Curriculum
The information below provides overviews of the Morning and Evening MBA degree requirements, effective September 2020.
By adhering to the course sequencing outlined in the curriculum overview, students will fulfill the program requirements within 32 months. Students interested in accelerating the completion of their degree requirements should contact the Registrar’s Office.
You may use this optional form to plan out your courses.
Core Course Credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Weight | Credit Hours | Academic Area |
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| RSM1160H | Business Ethics | 0.17 | 1 | Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management |
| RSM1165H | Leveraging Diverse Teams | 0.17 | 1 | Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management |
| RSM1201H | Fundamentals of Strategic Management | 0.33 | 2 | Strategy |
| RSM1210H | Managerial Economics | 0.33 | 2 | Economic Analysis & Policy |
| RSM1211H | Economic Environment of Business | 0.33 | 2 | Economic Analysis & Policy |
| RSM1215H | Decision Making with Models & Data | 0.33 | 2 | Economic Analysis & Policy |
| RSM1220H | Financial Accounting | 0.33 | 2 | Accounting |
| RSM1222H | Managerial Accounting | 0.33 | 2 | Accounting |
| RSM1231H | Finance I: Capital Markets & Valuations | 0.33 | 2 | Finance |
| RSM1232H | Finance II: Corporate Finance (Pre-Requisite: RSM1231H) | 0.33 | 2 | Finance |
| RSM1240H | Operations Management | 0.33 | 2 | Operations Management & Statistics |
| RSM1250H | Managing Customer Value | 0.33 | 2 | Marketing |
| RSM1260H | Leading People in Organizations | 0.33 | 2 | Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management |
| RSM1282H | Statistics for Management | 0.33 | 2 | Operations Management & Statistics |
| RSM2622H* | Leadership Development Practicum | 0.5 | 3 | Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management |
Elective Courses
In addition to the above core courses, Morning and Evening MBA students are required to successfully complete ten (10) MBA elective courses, equivalent to 5 FCEs, during the elective phase of the program.
Curriculum Overview
Morning/Evening MBA Curriculum
| Year | Fall Term (September to December) | Spring Term (January to April) | Summer Term (May to August) |
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| 1 | Intensive Week 1 (August)
| Intensive Week 2 (January)
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* The ten (10) MBA electives will be completed across Year 2 Spring and Summer, and Year 3 Fall and Spring, with 2 or 3 being completed each term. Global and experiential opportunities count as electives, and more information on those opportunities can be found here.
+ Counts as a required Core course.
Area Specializations and Majors
Elective courses are applicable to area specializations and majors. Students that started their program prior to Fall 2022 (i.e. the Morning and Evening MBA class of 2024) are still eligible to add a major or specialization to their résumé. Majors and specializations are optional and are not noted on either the U of T transcript or the MBA diploma. More information on area specializations and majors and how to request them can be found here.
Students that started their program in Fall 2022 or later are not eligible to request a major or specialization, but are encouraged to explore emphases. Please note that all students (including those that started their program prior to Fall 2022) are eligible to declare emphases.
Course Selection
Each student’s course schedule is available on the Rotman Hub and Quercus. Please note that from time to time, it may be necessary to cancel or re-schedule classes and consequently, students are well-advised to view their personal schedules on a regular basis.
Classroom Schedule
The schedule of class meetings is published at the beginning of the academic year. On occasion, there are changes to the meeting schedule that may impact the time or location of the class. The Registrar’s Office will make every effort to notify students of any such changes well in advance.
Changes in Courses
For each program of study offered by the University through the Rotman School of Management, the courses necessary to complete the minimum requirements of the program will be made available annually. The Rotman School, however, reserves the right to change the content of courses; instructors and instructional assignments; enrollment limitations; pre-requisites; co-requisites; grading policies; and timetables without prior notice.
Enrollment in Core Courses
Upon entering the program, students will automatically be enrolled in their courses. No course selection is necessary as all MBA Program core courses are mandatory. Students who require additional help with a particular subject are advised to contact the Registrar’s Office as soon as possible.
