Business Administration

If you’re seeking depth and willing to step out of the workforce for two years to immerse yourself into everything the program has to offer, the Full-Time MBA is the perfect choice. It's a cohort-based program with a summer internship in between the first and second years so you can explore any career option.

A well-qualified candidate for the full time program is someone who wants a career change, exhibits high leadership potential and wants to contribute to an experiential, competitive learning environment.

• 22-month program with day classes.
• Your first year builds a solid foundation of fundamental business principles in small approachable classes.
• Electives in your second-year allow customization.
• Specialized concentrations give you functional expertise in a particular area of interest.
• The Action Learning Project lets you put your education to work at the end of your first year.
• A summer internship between the first and second years allows you to explore any career option.

Upon completing the MBA degree programs, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding and application of the foundational frameworks and tools of all business disciplines, including accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior and strategic management.
2. Develop, evaluate and implement complex business strategies and operational solutions holistically, integrating management principles across the functional areas.
3. Function effectively in a team setting both as a leader and a contributor.

Students pursuing the full-time MBA degree program must complete:

• A minimum of 60 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements taken over a two-year period.
• A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in required coursework with a minimum grade of C (2.0 grade points).   
• A maximum of 6 credit hours from transfer credit.

Major Concentrations— The Rice MBA program at the Jones Graduate School of Business offers concentrations to students enrolled in the full-time MBA program. The goal of a concentration is to provide students with the ability to demonstrate functional, professional, or industry expertise in a particular area of interest within a general management program. Major concentrations are revised annually and students are encouraged to contact the Jones Graduate School of Business registrar department for additional information. Major concentrations available to students pursuing the full-time MBA program include (click on the name of each major concentration to review current specific course requirements for each):  

• Accounting: The major concentration in Accounting provides a broad understanding of the use and importance of accounting information to decision makers within the firm and to external users of financial statements. The core financial and management accounting courses provide a basic understanding of accounting principles. Completion of the concentration in accounting will serve to reinforce the fundamental concepts for the core and to provide additional insight into accounting processes and principles, and to enhance the ability to analyze and interpret accounting reports.  
• Energy: The major concentration in Energy provides commercial acumen and leadership perspective to students with a technical background and develops their capability for taking additional responsibilities and higher-level management roles at companies in the energy sector. This is accomplished by engaging students in a curriculum that addresses three distinct, but inter-related, career paths which are widely regarded as conduits to leadership positions in energy industry midstream and upstream organizations: finance, operations, and product/customer focus.   
• Entrepreneurship: The major concentration in Entrepreneurship provides students a framework for being an entrepreneur. The required courses equip students with the tools and processes for starting a business. The remaining courses allow students to select specific entrepreneurial topics suited to their objectives.  
• Finance: The major concentration in Finance provides students with a broad foundation in financial management principles and an opportunity for further specialization. Students are required to complete the primary finance electives in the MBA program and Financial Statement Analysis. Students supplement these foundational courses with at least two more specialized courses from a list of approved offerings.  
• Health Care: The focus of the major concentration in Health Care is to provide students with an understanding of how management principles are interpreted and applied in the different inter-locking sectors (providers, hospitals/small practices, payers, pharmaceutical, biotechnology) of the health care industry, and how the different dynamics in these sectors make it uniquely health care.  
• Marketing: The major concentration in Marketing prepares students for careers in strategic marketing across a wide range of organizations, markets and industries. It provides critical knowledge for understanding and analyzing customers, and emphasizes the development of requisite quantitative and conceptual skills to contribute to the firm's overall success. Among the career trajectories for which students will be prepared are product management, customer analytics and customer insights, and management consulting.  
• Operations Management: The major concentration in Operations Management presents students with a framework for design, planning, control, coordination and improvement of business processes, systems and resources essential to meet consumers' needs. Instead of the technical engineering view of operations, the focus is on managing the business well.   
• Real Estate: The major concentration in Real Estate prepares students for a career in the real estate industry. The required course introduces a series of basic business concepts commonly used in the real estate industry and it covers in detail the application of the discounted cash flow model to real estate decisions. The elective courses provide for both a depth and breadth of understanding of the industry.       
• Strategic Management: The major concentration in Strategic Management prepares students for careers in strategic planning, management consulting, and global business management across a variety of industries such as health care, energy, high technologies, consumer products, and professional services. It provides knowledge and analytic tools for students to understand why some companies are financially much more successful than others and to analyze how executives (at different levels) can devise a set of strategies and design processes that allow the companies to achieve competitive advantage.  

