Management, Rotman School of Management

Management, Rotman School: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Management, Rotman School of Management

Degree Programs

Management

MBA

  • Full-Time Master of Business Administration;
    • Emphases (full-time and extended full-time MBA):
      • Data Analytics and Modeling;
      • Finance;
      • Global Management;
      • Health Sector Management;
      • Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Business Design;
      • Leadership;
      • Marketing;
      • Real Estate;
      • Strategy;
      • Sustainability and Society
  • Extended Full-Time Master of Business Administration (Morning/Evening);
  • Executive Master of Business Administration
    • Fields:
      • Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA): the GEMBA is a field that is only offered as part of the dual degree
        • Dual Degree Program: Global Executive Master of Business Administration (University of Toronto) / Global Executive Master of Business Administration (Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi)
      • Global Executive Master of Business Administration for Healthcare and the Life Sciences (GEMBA-HLS)

Finance

MF

Financial Risk Management

MFRM

Management Analytics

MMA

Combined Degree Programs

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Diploma Programs

Professional Accounting

GDipPA

Overview

The Rotman School of Management is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights, and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society.

The School is located in Canada’s financial, commercial, and cultural capital, and students are trained just blocks from Bay Street, Canada’s business centre. The School takes full advantage of its strategic location by drawing on a rich pool of business leaders as teachers, mentors, and speakers. The School's strong academic reputation and close ties to the business community give graduates an edge in their search for a fulfilling career.

In the classroom, top-ranked faculty provide access to the latest research before it filters into consulting firms and major corporations. Learning at Rotman goes deep — combining a rigorous, model-based approach to decision making with a strong emphasis on personal development. The School attracts people from a wide range of countries and backgrounds and provides them with a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, open, inclusive, and respectful to all.

Contact and Address

Rotman School of Management

Web

General
Full-Time MBA
Morning/Evening MBA
Executive MBA
Global Executive MBA
Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences
Master of Finance
Master of Financial Risk Management
Master of Management Analytics
Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

Telephone

MBA: (416) 946-8463
Morning/Evening MBA: (416) 946-5916
Executive MBA: (416) 946-3022
Global Executive MBA: (416) 946-3022
Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences: (416) 946-3638
Master of Finance: (416) 978-4329
Master of Financial Risk Management: (416) 978-6280
Master of Management Analytics: (416) 978-3525
Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting: (416) 978-4329

Address

Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
105 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6
Canada