Enrollment Limitations
The Rotman School of Management makes every reasonable effort to plan and control enrollment to ensure that all of our students are qualified to complete the programs to which they are admitted and to strike a balance between enrollment and available instructional resources. Sometimes such a balance cannot be struck and the number of qualified students exceeds the instructional resources that we can reasonably make available while at the same time maintaining the quality of instruction. In such cases, the Rotman School reserves the right to limit enrollment in the programs, courses, or sections listed in the schedule and to withdraw courses or sections for which enrollment and resources are insufficient.
For information about taking courses at different campuses, Faculties, or Universities, please see Taking Courses Outside the MBA Program.
Dropping Core Courses
Once enrolled in a core course, students will remain enrolled unless they officially request to drop the course. There are official dates by which a student must withdraw without academic penalty; otherwise, a failing mark will appear on the academic record. In order to drop a core course without academic penalty no more than 50% of the course contact hours may have been completed. Should students need to drop a core course, a formal request must be made in writing by emailing their Assistant Director.
Detailed information about dropping courses can be found here.
Course Materials and Course Work
Core Courses
The costs of any required course packages for all 1000-level core courses are covered in the compulsory Rotman ancillary fee assessed to all students (on the tuition fee invoice).
Elective Courses
Students are required to pay for all elective course packages for any course or workshop that requires a course package. All elective course packages will be available for purchase at the University of Toronto Bookstore two weeks before the start of class. Note that unauthorized photocopies of copyrighted material/textbooks are not acceptable at the Rotman School or the University of Toronto.
Textbooks
Students are required to purchase textbooks for any course that requires a textbook. Note that unauthorized photocopies of copyrighted material/textbooks are not acceptable at the Rotman School or the University of Toronto. New and used textbooks required for courses may be available as an ebook or purchased at the University of Toronto Bookstore. Textbook information, as well as required or recommended cases and readings, is listed on the course syllabus, located on each respective Quercus course page. Elective course textbooks are listed on the course syllabi prior to the start of classes.
Copyright in Course Lectures
If a student wishes to record, photograph, video-record, or otherwise reproduce lecture presentations, course notes ,or similar material provided by instructors, they must obtain the instructor’s written consent beforehand. Otherwise, all such reproduction is an infringement of copyright and is absolutely prohibited. In the case of private use by students with special needs, the instructor’s consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
Submission of Assignments and Examinations
The management of assignment due dates/times for courses is at the discretion of the instructor and will be posted on the course outline. Students must use the individual or group assignment cover page when submitting any materials unless otherwise noted by the instructor. Assignment cover page are available on the Student Tools tile of the HUB.
Program Progression
Students must complete all core courses before commencing the elective phase of the program. Students who have not completed all of their required core courses but wish to take an elective course or courses may appeal to the Registrar’s Office for permission to do so. Such requests will be considered, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
- The required courses outstanding are not being offered in the same term;
- The student has completed at least ten required courses;
- The student has at least a B average; and
- The elective courses have either no prerequisite or the student has taken the prerequisite.
The Registrar’s Office will then request final approval from the elective course instructor.
Implications for Early Finishers
As per the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) policy, Rotman is required to submit a degree recommendation for students as soon as all degree requirements have been fulfilled. If an overload request accelerates the completion of a student’s program requirements, the student will be put forward for graduation immediately following the term in which those requirements have been met; further registration will not be permitted. Students will not be able to take extra courses. Additional details regarding program acceleration can be found here.
Leave Policy
Students registered in the Morning and Evening MBA program may apply for a leave during their program of study. Please see here for additional details and information.
Graduation Requirements
When all requirements for the MBA degree have been fulfilled, the School is required to submit a degree recommendation to the School of Graduate Studies indicating that the program has been satisfactorily completed by the student. In essence, students are not permitted to continue registration in a term following the completion of all courses, which typically impacts only those who accelerate their program by taking additional courses per term in years two and three. Courses designated as Extra are exempt from consideration for the MBA degree requirements, and as such, continued registration for affected students is permitted up to the degree completion timeframe (32 months).