Operations Management minor

General information

The Operations Management minor is available to students in Networking and Information Technology Security . The minor complements the business courses offered in this IT program to enhance operations and team management skills.

The Bachelor of Information Technology degree with a minor in Operations Management requires a minimum of 18 credit hours in Operations Management courses. Students must complete four core courses and a minimum of two Operations Management elective courses. Students must also maintain a 2.0 GPA (C average on a 4.3 scale) in their minor courses.

Admission requirements

Students can apply to have a minor added to their program in the winter semester of their second year in the program. Admission is competitive and based on performance in the program. Students must have a minimum 2.3 GPA (C+ average on a 4.3 scale) to be considered as well as at least a C+ average in Introduction to Project Management. Students will be notified by their academic advisor if they are accepted into their desired minor program.

Operations Management core courses

• BUSI 2311U – Organizational Behaviour
• BUSI 2550U – Introduction to Project Management
• BUSI 2603U – Introduction to Operations Management
• BUSI 3700U – Strategic Management for Professionals

Operations Management electives (choose two)

• BUSI 3330U – The Management of Change
• BUSI 3450U – Business Forecasting Techniques
• BUSI 3601U – Operations Analysis using Spreadsheets
• BUSI 3650U – Innovation Management
• BUSI 3670U – Risk Management Frameworks and Processes
• BUSI 4610U – Business Simulation Modelling