The Option in Management Sciences (MSCI Option) prepares students for decision making roles in business and technology management. The Option complements an engineer's technical training with a well-rounded education in management sciences, including studies of economics, organizational behaviour and design, decision analysis and operations research, production and service operations, information systems design, innovation, and technology strategy. Courses develop a conceptual understanding of management and organizational processes, practical skills to analyze and solve decision problems and implement business solutions, and an awareness of the impact of technology and innovation on organizations and society.
The MSCI option consists of six courses, including three required courses and their equivalents.
Key for this page
| Code |
Description |
| F |
Fall term |
| W |
Winter term |
| S |
Spring term |
| A,B,C,D |
These courses count toward Complementary Studies requirements:
A- Impact, B- Engineering Economics, C- Humanities and Social Sciences, D- Other. |
| † |
These courses may count towards technical elective (or technical breadth elective) requirements. Engineering students should consult the undergraduate advisor in their home department for specific rules that apply to their program. |
| Δ |
Software Engineering students only. |
| Course |
Title and Notes |
| MSCI 211C |
Organizational Behaviour (F, S) - may be replaced by PSYCH 338 |
| or MSCI 311C |
Organizational Design and Technology (F, W) |
| MSCI 261B |
Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers (F, W, S) - may be replaced by CIVE 292, ECE 390, ENVE 292 or SYDE 262 |
| MSCI 331† |
Introduction to Optimization (F, W, S) - may be replaced by CIVE 332, CO 250Δ, ENVE 320 or SYDE 411 |
plus three of the following elective courses or equivalents:
| Course |
Title and Notes |
| MSCI 211C |
Organizational Behaviour (F, S) - may be replaced by PSYCH 338 |
| MSCI 262D |
Managerial and Cost Accounting (F) |
| MSCI 263C |
Managerial Economics (S) - may be replaced by ECON 201 |
| MSCI 311C |
Organizational Design and Technology (F, W) |
| MSCI 332† |
Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods (F) |
| MSCI 343† |
Human-Computer Interaction (F) |
| MSCI 421D |
Strategic Management of Technology (S) |
| MSCI 422A |
Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship (F) |
| MSCI 423† |
Managing New Product and Process Innovation (W) |
| MSCI 431† |
Stochastic Models and Methods (W) - may be replaced by CS 457Δ or SYDE 431 |
| MSCI 432† |
Production and Service Operations Management (F, W, S) |
| MSCI 435† |
Advanced Optimization Techniques (W) |
| MSCI 436† |
Decision Support Systems (W) |
| MSCI 442A |
Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Society (W) |
| MSCI 444† |
Information Systems Analysis and Design (W) - may be replaced by CS 430, 432 or 490 |
| MSCI 446† |
Data Warehousing and Mining (F) |
| MSCI 452† |
Decision Making Under Uncertainty (S) |
| MSCI 454D |
Technical Entrepreneurship (W) - may be replaced by BET 300D |
| MSCI 531† |
Stochastic Processes and Decision Making (S) |
| MSCI 541† |
Information Retrieval Systems (W) |
| MSCI 551† |
Quality Management and Control (S) |
| MSCI 555† |
Scheduling: Theory and Practice (W) |
| MSCI 597 |
Complementary Studies Topics in Management Sciences |
| MSCI 598† |
Special Topics in Management Engineering |
| MSCI 599† |
Special Topics in Management Engineering Design |
| CIVE 596 |
Construction Engineering (W) |
| ECON 371 |
Business Finance (F, W, S) |
| SYDE 433 |
Conflict Analysis (F) |
Requirements:
- At least three of the six courses must be MSCI courses from the Department of Management Sciences.
- A maximum of one course not from the approved list may be counted toward the Option, subject to written approval of the MSCI Option Coordinator and the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the student's home department. The student must complete a Course Substitution Request form to approve the course.
- Students may take both MSCI 211 and MSCI 311, in which case one will count toward the required courses and the other toward the elective courses.
- For the designation "Option in Management Sciences" to be shown on the transcript, the student must achieve a minimum overall cumulative average of 60% in the six courses.
Students have a wide degree of flexibility in course selection within the MSCI option. For students who wish to focus on a particular theme within Management Sciences, the department suggests the following selection of courses beyond the required set:
| Theme |
Courses |
| Operations Research Theme: |
Two or more of MSCI 332, 431, 432, 435, 452, 531, 555 |
| Information Systems Theme: |
Two or more of MSCI 343, 436, 442, 444, 446, 541 |
| Management of Technology Theme: |
Two or more of MSCI 311, 421, 422, 423, 454 |
Note:
Students must officially register for the MSCI Option in their Program Plan. Students must also identify the MSCI Option on their "Intent to Graduate" form in the 4B term in order to receive the designation on their transcript at graduation. Forms are available from the student's home department.
Refer to the University's official Schedule of Classes for confirmation of actual course offerings each term.
For further information about the MSCI Option, contact the MSCI Option Co-ordinator in the Management Sciences Department.