Management, Rotman School: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Afeche, Philipp - BA, MS, PhD
Agrawal, Ajay - BASc, MEng, MBA, PhD
Amernic, Joel - BSc, MBA, CA
Anastakis, Dimitry - PhD
Bar-Isaac, Heski - BA, MSc, PhD
Baron, Opher - BSc, MBA, PhD
Baum-Snow, Nathaniel - AB, PhD
Baum, Joel - BA, MBA, PhD
Blum, Bernardo - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Booth, Laurence - BSc, MA, MBA, DBA
Bova, Francesco - BComm, MA, MBA, MPH, PhD
Bryan, Kevin - BA, MS, MS, PhD
Callen, Jeffrey - BM, MBA, DPhil
Casciaro, Tiziana - BA, MS, PhD
Célérier, Claire - MSc, PhD
Cheng, Ing-Haw - MEc (Academic Director, Master of Financial Risk Management Program)
Christianson, Marlys - MD, PhD
Christoffersen, Susan - BA, MA, PhD (Dean)
Corts, Kenneth - BA, MA, PhD (Vice-Dean, Research, Strategy, and Resources)
Côté, Stéphane - BSc, MA, PhD (Director, Faculty Recruiting)
Cunningham, William - BA, MPH, MS, MA, PhD
Dart, Beatrix - MEc, MISt, PhD (Academic Director, Experiential and Global Learning)
Davydenko, Sergei - MA, MSc, PhD (Academic Director, Master of Finance Program)
DeCelles, Katherine - BS, PhD (Academic Director, PhD Program)
Doering, Laura - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Doidge, Craig Andrew - BComm, MSc, PhD (Vice-Dean, Faculty)
Dyck, Alexander - BA, PhD
Edwards, Alexander - BAC, MAcct, MS, PhD
Elitzur, Ramy - BA, MBA, PHM, PhD
Elkamhi, Redouane - BE, MBA, PhD
Feinberg, Matthew - BA, MEd, PhD
Florida, Richard - BA, PhD
Galasso, Alberto - PhD
Gans, Joshua - BEc, PhD
Golden, Brian - BS, MS, PhD (Academic Director, Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences Programs)
Goldfarb, Avi - BA, MA, PhD
Goldreich, David - BS, MS, MS, PhD
Golubov, Andrey - MSc, PhD
Gomez, Rafael - BA, MA, MIR, PhD
Hadfield, Gillian - BA, JD, PhD, Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society
Han, Bing - PhD
Han, Lu - BA, MA, PhD
Hawkins, Scott - BA, MS, PhD
Hejazi, Walid - BA, MA, PhD (Academic Director, Executive Programs)
Hoffman, Mitchell - BA, PhD
Hope, Ole-Kristian - MBA, PhD
Hu, Ming - BS, MS, PhD
Hull, John - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Kan, Raymond - BBA, MBA, DPhil
Kaplan, Sarah - BA, MA, PhD
Krashinsky, Harry - MA, PhD
Krass, Dmitry - BS, MEng, PhD
Latham, Gary - BA, MS, PhD
Lederman, Mara - BA, PhD
Lee, Byung Soo - BS, MA, PhD
Lee, Spike - MS, PhD
Leonardelli, Geoffrey - BA, MA, PhD
Liao, Scott - MA, PhD (Vice-Dean, Undergraduate and Specialized Programs)
Lu, Hai - MBA, PhD, PhD
Mahrt-Smith, Jan - BSc, PhD (Academic Director, Global Executive MBA Program)
Malekian, Azarakhsh - BSc, MS, PhD
McCurdy, Tom - BA, MA, PhD
McEvily, Bill - BS, PhD
McGahan, Anita - BA, MA, MBA, PhD
Mehta, Nitin - BTech, MS, MS, PhD
Milner, Joseph - BSc, MS, PhD (Vice-Dean, MBA Programs)
Mitchell, Matthew - BS, MA, PhD
Mohanram, Partha Sarathy - BTech, MBA, PhD
Moldoveanu, Mihnea - BSc, MSc, DBA
Moorthy, Sridhar - BSc, MBA, MS, PhD
Ornthanalai, Chay - BEng, PhD
Reuber, Becky - BA, MSc, PhD
Richardson, Gordon - BA, MBA, PhD, CA
Romero, Gonzalo - BS, BS, PhD
Rotenberg, Wendy - BA, MBA, PhD
Rotundo, Maria - BA, MA, PhD
Rowley, Timothy - BA, MBA, PhD (Academic Director, Morning and Evening MBA; Executive MBA Programs)
Silverman, Brian - AB, MA, SM, PhD
Simutin, Mikhail - BA, PhD
Smieliauskas, Waldemar - BS, MS, PhD
Soberman, David - BSc, MBA, PhD
Soman, Dilip - BE, MBA, PhD
Strange, William - BA, MA, PhD
Tilcsik, András - AB, AM, PhD
Trefler, Daniel - BA, MPH, PhD
Tsai, Claire - BBA, MBA, PhD (Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program)
Wang, Kevin - BS, MA, PhD
Webb, Ryan - BA, MA, PhD
Whyte, Glen - LLB, MA, MBA, MPH, PhD
Wong, Franco - BA, MA, PhD
Xie, Jia Lin - BA, MBA, PhD
Xin, Baohua - PhD
Yang, Liyan - BA, MA, PhD
Zhang, Ping - BA, MA, MAcct, PhD
Zhong, Chenbo - BA, MA, PhD

Members Emeriti

Amburgey, Terry - BS, MA, PhD
Beatty, David - BA, MA
Berman, Oded - BA, PhD
Brean, Donald J.S. - BA, MBA, MSc, PhD
Calder, Brendan - BM
Dobson, Wendy - BScN, MPA, SM, PhD
Dungan, D Peter - BA, MA, PhD
Dunne, David - BComm, DPhil
Fisher, James - BA, MBA
Fleck, James - BA, DBA
Halpern, Paul - BCom, MBA, PhD
Horstmann, Ignatius - BA, PhD
Hyatt, Douglas - BA, MA, PhD
Kirzner, Eric - BA, MBA
Kolodny, Harvey - BEng, MBA, PhD
Losell, Donna - BA, MBA
Martin, Roger - AB, MBA
Menzefricke, Ulrich - MBA, DBA
Mitchell, Andrew - BA, PhD
Ondrack, Daniel - BComm, MBA, PhD
Oxley, Joanne - BSc, MA, MBA, PhD
Pauly, Peter - MA, PhD
Reed, Connie - BA, MBA
Ryall, Michael - BS, MBA, PhD
Verma, Anil - BTech, MBA, PhD
White, Alan - BEng, MBA, PhD
Wilson, Thomas - BA, AM, PhD

