Description: Of the 40% which is experiential/team projects, 10% is the Action Learning Project. Teams solve real business problems for real businesses during the last ten weeks of the first year. Rice is one of two business schools that requires this.
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Jones School does not require its students to choose a concentration; it is a general management program with an emphasis on leadership.
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Strategy
Average number of students in a core course: 62
Average number of students in an elective course: 35
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 90
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 20%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Investor Relations
Fixed Income Portfolio
Advanced Investment Management
Strategic Performance Management
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Finance Center Seminar
Pricing Models in Marketing
Service Marketing and Management
Brand Management
Advertising Creative Management
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months
50
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
45
Tenured professors
23
Of those, what percentage are:
Female
22%
Underrepresented minorities: (1)
n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors
30%
Have owned a business
25%
(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)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a
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:
Asset Management and Research
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
E-business
Energy; International Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Real Estate
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Toastmasters
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No
MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
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