CORE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete 18 courses (30 credit hours) as listed below to satisfy the full-time MBA program's Core Requirements. The first year of the program is primarily dedicated to core courses in the basic functional areas of business.  During the second semester of the first year, students participate in a team-based Action Learning Project (ALP - MGMT 599) in which they work with a company to solve a specific business problem. This project is the first-year capstone learning activity; it allows students to apply and integrate management principles learned throughout the first year of the program in a practical setting.

Required Courses

Students must complete 16 courses (27 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 501 Financial Accounting [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 502 Managerial Accounting [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 510 Organizational Behavior [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 512 Leading Change [ .75 credit hours ]
• MGMT 540 Managerial Economics [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 543 Finance [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 560 Corporate Responsibility [ .75 credit hours ]
• MGMT 570 Competitive Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 571 Strategy Formation and Implementation [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 580 Marketing [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 595 Data Analysis I [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 596 Leadership Communication [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 597 Data Analysis II [ 1.5 credit hours ]  
• MGMT 599 Action Learning Project [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 710 Leadership ILE [ .75 credit hours ]
• MGMT 711 Negotiations ILE [ .75 credit hours ]

Custom Core Courses  
Students must complete 2 courses (3 credit hours) from the following. The custom core courses are taken during the student's second semester of their first year.

• MGMT 503 Management Control [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 541 Economic Environment of Business [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 561 Business-Government Relations [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 574 Operations Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES

To fulfill the remaining requirements for the full-time MBA degree program, students must complete an additional 30 credit hours from departmental (MGMT, MGMP, or MICO) course offerings at the 500-level or above. Students take two elective courses during the spring semester of the first year. The second year of the program is dedicated entirely to elective course work.  Although the Jones Graduate School of Business offers a variety of courses for students to take as electives, students may wish to take courses from other departments at Rice University. If students wish to apply courses that are offered outside of the Jones Graduate School of Business (MGMT, MGMP, or MICO course offerings), the student must obtain permission from the Jones Graduate School of Business registrar department. Electives are offered on the daytime schedule, the evening schedule, and the weekend schedule.

Major Concentrations: Full-Time MBA Program

Students have the option of selecting up to two functional or professional major concentrations. Completing a major concentration is not required to complete the requirements for the MBA degree; it is optional. Students must officially declare the major concentration through the Jones Graduate School of Business registrar department. Major concentrations typically consist of 9 to 12 credit hours of course work. If a student completes two concentrations, a maximum of 3 credit hours can be shared between the two concentrations. Similarly, a custom core course listed in the Core Requirements above can be counted toward the completion of a concentration only if the student has taken two other custom core courses which can be counted toward the custom core requirement. Specific concentration requirements for the academic year are available on Campus Groups. Students must be aware that the classes listed below may not be offered each semester, and that the course offerings are subject to change. Students should see courses.rice.edu to review the course offerings each semester.  

Major Concentration: Accounting

Students pursuing the major concentration in Accounting must complete:

• A minimum of 9 credit hours as listed below to satisfy major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Accounting concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

COURSE REQUIREMENTS 
Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (minimum of 9 credit hours) from the following:

• MACC 511 Issues in Financial Reporting II [ 3 credit hours ]
• MACC 514 Fair Value Accounting [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MACC 541 Accounting Control Systems [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MACC 561 Accounting Information Systems [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MACC 562 Accounting and Data Analytics [ 1.5 credit hours ]  
• MGMT 503 Management Control* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 603/MGMP 603 Federal Taxation [ 3 credit hours/1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 673 Cost Analysis in Healthcare [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 674 Real Estate Finance: Securities [ 1.5 credit hours ]

Contact the Jones Graduate School of Business Registrar Department to determine if Master of Accounting (MAcc) electives open to MBA student enrollment can be counted towards this concentration.   

* MGMT 503 Management Control only counts towards the concentration if it is not used to satisfy the Custom Core requirement.

**Students may not take both MGMT 601 Financial Statement Analysis and either MGMP 601 Using Financial Statements orMGMP 602 Accounting-based Valuation.  

Major Concentration: Energy

Students pursuing the major concentration in Energy must complete:

• A minimum of 9 credit hours as listed below to satisfy major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Energy concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

BLOCK A - FOUNDATIONAL COURSES 
Students must complete 2 courses (3 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 610 Fundamentals of the Energy Industry [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 611 Geopolitics of Energy [ 1.5 credit hours ]

BLOCK B - ENVIRONMENT COURSES 
Students must complete 1 course (1.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 541 Economic Environment of Business* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 561 Business-Government Relations* [ 1.5 credit hours ]

BLOCK C - APPLICATION AND CONTEXT COURSES
Students must complete 3 courses (a minimum of 4.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 609 Managing Energy Transitions [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 616 Energy Market Organization [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 656 Energy Derivatives [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 708 Pricing Strategies in the Oil & Gas Industry [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 739 Capital Formation in Upstream Oil & Gas [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 743 Managing Innovation in Energy Technologies [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 745 International Energy Development [ 1.5 credit hours ]

INTEGRATIVE COURSE OFFERINGS 
Students may complete courses from the following as substitutes for the credit hours required in Blocks A, B, and C.