Associate Members

Akchurina, Dinara - MA
Ashraf, Nouman - BCom, MBA
Barjesteh, Nasser - BS, MCS, MS, PhD
Barrette, Catherine - BCom, BCom (Director, Rotman Commerce Program)
Blundell, Richard - BSc, MBA
Boyko, Dana Marta - BA, MA
Carr, Melanie - MD
Catapano, Rhia - BS, PhD
Corhay, Alexandre - BCom, MSc, PhD
Dimitriadis, Stefan - BA, AM, MPH, PhD
Djikic, Maja - PhD
Douglas, Scott - BCom
Duke, Kristen - BA, PhD
Geoffrey, Craig - BA, MBA
Gopalakrishna, Goutham - DSc
Inostroza Padilla, Nicolas - BS, MA, MA, PhD
Jiang, Hansheng - BM, DPhil
Khan, Michael - BCom
Kim, Daehyun - PhD
Kim, Yongah - MBA
Knight, Samsun - DSc
Kwan, Amy - BSc
Lee, Hyeun Jung - MBA
Liu, Shannon - BS, BA, PhD
Liu, Sheng - BS, PhD
MacKay, Alexandra - BSc, MA, PhD
Manning, Ryann - BA, MA, PhD
McCullough, Tom - MBA
Motut, Alexandra Joan - AB, MA, DPhil
Newman, George - BPhil, MPH, PhD
Odziemkowska, Katarzyna - MFS
Oesch, John - BS, MSc, MBA, MEd, PhD
Palancz, Eszter - MA
Park, Sae-Seul - BBA, MISt
Powers, Richard - BPHE, BA, LLB, MBA
Reiter, Nayana - BBA, MSc, PhD
Roshanaei, Vahid - DE
Rutherford, Scott - BSc, MBA
Ruttan, Rachel - BA, MS, PhD
Schneider, Manfred - BCom, JD, MBA, CA, CPA
Seibel, Regina - MEc
Sekar, Shreyas - BA, PhD
Shin, Jee-Eun - BA, MS
Stapleton, Maureen - MBA
Stojanovic, Dragan - BComm, MEd
Tan, Eugene - BS, BS, PhD
Tassone, Ralph - BCom, MEd
Tolias, Fotini - BCom, MBA
Trippen, Gerhard - MCS, PhD (Academic Director, Master of Management Analytics Program)
Xu, Ting - MEc
Yi, Irene - BBA, PhD
Zhong, Zachary - PhD
Zuliani, Elisa - BBM, CA (Academic Director, Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Program)

Management, Rotman School: Management MBA Full-Time Courses

Required Courses to be Completed in Year 1

Weighting for 1000-level courses is determined by the second digit of the four-digit course number as follows:

Second DigitCourse Weight
1
one credit hour
2
two credit hours
3
three credit hours

 

Course CodeCourse Title
RSM1160HBusiness Ethics
RSM1165HLeveraging Diverse Teams
RSM1201HFoundations of Strategic Management
Managerial Economics
RSM1211HEconomic Environment of Business
RSM1215HDecision Making with Models and Data
RSM1220HFinancial Accounting and Reporting: A Global Perspective
Managerial Accounting
RSM1231HFinance I: Global Markets and Valuation
Finance II: Corporate Finance
RSM1240HOperations Management
RSM1250HManaging Customer Value
RSM1260HLeading People in Organizations
RSM1282HStatistics for Management
or
Applied Management: Placement
or
Applied Management: Independent Study

Elective Courses for the Full-Time and Morning/Evening MBA Programs

Not all courses are offered every year. Consult the department each session about course offerings.

