Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Software Engineering Specific Degree Requirements

The Management Sciences Option is not available to Management Engineering students.

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Requirements

The Option consists of six courses, including two required courses (or their equivalents) and four elective courses (or equivalents).

• The two required courses and equivalents are:
  • MSCI 211^C Organizational Behaviour (F,W,S) or MSCI 311^C Organizational Design and Technology (F,W,S); may be replaced by PSYCH 238
  • MSCI 331^† Introduction to Optimization (F,W,S); may be replaced by BME 411, CHE 521, CIVE 332, CO 250, ENVE 335, or SYDE 411
• Four of the following elective courses or equivalents:
  • MSCI 211^C Organizational Behaviour (F,W,S); may be replaced by PSYCH 238
  • MSCI 261^B Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers (F,W,S); may be replaced by AE 392, BME 364, CIVE 392, ENVE 392, GEOE 392, or SYDE 262
  • MSCI 263^C Managerial Economics (S); may be replaced by ECON 201
  • MSCI 311^C Organizational Design and Technology (F,W,S)
  • MSCI 332^† Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods (F)
  • MSCI 411^C Leadership and Influence (S); may be replaced by BET 450
  • MSCI 422^A Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship (F)
  • MSCI 431^† Stochastic Models and Methods (W)
  • MSCI 432^† Production and Service Operations Management (F,W)
  • MSCI 433^† Applications of Management Engineering (W)
  • MSCI 435^† Advanced Optimization Techniques (W)
  • MSCI 442^A Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Society (W)
  • MSCI 446^† Introduction to Machine Learning (W)
  • MSCI 452^† Decision Making Under Uncertainty (S)
  • MSCI 454^D Technical Entrepreneurship (W)
  • MSCI 531^† Stochastic Processes and Decision Making (S)
  • MSCI 541^† Search Engines (F)
  • MSCI 543^† Analytics and User Experience
  • MSCI 546^† Advanced Machine Learning 
  • MSCI 551^† Quality Management and Control (F)
  • MSCI 555^† Scheduling: Theory and Practice (W)
  • MSCI 597 Complementary Studies Topics in Management Sciences
  • MSCI 598^† Special Topics in Management Engineering
  • CIVE 596 Construction Engineering (S)
  • ECON 371 Business Finance 1 (F,W,S)
  • HRM 200^C Basic Human Resources Management (F,W,S)
  • SYDE 531^† Design Optimization Under Probabilistic Uncertainty (W)
  • SYDE 533 Conflict Resolution (F)

Notes

1. At least three of the six courses must be MSCI courses from the Department of Management Sciences.
2. A maximum of one course from outside the approved list may be counted toward the Option, subject to approval of the option co-ordinator.
3. 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.
4. For the designation of Management Sciences Option to be shown on the transcript, the student must achieve a minimum cumulative average of 60% in the six courses.
5. Refer to the University of Waterloo's official Schedule of Classes for confirmation of actual course offerings each term.

For further information about the Management Sciences Option, contact the option co-ordinator in the Management Sciences Department.