Arts Academic Plans

Arts students enrolled in a Three-Year General (Major or Liberal Studies) or Four-Year General Liberal Studies academic plan may pursue the Management Studies Option.

The Management Studies Option requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:

• AFM 131
• ECON 101
• ENGL 109 or any ENGL 210
• MSCI 211 or PSYCH 338
• PHIL 215
• a course in statistics (available in several departments)
• four of:
  • AFM 101 or 123
  • CS 100
  • ECON 102
  • ECON 220
  • HRM 200 or PSYCH 339
  • MSCI 311 or SOC 232
  • PHIL 145 or 216 
  • SOC 241 or 243
  • a business language course

(Students should check for course prerequisites)

Notes:

1. The Management Studies Minor, Option, or Diploma, is not available to students currently enrolled in or who have graduated from university business programs, plans, or subplans, including University of Waterloo "X and Business" academic plans.
2. A maximum of three courses may be double-counted between the Management Studies Minor, Option, or Diploma, and any other plan.
3. Students in academic plans in Human Resources Management are precluded from taking Management Studies plans.