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Optional Specializations

Optional Specializations

Ryerson University’s Optional Specializations provide an opportunity for students to enrich and augment their studies by focusing on a particular area of interest.

Specialization courses are completed in addition to the student’s regular program requirements, often in the Spring/Summer or via Distance Education. Optional Specializations are noted on the student’s Official Transcript upon graduation from their program.

Students must follow the Specialization’s published curriculum and also must maintain a Clear Academic Standing.

To pursue an Optional Specialization, students must officially register. Some of the courses have pre-requisites. Contact information, registration procedures, and deadlines are provided in the links below.

 

  • Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Page Description:Available to all programs and majors. The Specialization in Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation provides the opportunity for students to sharpen their digital skill set and earn academic credit for pursuing entrepreneurial ideas in the areas of business and social innovation.
  • Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    Page Description:Only available to students in baccalaureate Engineering programs. Students who opt for this specialization will gain both a solid foundation of innovation and entrepreneurship theory as well as the immersive experience of advancing and shaping their own ideas into a business.
  • Management Sciences
    Page Description:Only available to students in the Faculty of Science and all baccalaureate Engineering programs (except Industrial Engineering). Students who opt for this specialization will gain a solid foundation in management science courses, specifically tailored to better prepare them for a career in engineering or applied science management or for graduate studies in management related specializations (e.g. MBA).
  • Zone Learning
    Page Description:Zone Learning is student driven and motivated. It is multi-disciplinary and collaborative, facilitating the cross-pollination of ideas from students across a variety of academic backgrounds.