Course CodeCourse Title
Research Project
RSM2008HCreative Destruction Lab Intro
International Strategy
Entrepreneurship
RSM2013YCreative Destruction Lab Advanced
RSM2014HSustainability Strategy
Pharmaceutical Strategy
Strategy in Emerging Markets
Corporation 360
Health Sector Strategy and Organizations
Corporate Strategy
Strategic Change and Implementation
Canadian Business History
RSM2040HSpecial Topics in Strategy
Management Consulting
Technology Strategy
RSM2057HVenture Capital Strategy
Communicating Strategy
Healthcare and Life Sciences Consulting: Field Application Project
Strategic Networks
Management Consulting Practicum
Catastrophic Failure in Organizations
Social Entrepreneurship
RSM2083HSpecial Topics in Strategic Management
RSM2085HHealthcare Innovation
RSM2087HMulti-Disciplinary Special Topics
RSM2088HDesigning for Equality
RSM2098HSpecial Topics in Strategic Management
RSM2099HSpecial Topics in Strategic Management
Rotman Study Tour
RSM2113HModel-Based Decision Making in Practice
Clean Energy: Policy Context and Business Opportunities
International Business in the World Economy
Game Theory and Applications for Management
Real Estate Development
Economic Environment of International Business
Real Estate Economics
Forecasting Models and Econometric Methods
Real Estate Investment
Business and the City
RSM2198HSpecial Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy
RSM2199HSpecial Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy
Taxation and Decision-Making
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Distress and Insolvency
Business Law
Business Analysis and Valuation
RSM2215HSpecial Topics in Accounting
RSM2216HSpecial Topics in Accounting
RSM2298HSpecial Topics in Accounting
RSM2299HSpecial Topics in Accounting
Corporate Financing
Financial Management
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
RSM2303HRisk Modelling and Financial Trading Strategies
RSM2304HFinancial Institutions and Capital Markets
International Financial Management
Options and Futures Markets
RSM2307HAdvanced Derivatives
Financial Risk Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Analysis and Management of Fixed Income Securities
Value Investing
RSM2313HSustainable Finance
Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance
Management of Private Wealth
RSM2318HSpecial Topics in Finance
Special Topics in Finance
RSM2322HSpecial Topics in Finance
RSM2326HHow Banks Work: Management in a New Technological Age
RSM2327HIslamic Finance in Canada
RSM2328HMachine Learning and Financial Innovation
RSM2329HBlock Chain and Decentralized Finance
RSM2398HSpecial Topics in Finance
RSM2399HSpecial Topics in Finance
RSM2401HData and Information Management for Business Analytics
Supply Chain Management
Operations Management Strategy
Services Operations Management
Modeling and Optimization for Decision Making
RSM2409HData Science for Managers
RSM2410HAnalytics and Operations Consulting
RSM2416HSpecial Topics in Operations Management and Statistics
RSM2417HSpecial Topics in Operations Management
RSM2498HSpecial Topics in Operations Management and Statistics
RSM2499HSpecial Topics in Operations Management and Statistics
Marketing Strategy
Consumer Behaviour
Strategic Marketing Communications
Marketing Research
Sales Management
Fintech Marketing: Innovation in the Marketing of Financial Services
Branding
Pricing
Special Topics in Marketing
Futures Thinking: Developing Business Insight
Special Topics in Marketing
Managing Customer Value 2.0
Special Topics in Marketing
Digital Marketing
Marketing and Behavioural Economics
RSM2523HBusiness Design Fundamentals
Business Design Practicum
RSM2525HOne to One Marketing
RSM2526HCreative Thinking for Business Innovation
RSM2527HDesign Research and Insight-Driven Storytelling
RSM2528HService Design: Innovating Service-Based Organizations
RSM2530HSpecial Topics in Marketing
RSM2598HSpecial Topics in Marketing
RSM2599HSpecial Topics in Marketing
Organization Design
Advanced Negotiations and Conflict Management
RSM2604HManagerial Negotiations
Designing New Work Organizations
Aligning People and Strategy
Managing Talent for Global Operations
RSM2613HC-Suite: Living Out Leadership Day to Day for Organizational Impact
RSM2615HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
RSM2616HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
The Socially Intelligent Manager
Power and Influence in Organizations
Leading Teams
Effective Leadership
RSM2622HLeadership Development Lab
RSM2625HBusiness Problem Solving: A Model-Based Approach
RSM2640HLeading Social Innovation
RSM2698HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
RSM2699HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
RSM2700HIndependent Study Project
RSM2701HGlobal Consulting Project
RSM2702HOnBoard
RSM2703HCityLab
RSM2706HSpecial Topics in Finance
RSM2709HGlobal Practicum
Getting It Done®
Top Manager’s Perspective
The Opposable Mind
Business Problem Solving
RSM3053HBehavioural Research Methods in Marketing
RSM3059HSpecial Topics in Marketing
RSM3069HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
RSM3090YReading Course
Digital Media Distribution

Management, Rotman School: Management MBA Extended Full-Time Courses

Required Courses

Weighting for 1000-level courses is determined by the second digit of the four-digit course number as follows:

Second DigitCourse Weight
1
one credit hour
2
two credit hours
3
three credit hours

 

Course CodeCourse Title
Business Ethics
RSM1165HLeveraging Diverse Teams
RSM1201HFoundations of Strategic Management
Managerial Economics
RSM1211HEconomic Environment of Business
RSM1215HDecision Making with Models and Data
RSM1220HFinancial Accounting and Reporting: A Global Perspective
Managerial Accounting
RSM1231HFinance I: Global Markets and Valuation
Finance II: Corporate Finance
Operations Management
RSM1250HManaging Customer Value
RSM1260HLeading People in Organizations
RSM1282HStatistics for Management
RSM2622HLeadership Development Lab

Elective Courses

Shared with the full-time MBA program. See the full-time MBA course section.

