Complementary Studies (CS) can be broadly defined as studies in humanities, social sciences, arts, management, engineering economics and communication that complement the technical curriculum. All students are required to take CS electives at some point during their program.
Engineering, math or science courses — including astronomy and psychology — may not be used to fulfill your CS elective requirement. Additionally, the Rotman School of Management does not typically permit students outside their faculty to take their courses (i.e. RSM courses).
For detailed information regarding CS electives, please consult the Academic Calendar. Students are responsible for determining their qualifications for taking a CS course, including but not limited to prerequisites and required permissions.
Some areas of study that are considered complementary to Engineering studies include:
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An introduction to the methodologies and thought process of the humanities and social sciences
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Basic knowledge of engineering economics
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Awareness of the impact of technology on society
The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering also offers courses that may be used as CS electives:
- TEP 234: Entrepreneurship & Small Business (formerly APS 234)
- APS 305: Energy Policy
- TEP 323: The Self & Negotiated Meaning in Work Life (formerly APS 323: Writing Lab)
- TEP 343: Foundations of Engineering Leadership (formerly APS 343, APS443 & APS 501)
- TEP 432: Entrepreneurship & Business Management (formerly APS 432)
- APS 440: Making Sense of Accidents (approved HSS course)
- TEP 442: Cognitive and Psychological Foundations of Effective Leadership
- TEP 448: System Mapping
- APS 510: Technologies and Organizations in Global Energy Systems
- APS 511: Inventions & Patents for Engineers
- TEP 1011: Authentic Leadership (formerly APS 1011)
- CHE/CIV/ECE/MIE/MSE488: Entrepreneurship & Business for Engineers
- JRE 300: Fundamentals of Accounting & Finance
- JRE 410: Markets & Competitive Strategy
- JRE 420: People Management & Organizational Behaviour (approved HSS course)
If there is a course you would like the Faculty to consider for HSS or CS approval, please submit the course for consideration.
Faculty Approved Arts & Science Courses
As an Engineering student, you may enrol in Arts & Science courses that have the prefixes listed in the table below. Exceptions are listed in the footnotes. Before you enrol in an Arts & Science course to fulfill your CS elective requirement, please consult your Academic Advisor.
Select Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) courses may be used to fulfill CS elective requirements.
Approved CS Course List
- ABS*
- AFR 355H1
- ANT (note 1) *
- APS 330H1
- ARA 212Y5
- ARC (note 1) *
- CCT 109H5
- COG 250Y1
- CIN*
- CLA*
- CSC 404H1
- CSE 270H1
- DRM*
- EAS*
- ECO*
- ECMA*
- ENG*
- ENT 200H1 (formerly IMC 200H1)
- ENV 307H1
- ENV 320H1
- ENV 335H1
- ENV 347H1
- ENV 350H1 (pre-requisites waived for Engineering students)
- ENV 422H1
- ERI 260H1
- ERI 360H1
- ESS 104H1
- EST*
- ETH*
- FAH*
- FAS 143H1
- FIN*
- FRE*
- FSL*
- FOR 302H1
- FOR 303H1
- FOR 421H1
- GER*
- GGR 124H1
- GGR 220H1
- GGR 222H1
- GGR 225H1
- GGR 251H1
- GGR 252H1
- GGR252H5
- GGR 271H1
- GGR 314H1
- GGR 323H1
- GGR 329H1
- GGR 332H1
- GGR 335H1
- GGR 343H1
- GGR 356H1
- GGR 424H1
- GRK*
- HIS*
- HPS*
- HUM*
- HUN*
- IAS*
- INI (note 2) *
- IRE 260H1
- ITA*
- JAL*
- JEF*
- JGE 378H1
- JHP*
- JLP*
- JMC*
- JPE 250Y1
- JPH 441H1
- JPJ*
- JPP*
- JUP*
- JGI 346H1
- LAT*
- LIN*
- MEI*
- MGEA 01H3
- MGEA 02H3
- MGEA 05H3
- MGEA 06H3
- MGT*
- MGM*
- MGR101H1
- MUS*
- NEW*
- NMC*
- NML*
- PHL* (note 3)
- PMU 299Y
- POL*
- PPG 201H1
- PRT*
- RLG*
- RSM 295Y1
- SAS*
- SLA*
- SMC*
- SOC*
- SPA*
- TMU 130H1
- TMU 131H1
- TRN*
- UNI (note 4) *
- URD 212Y5, URD 312Y5
- USA*
- VIC*
- VPMA 93H3
- WDW (note 5) *
- WME 271H1
Faculty-Approved Arts & Science course prefixes
An asterisk (*) indicates you can take any course that follows that prefix with the following exceptions:
- Note 1: Anthropology courses designated as science courses and ARC 221H
- Note 2: INI 341H
- Note 3: PHL courses about probability or symbolic logic, PHL 349: Set Theory
- Note 4: All science UNI courses
- Note 5: WDW 099Y
Please note that some courses may have enrolment controls that limit enrolment. For information on enrolment controls, see the Arts & Science Academic Calendar.