• MGMT 604 Mindfulness and Safety in High Reliability Organizations [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MICO 602 B2B Customer Focused Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MICO 603 Optimization and Management of Logistics Distribution Networks [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MICO 605 Managing Foreign Market Entry for the Energy Industry [ 1.5 credit hours ]

*MGMT 541 Economic Environment of Business and MMGT 561 Business-Government Relations can be applied if the course is not used to satisfy the Custom Core requirement. 

Major Concentration: Entrepreneurship

Students pursuing the major concentration in Entrepreneurship must complete:

•  A minimum of 12 credit hours as listed below to satisfy major concentration requirements. 

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Entrepreneurship concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

CORE REQUIREMENTS 
Students must complete the following 4 courses (7.5 credit hours):

• MGMT 620 The Entrepreneurial Toolkit [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 621 The New Enterprise [ 3 credit hours ] 
• MGMT 626 Financing the Start-Up Venture [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 641 Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]

REQUIRED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 
Students must complete a minimum of 1.5 credit hours from the following:

• MGMT 734 Technology Entrepreneurship [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 761 Enterprise Acquisition Lab [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 762 Entrepreneurial Lab: New Enterprise [ 1.5 -3 credit hours ]  
• MGMT 763 Entrepreneurial Lab: Technology [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 764 Entrepreneurial Lab: Health Care [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 766 Entrepreneurial Lab: Energy [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES 
Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (4.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 623 Commercialization in Pharma/Biotech [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 627 Enterprise Acquisition [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 633 Life Science Entrepreneurship [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 637 Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 676 Social Enterprise [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 724 Social Entrepreneurship [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 725 Intellectual Property Strategy for Entrepreneurs [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 730 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship [ 1.5 credit hours ]

Major Concentration: Finance

Students pursuing the major concentration in Finance must complete:

• A minimum of 12 credit hours as listed below to satisfy major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Finance concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

CORE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete the following 5 courses (9 credit hours):

• MGMT 601 Financial Statement Analysis [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 642 Futures & Options [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 645 Portfolio Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 646 Corporate Investment Policy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 648 Applied Finance [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES
Students must complete a minimum of two courses from the following:

• MGMT 638 Quantitative Investments Strategies [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 643 Equity Practicum I - Wright Fund* [ 2 credit hours ]
• MGMT 644 Equity Practicum II - Wright Fund* [ 2 credit hours ]
• MGMT 647 Corporate Financial Policy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 650 Futures and Options II [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 651 Fixed Income Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 652 Mergers & Acquisitions [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 656 Energy Derivatives [ 3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 658 Financial Risk Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 659 Real Estate Finance: Asset Valuation [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 674 Real Estate Finance: Instruments [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 726 Fixed Income Practicum I - Zions Portfolio* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 727 Fixed Income Practicum II - Zions Portfolio* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 739 Capital Formation in Upstream Oil and Gas  [ 1.5 credit hours ] 
• MGMT 954 Corporate Financial Restructuring [ 1.5 credit hours ]

*Only 3 credit hours from an investment practicum course will count as elective hours toward the major concentration in finance. These 3 credit hours may come from either a) three of the four credit hours from  the Wright Fund curriculum {MGMT 643 plus one credit hour form MGMT 644} or b) the two 1.5 credit hour courses in the Zions Portfolio curriculum {MGMT 726 and MGMT 727}.

Major Concentration: Health Care

Students pursuing the major concentration in Health Care must complete:

• A minimum of 8 courses (12 credit hours) as listed below to satisfy the major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Health Care concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

CORE REQUIREMENT
Students must complete the following course:

• MGMT 678 U.S. Health Care Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES
Students must complete a minimum of 5 courses (minimum of 10.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 623 Commercialization in Pharma/Biotech [ 1.5 credit hours ] 
• MGMT 631 Health Insurance in the U.S.: The Essentials [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 633 Life Science Entrepreneurship [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 690 Health Care Strategy I [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 691 Negotiation for Health Care [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 694 Interpersonal Communication in Health Care [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 699 Strategic Considerations in Capital Investment: Health Care and Beyond [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 738 Customer Focus in Health Care and Service Industries: A Strategic Approach [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 750 Strategic Considerations in Health Informatics [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 751 Economics of Health Care Sectors [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• A maximum of 1 course (1.5 credit hours) from the following: 
      ○  MGMT 712 Process Management and Quality Improvement [ 1.5 credit hours ]
      ○  MGMT 744 Service Operations and Marketing [ 1.5 credit hours ] 
• A maximum of 1 course (1.5-3 credit hours) from the following:     
      ○  MGMT 753 Operations Lab: Health Care [ 1.5-3 credit hours ] 
      ○  MGMT 766 E-Lab: Health Care [ 1.5-3 credit hours ] 

Major Concentration: Marketing

Students pursuing the major concentration in Marketing must complete:

• A minimum of 8 courses (12 credit hours) as listed below to satisfy the major concentration requirements. 

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Marketing concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.     

STRATEGIC MARKETING FOUNDATIONS
Students must complete a minimum of 4 courses (minimum of 6 credit hours) as listed below.

Quantitative Foundations 
Students must complete a minimum of 2 courses (minimum of 3 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 680 Customer Analytics in Satisfaction & Loyalty [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 686 Marketing Research [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 689/MGMP 689 Decision Models [ 3 credit hours/1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 707 Marketing Analytics for Managers & Consultants [ 1.5 credit hours ]

Conceptual Foundations 
Students must complete a minimum of 2 courses (3 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 682 Pricing Strategies [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMP 684 Brand Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 685 Marketing Channels [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 688 Buyer Behavior [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 692 Customer Relationship Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 693 New Products [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 744 Service Operations and Marketing [ 1.5 credit hours ]

MARKETING APPLICATIONS 
Students must complete a minimum of 1 course (1.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 687 Applied Marketing Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 708 Pricing Strategies in the Oil & Gas Industry [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 770 Professional Selling [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES
To fulfill the remaining requirements for the major concentration in Marketing, students must complete a total of 3 additional courses from the courses listed in the categories above.

Major Concentration: Operations Management

Students pursuing the major concentration in Operations Management must complete:

• A minimum of 9 credit hours as listed below to satisfy the major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Operations Management concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.   

CORE REQUIREMENTS 
Students must complete 3 courses (3 credit hours, see note below) from the following:

• MGMT 574 Operations* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 622 Foundations of Supply Chain Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
      or MGMT 719 Supply Chain: An Integrated Approach [ 1.5 credit hours ]
      or MGMT 722 Supply Chain Management: Maintaining and Optimizing Value [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 670 Operations Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]

*MGMT 574 Operations is a Custom Core course that must be taken for the major concentration, but the credit hours do notcount towards the major concentration's minimum credit hour requirement.

FOUNDATION COURSES
Students must complete a minimum of 2 courses (minimum of 3 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 622 Foundations of Supply Chain Management* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 685 Marketing Channels [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 712 Process Management and Quality Improvement [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 719 Supply Chain: An Integrated Approach* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 722 Supply Chain Management: Maintaining and Optimizing Value* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 744 Service Operations and Marketing [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 752 Operations Lab - Energy [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]
• MGMT 753 Operations Lab - Health Care [ 1.5-3 credit hours ]

*Course may be applied to the Foundation Courses requirement if it was not applied to the Core Requirements above.

ELECTIVES
Students may complete a maximum of 2 courses (minimum of 3 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMP 689 Decision Models [ 1.5 credit hours ]
      or MGMT 689 Decision Models [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 604 Mindfulness and Safety in High Reliability Organizations [ 1.5 credit hours ] 
• MGMT 682 Pricing Strategies [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 715 Strategic Innovation Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 729 IT for Managers [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 743 Managing Innovation in Energy Technologies [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 750 Strategic Considerations in Health Information [ 1.5 credit hours ] 

Major Concentration: Real Estate

Students pursuing the major concentration in Real Estate must complete:

• A minimum of 12 credit hours as listed below to satisfy the major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Real Estate concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.   

CORE REQUIREMENT 
Students must complete the following course:

• MGMT 659 Real Estate Finance: Asset Valuation [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES
Students must complete a minimum of 10.5 credit hours from the following:

• MGMT 624 Real Estate Seminar [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 648 Applied Finance [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 654 Real Estate Capital Markets: Public and Private [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 660 Real Estate and the Law [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 674 Real Estate Finance: Instruments [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 675 Corporate Real Estate [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 728 Real Estate Development [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 742 International Real Estate [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 746 Real Property ILE [ 0.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 757 Real Estate Lab: Development, Design and Construction [ 3 credit hours ]   
• MGMT 754 ULI Real Estate Lab* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 776 Introduction to Real Estate [ .75 credit hours ]

*MGMT 754 ULI Real Estate Lab may be taken twice with approval of instructor.  

