD2008H – Human Factors, Strategy, and Innovation LeadershipWinter 2025Laura Desveaux
Marissa Bird

School of Cities


The School of Cities works in partnership with other faculties, schools and departments at the University of Toronto to offer a series of seminars for graduate students enrolled in Masters or PhD programs at the University. Multidisciplinary Urban Graduate Seminar (MUGS) courses – formerly known as the Graduate Multidisciplinary Urban Project (GMUP) – focus on issues related to urban policy and practice, and students work in multidisciplinary teams from different academic fields, using their learned perspective to review problems faced by cities and find innovative solutions.

CourseTermInstructor(s)
PLA1516H1 – Planning and Designing for Community Power*

*Application required: Course description found here, and application found here.
Fall 2024Keisha St. Louis-McBurnie
Chiyi Tam

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering


Please note that the below Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering information is representative of the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Details for the 2024-2025 Academic year will be coming soon.

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).


Fall 2023 Term: September 11 – December 20, 2023*

Winter 2024 Term: January 8 – April 8, 2024*

*It is possible a course may run before these dates above or end beyond the dates – please check with course instructor, syllabus or the course schedule.

CourseTermInstructor(s)ScheduleNotes
TEP1601H – Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity within Engineering ContextsSummer 2023Mikhail BurkeJuly 10-Aug 6
Tuesdays 13:00-15:00
Thursdays 16:00-17:00
TEP1601H – Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity within Engineering ContextsFall 2023Mikhail BurkeBegins Week of September 14
Wednesdays 15:00-18:00
Tentative. May not run.
TEP1010H – Cognitive and Psychological Foundations of Effective LeadershipWinter 2024Robin SacksBegins Week of January 8
Tuesdays 18:00-21:00
TEP1011H – Authentic LeadershipFall 2023Nick Evans and Mike FarleyBegins Week of September 14
Mondays 18:30-21:00
TEP1027H – Engineering PresentationsFall 2023Lydia WilkinsonBegins Week of Sept 14
Wednesdays 18:00-21:00
Not truly about engineering.
TEP1029H – The Science of Emotional Intelligence and its Application to LeadershipFall 2023Danny CushingBegins Week of October 2
Tuesdays 18:00-21:00
TEP1501H – Leadership and Leading in Groups and OrganizationsFall 2023TBCBegins Week of Sept 14
Tuesdays 18:00-21:00
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 Assistant/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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