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:
- APS305H1: Energy Policy
- APS440H1: Making Sense of Accidents (approved HSS course)
- APS510H1: Technologies and Organizations in Global Energy Systems
- APS530H1: Appropriate Technology & Design for Global Development
- APS511H1: Inventions & Patents for Engineers
- JRE300H1: Fundamentals of Accounting & Finance
- JRE410H1: Markets & Competitive Strategy
- JRE420H1: People Management & Organizational Behaviour (approved HSS course)
- TEP234H1: Entrepreneurship & Small Business (formerly APS234)
- TEP323H1: The Self & Negotiated Meaning in Work Life (formerly APS323: Writing Lab)
- TEP343H1: Foundations of Engineering Leadership (formerly APS343, APS443 & APS501)
- TEP432H1: Entrepreneurship & Business Management (formerly APS432)
- TEP442H1: Cognitive and Psychological Foundations of Effective Leadership
- TEP444H1: Positive Psychology for Engineers
- TEP448H1: System Mapping
- TEP1011H: Authentic Leadership (formerly APS1011)
- CHE/CIV/ECE/MIE/MSE488H1: Entrepreneurship & Business for Engineers
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*
- AFR355H1
- ANT (note 1) *
- APS330H1
- ARA212Y5
- ARC (note 1) *
- CCT109H5
- COG250Y1
- CIN*
- CLA*
- CSC404H1
- CSE270H1
- DRM*
- EAS*
- ECO*
- ECMA*
- ENG*
- ENT200H1 (formerly IMC200H1)
- ENV307H1
- ENV320H1
- ENV335H1
- ENV347H1
- ENV350H1 (pre-requisites waived for Engineering students)
- ENV422H1
- ERI260H1
- ERI360H1
- ESS104H1
- EST*
- ETH*
- FAH*
- FAS143H1
- FIN*
- FOR302H1
- FOR303H1
- FOR421H1
- FRE*
- FSL*
- GER*
- GGR124H1
- GGR220H1
- GGR222H1
- GGR225H1
- GGR251H1
- GGR252H1
- GGR252H5
- GGR271H1
- GGR314H1
- GGR323H1
- GGR329H1
- GGR332H1
- GGR335H1
- GGR343H1
- GGR356H1
- GGR424H1
- GRK*
- HIS*
- HPS*
- HUM*
- HUN*
- IAS*
- INI (note 2) *
- IRE260H1
- ITA*
- JAL*
- JEF*
- JGE378H1
- JHP*
- JGI346H1
- JLP*
- JMC*
- JPE250Y1
- JPH441H1
- JPJ*
- JPP*
- JUP*
- LAT*
- LIN*
- MEI*
- MGEA01H3
- MGEA02H3
- MGEA05H3
- MGEA06H3
- MGR101H1
- MGM*
- MGT*
- MUN202H1
- MUS*
- NEW*
- NMC*
- NML*
- PHL (note 3)*
- PMU299Y1
- POL*
- PRT*
- RLG*
- RSM295Y1
- SAS*
- SLA*
- SMC*
- SOC*
- SPA*
- TMU130H1
- TMU131H1
- TRN*
- UNI (note 4) *
- URD212Y5, URD312Y5
- USA*
- VIC*
- VPMA93H3
- WDW (note 5) *
- WME271H1
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 ARC221H1
- Note 2: INI341H1
- Note 3: PHL courses about probability or symbolic logic, PHL349H1: Set Theory
- Note 4: All science UNI courses
- Note 5: WDW099Y
Please note that some courses may have enrolment controls that limit enrolment. For information on enrolment controls, see the Arts & Science Academic Calendar.