Major Concentration: Strategic Management

Students pursuing the major concentration in Strategic Management must complete:

• A minimum of  6 courses (9 credit hours) as listed below to satisfy the major concentration requirements.

Please note: The courses listed below are approved to satisfy the requirements for the Strategic Management concentration for the 2016-2017 academic year only. Courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar. Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken with the Jones Graduate School of Business Associate Registrar.   

CORE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (4.5) credit hours from the following:

• MGMT 676 Social Enterprise [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 713 Strategic Issues in Global Business [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 715 Strategic Innovation Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 720 Strategy and International Strategic Alliances [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 723 Strategic Management of Professional Service Firms [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 733 Strategies for Growth [ 1.5 credit hours ]

ELECTIVES
Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (4.5 credit hours) from the following:

• MGMT 561 Business-Government Relations* [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 618 Complexities of People & Organizations [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 652 Mergers & Acquisitions [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 661 International Business Law [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 686 Marketing Research [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 690 Health Care Strategy [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 721 Business Law [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 731 Reputation and Crisis Management [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 747 Regulation of Business and Financial Markets [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 786 Jones EdGE (Asia)** [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 789 Jones EdGE (Central America)** [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MGMT 797 Jones EdGE (South America)** [ 1.5 credit hours ]
• MICO 605 Managing Foreign Market Entry for the Energy Industry [ 1.5 credit hours ]

*Can only be applied toward major concentration requirements if not counted as a Custom Core course.

**Students may only apply one Jones EdGE course towards major concentration requirements. 

• Transcripts translated to English and grade point average (GPA) reported on a 4.0 scale, if applicable
• Unofficial GMAT or GRE score reports; unofficial TOEFL/IELTS/PTE score reports if applicable.
• Professional resume
• One professional recommendation from current direct supervisor; two recommendations if first is not from current direct supervisor
• Interviews
• Two essays for Full-Time MBA and MBA for Professionals applicants

Essay #1:

• Full-Time MBA – “Describe your short-term and long-term goals, and how the MBA will help you to achieve those goals. Include in your discussion: Why is now the appropriate time to pursue an MBA and why are you interested in obtaining a Rice MBA?” (Maximum 750 words)

Essay #2:

Applicants to the Full-Time MBA and MBA for Professionals programs must also choose one essay from the following three options:

• “Describe a defining moment or event that changed your life.” (300 words)
• Tweet: “If you had to tweet something to the world for the first time about yourself, what would you tweet?” (140 characters)
• Video: “Introduce yourself to your classmates in a 90 second video.”

Optional Essay

You may use this essay to discuss anything else that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you, or to provide information or clarification on any aspect of your application. (Maximum 750 words)

Scholarships

If you’re applying to the Rice Full-Time MBA program, you’re eligible for a scholarship based on academic merit! Merit-based scholarships are determined on the strength of the entire application package, including your GMAT score, undergraduate transcripts, work history and leadership experiences.

All admitted full-time students (both international and domestic), are considered for merit-based scholarships which can range from 10-100 percent of tuition. There is no separate application process for scholarship consideration. Once your application is submitted, it is reviewed and considered for scholarship based on all required criteria within your application. 

If you are admitted to the Rice Full-Time MBA program, any scholarship award will be announced in your admission packet. Your admissions letter will indicate the amount offered per academic year.

Crownover Scholars Program

Named in honor of former Rice University Board of Trustees Chair James Crownover '65, the scholarship supports students financially and provides an avenue for Jim himself to work directly with Crownover Scholars and finalists by sharing his experience on leadership success and community contribution, plus introducing students to relevant business leaders in their chosen fields.

Crownover Scholars embody traits that Jim demonstrated throughout his 30-year career with McKinsey & Company, his involvement with Rice, and his service in leadership roles with the United Way and other community entities — service which reflected high aspirations and standards coupled with caring and respect for others. In addition to a full tuition award, recipients are granted an annual $25,000 stipend to use toward fees and living expenses. Crownover candidates must demonstrate strong academic credentials and meet the criteria necessary to gain admission to top business schools. Each year a select group of applicants is invited to participate in on-campus interviews and speak with students, faculty and community leaders. One candidate is selected as the Crownover Scholar but all finalists receive financial incentives and are encouraged to attend. For questions about the program, please contact Sue Oldham, Director of Admissions, at sko2@rice.edu or 713-348-6153.