Management, Rotman School: Management Executive MBA Courses

Required Courses

Core Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
RSM5001HStrategy 1
RSM5011HCapstone Project
RSM5101HEconomics 1
RSM5102HEconomics 2
RSM5201HAccounting 1
RSM5301HFinance 1
RSM5302HFinance 2
RSM5401HBusiness Operations
RSM5501HMarketing 1
RSM5600HPersonal Leadership
RSM5602HNegotiations
RSM5603HThe Business Environment: Ethics
RSM5614HEMBA Leadership Development Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
RSM5801HQuantitative Reasoning for Management

Non-core Courses

At the discretion of the Academic Director and the Vice-Dean, MBA Programs, up to four of the non-core courses may be substituted with elective courses from the list of electives offered for the Full-Time MBA and Extended Full-Time MBA (Morning/Evening) Programs. Students may also substitute up to two of the non-core courses with elective courses offered for the Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA) field. Note that the GEMBA field is only offered as part of the dual degree with Bocconi University. Available GEMBA electives vary each year. Courses will be communicated to students upon program start.

Course CodeCourse Title
RSM2528HService Design: Innovating Service-Based Organizations
RSM2609HAligning People with Strategy
RSM2619HPower and Influence in Organizations
Strategy 2
Corporate Governance
International Business
Topics in Strategic Management
Accounting 2
Business Problem Solving: A Model-Based Approach
Marketing 2
Organizational Leadership
RSM5605HThe Thoughtful Leader
RSM5609HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour
RSM5610HInner Change

Management, Rotman School: Management Executive MBA; Field: Global (Dual Degree) Courses

Courses in this dual degree program follow the approved grading scale of High Honours/Honours/Pass/Low Pass/Fail, unless otherwise noted.

Required Courses for the Dual Degree Program, Global Executive MBA

Course CodeCourse Title
Leading People in Organizations
Entrepreneurship
Business Design Practicum
RSM2615HSpecial Topics in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Strategy 1
Strategy 2
International Business
Corporate Governance
RSM5019HSpecial Topics in Strategy
Economics 1
Accounting 1
Accounting 2
Finance 1
Finance 2
Creating Value Through Acquisitions and Private Equity
RSM5313HSpecial Topics in Finance
Business Operations
Marketing 1
Negotiations
The Business Environment: Ethics
RSM5604HLeadership Development Practicum
Leveraging Diverse Teams
Business Analytics
Quantitative Reasoning for Management
Managing Innovation

Elective Courses

The available Rotman electives will be communicated approximately 4 to 6 months before the summer elective period (July and August).

Course CodeCourse Title
RSM2528HService Design: Innovating Service-Based Organizations
Special Topics in Organizational Behaviour
RSM5610HInner Change

Management, Rotman School: Management Executive MBA; Field: Global Healthcare and the Life Sciences Courses

Required Courses

Core Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Strategy 1
RSM5015YCapstone Project
Economics 1
Accounting 1
Finance 1
RSM5302HFinance 2
Business Operations
Marketing 1
RSM5600HPersonal Leadership
RSM5603HThe Business Environment: Ethics
RSM5604HLeadership Development Practicum
Quantitative Reasoning for Management

Non-core Courses

For each cohort, the Academic Director will choose 10 of the non-core courses (5.0 FCEs) from the provided list. At the discretion of the Academic Director and the Vice-Dean, MBA Programs, up to four of these courses may be substituted with courses from the list of electives offered for the Full-Time MBA and Extended Full-Time MBA (Morning/Evening MBA) Programs.

Course CodeCourse Title
Health Sector Strategy and Organizations
Healthcare Innovation
RSM2522HMarketing and Behavioural Economics
RSM2523HBusiness Design Fundamentals
RSM5007HInternational Business
RSM5012HSpecial Topics: Global Health Systems
RSM5013HDigital Health
Data Analytics and Strategic Decision-Making in Health and Life Sciences
RSM5023HStrategic Change and Implementation
Decision-Making with Models and Data
Rotman Study Tour 
RSM5601HOrganizational Leadership
RSM5602HNegotiations
RSM5605HThe Thoughtful Leader