The Department of Management Sciences offers postgraduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Applied Science (MASc), Master of Management Sciences (MMSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Special fields of interest include applied operations research, information systems, and management of technology. The master's program is designed for students with an analytical background to prepare them for management positions in technology dependent organizations or staff or advisory positions in organizations which utilize the disciplines represented in the program. The focus of the MASc is on a thesis master's program. The MMSc is a course work program. For those working in industry or government who wish to obtain an MASc or MMSc on a part-time basis, enrolment in the day classes at the university is possible. Full-time master's students may, if they wish, obtain their degree by means of a co-operative program of study described further below.
There is also a distance education MMSc in the area of management of technology (MOT@Distance). It is a full cost-recovery, part-time, degree. Delivery of MOT@Distance is by an enhanced distance learning method, with the additional element of optional tutorials delivered by the Internet (Web site: http://motdinfo.uwaterloo.ca/).
The PhD program is directed to persons who seek university teaching and/or research positions. Its content, which is quite flexible, reflects the research interests of the various members of our faculty.
Financial support is available from several sources. Applications for external awards, such as those offered by OGS, NSERC, and SSHRC, must be made in the fall of the year preceding the one for which support is sought. Teaching assistantships are allocated each term to suitably qualified graduate students in their second or later terms of study. Duties include marking and tutorials for undergraduate courses. It is a requirement of the Faculty of Engineering that only those students who have successfully completed the 2-day workshop, Expectations, are eligible to hold a TA.
For greater detail about admission requirements, financial aid, etc. students and prospective students are referred to the Table of Contents page of this calendar and to the Faculty of Engineering Graduate Studies Manual.