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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rice University
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Career Services | Graduate Comments


Address: Rice University,Jesse H. Jones Graduate School - MS 531
PO Box 1892
Houston , TX 77251-1892
E-Mail:
Web site: jonesgsm.rice.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
n/a

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: n/a


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 58

Average number of students in an elective course: 35

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 83

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 45
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 42
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 55%
 
Tenured professors 19
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 35%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Focus on entrepreneurship 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 25%
Have owned a business 30%

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
Master Chemical Engineering
Master Civil Engineering
Master Environmental Engineering


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Consulting
E-Business
Finance
Information Technology
International Business
Marketing
Real Estate

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
International Club
Toastmasters
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? No

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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