Rotman School of Management

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The Rotman School of Management is the University of Toronto's business school. It has jumped significantly in international prominence under the leadership of its dean, Roger Martin.^[1]

The school is named in honour of Joseph Rotman who have donated CAD $36 million to the school since 1993.

The Rotman School also chairs the academic advisory board for the annual Canada's Top 100 Employers competition.^[2]

Degree Programs

• Full-Time MBA (completed in two years)
• Morning MBA / Evening MBA (completed in three years)
• Master of Finance (MFin)
• One-Year MBA for Executives (EMBA)
• Omnium Global Executive MBA
• PhD in several disciplines
• J.D./M.B.A. along with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law
• Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA along with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
• Collaborative Program in Asia-Pacific Studies
• Collaborative Program in Environmental Studies
• B.Comm undergraduate management studies program with the Faculty of Arts and Science, known as Rotman Commerce.

Each year's full-time MBA program has a batch size of 264 students (based on the size of the 2009 graduating class). The first year class is divided into four sections with every student completing a set of core courses. The 1st year is based on a quarterly system. Second year has the more traditional 2-term structure and is far more flexible, with each student choosing their courses from a wide variety of electives. Students also have the option of going on exchange for one term in the second year.^[3]

Morning MBA classes are primarily offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 7 to 8:59 am. Students are also required to complete three one-week-long sessions at various points in the first two years of study. Electives, offered in the second and third year, may be taken in the morning or any time in the afternoon and evening (depending on availability).^[4]

Courses in the Three-Year Evening MBA program are offered in the evenings and on occasional weekends. Each May the program attracts 65 professionals looking to advance their careers.^[5]

Launched in 2006, the Master of Finance program is designed for finance professionals who want to pursue advanced training in finance on a part-time basis while maintaining their career momentum in their chosen field. Beginning in September and taken over a 20-month period, classes are held one evening per week plus every other Saturday. The MFin offers content that is deeper and broader than that provided by an undergraduate commerce degree, a CFA or other professional programs.^[6]

The Rotman One-Year MBA for Executives (EMBA) is an intensive, 13-month program aims for high-achieving professionals. It allows business leaders to earn a world-recognized MBA without interrupting their careers.^[7]

Offered over 16 months, the Omnium Global Executive MBA Program is an alliance between the Rotman School and the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), supported by well-known post-secondary institutions in Brazil, India, Hong Kong and China — brings participants together in cross-cultural study teams to gain business experience in the world’s main economic regions.^[8]

The JD/MBA program is a four-year degree offered by the Rotman School and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law. This program combines graduate training in management with a degree in law. Taken separately, these two degrees would take five years to complete.^[9]

The Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA program brings together undergraduate studies in engineering and an MBA. It provides a fast track to a career as a manager or executive in a technology-based business.^[10]

The Collaborative Program in Asia-Pacific Studies is a collaborative master’s degree program — taken alongside the MBA program — designed to provide graduates with advanced training in the historical and social science studies of modern East and Southeast Asia.^[11]

Students admitted to the MBA program can apply to the Collaborative Program in Environmental Studies, a collaborative program offered through the University of Toronto’s Centre for Environment, and pursue course work and research in environmental areas.^[12]

The PhD program offers degrees in accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, organizational behaviour and human resource management, strategic management, and a joint degree in management and economics.^[13]

Rotman Commerce is an undergraduate program offered jointly by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts and Science and the Rotman School. In April, 2008, the program was renamed Rotman Commerce after a $2.5 million gift from Sandra and Joseph Rotman.^[14]

Rankings

In the 2008 Financial Times rankings of MBA programs, Rotman ranked 1st in Canada, 20th in North America, and 40th in the world (down from 27th in the 2006 ranking).^[15] In the "Best in Finance" category, Rotman placed in the top 10 worldwide (6th) alongside NYU Stern, Chicago GSB, MIT Sloan, Harvard GSB and Wharton. ^[16]

In the 2006 Business Week MBA rankings, Rotman placed 3rd in the best international business schools category (those outside the U.S.).^[17] The top three schools in this category were all Canadian, beating out other prominent business programs such as IMD, London Business School, and INSEAD.

Campus

Rotman is located in the heart of the University of Toronto's downtown St. George Campus. There are several noteworthy features of the building (completed in 1995) that houses the school:

The Fleck Atrium, photo taken from the second floor.

• The Fleck Atrium is a large area on the main (ground) floor which is often used for special events, receptions, and public lectures. It occupies the central area of the building, with an open-air concept that allows individuals on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building to observe from above. The vaulted ceiling of the atrium is made from glass, creating a brightness throughout the interior space.

The Business Information Centre (BIC).

• The Business Information Centre is the school's library, and is a branch of the University of Toronto's library system.
• The Financial Research and Trading Lab is a state-of-the-art facility allowing students access to a wide range of financial analysis software packages and data sets. A variety of business competitions are held in the lab throughout the year.
• A CAD $4 million expansion of the building, completed in 2005, added about a dozen new faculty/administrative offices and some meeting rooms to each of the 4th and 5th floors of the building. The newly created space also houses the Marcel Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking.

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