Engineering and Management in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

General information

The Engineering and Management combination programs meet the rapidly increasing need for engineers with the leadership skills to succeed in business and management.

Students study the complete engineering program, and also gain critical management skills in key areas of business including accounting, finance, operations, human resources and marketing.

Students in these programs normally take two semesters of business and management courses for 30 credit hours after successfully completing third year. The regular fourth year of the engineering program is then taken in Year 5 of the program. 

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s Bachelor of Engineering and Management (Honours) is offered in combination with:

• Automotive Engineering  
• Electrical Engineering  
• Electrical Engineering – Smart Grid specialization  
• Manufacturing Engineering  
• Mechanical Engineering  
• Mechanical Engineering – Energy Engineering specialization  
• Mechatronics Engineering  
• Software Engineering  
• Software Engineering – Internet of Things specialization  

Admission requirements

Applications to the Bachelor of Engineering and Management will be accepted in the winter semester of a student’s third year of study. A minimum CGPA of 2.3 is required to be eligible to apply to the program and to continue in the program. This program may have limited space and applications are considered on a competitive basis. Successful applicants will be notified by the Office of the Registrar by the end of May after the term of application.

Program details and degree requirements

The Engineering and Management program follow the same degree requirements as the four-year degree program, but also includes the addition of 10 management courses, which are taken in Year 4. Students in the Engineering and Management program will then take the regular fourth year of the engineering program in Year 5. Please note the Business electives are subject to availability of space and not all electives are offered each semester.

Engineering and Management - Year 4 (30 credit hours)

• BUSI 1130U – Introduction to Financial Accounting
• BUSI 2050U – Managerial Economics
• BUSI 2180U – Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BUSI 2205U – Principles of Marketing
• BUSI 2311U – Organizational Behaviour
• BUSI 2410U – Managerial Finance
• BUSI 2603U – Introduction to Operations Management
• BUSI 3700U – Strategic Management for Professionals
• ENGR 3160U – Engineering Operations and Project Management ⁺

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  One additional Business elective selected from:

• BUSI 1700U – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• BUSI 3330U – The Management of Change
• BUSI 3650U – Innovation Management
• BUSI 3710U – Small Business Management
• BUSI 3930U – Leadership, Negotiation and Teamwork

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  ⁺Students may not receive credit for BUSI 2550U  and ENGR 3160U  nor for BUSI 2603U  and ENGR 3170U .