Program Overview

Program Overview

The online MBA curriculum is designed to help students develop advanced business skills and find creative solutions to today's complex challenges. Students will learn to apply functional knowledge like financial accounting and data analysis, as well as interpersonal skills such as managerial leadership and negotiations, to real-world scenarios.

Curriculum

The program requires 54 total credits and can be completed in as few as 24 months. In each 11-week term, students will take courses totaling up to 6 credits. Exams will be held during the final week of each semester. The first year will consist of all core courses, and the second year will feature a combination of core and elective courses.

Core Courses

Core courses include:

• Financial Accounting (3 credits)
• Data Analysis (3 credits)
• Marketing (3 credits)
• Finance (3 credits)
• Capstone (3 credits)
• Competitive Strategy (1.5 credits)
• Organizational Behavior (1.5 credits)
• Strategic Business Communication (1.5 credits)
• Managerial Economics (1.5 credits)
• Managerial Accounting (1.5 credits)
• Operations Management (1.5 credits)
• Economic Environment of Business (1.5 credits)
• Business-Government Relations (1.5 credits)
• Strategy Formulation and Implementation (1.5 credits)
• Leadership (1.5 credits)
• Business Law (1.5 credits)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (1.5 credits)
• New Enterprise (1.5 credits)
• Enterprise Acquisition (1.5 credits)

Electives and Focus Areas

The MBA@Rice curriculum can be customized to meet specific career goals without the usual requirements associated with concentrations or specializations. With 13.5 elective credits, students have the flexibility to make the MBA program their own. Electives are available in areas such as finance, marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship.

Electives for General Management Skills

Electives for general management skills include:

• Using Financial Statements
• Applied Finance
• Brand Strategy
• Corporate Investment Policy
• Strategic Issues for Global Business
• Strategic Innovation and Competitive Advantage
• Power and Influence in Organizations
• Optimizing the Workforce of the Future
• Process Management and Quality Improvement

Focus Areas: MBA Career Paths and Industries

Focus areas include:

• Corporate Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Management
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Energy
• Healthcare

Elective Course Descriptions

Elective courses include:

• Pricing Strategies (1.5 credits)
• Process Management and Quality Improvement (1.5 credits)
• Optimizing the Workforce of the Future (1.5 credits)
• Real Estate Finance: Asset Valuation (1.5 credits)
• Corporate Investment Policy (1.5 credits)
• Strategic Innovation and Competitive Advantage (1.5 credits)
• Portfolio Management (1.5 credits)
• Futures and Options I (1.5 credits)
• Strategic Issues for Global Business (1.5 credits)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (1.5 credits)
• Business of Healthcare (1.5 credits)
• Brand Strategy (1.5 credits)
• Accounting-Based Valuation (1.5 credits)
• Applied Finance (1.5 credits)
• Using Financial Statements (1.5 credits)
• Power and Influence in Organizations (1.5 credits)
• Entrepreneurship Lab (3 credits)
• Marketing Lab (1.5 credits)
• Data-Driven Marketing (1.5 credits)
• Digital Transformation (1.5 credits)

Intensive Learning Experiences

Throughout their time as students, they are required to complete at least two courses that are intensive learning experiences (ILE) one MBA@Rice Residential and one international Global Field Experience.

Core Intensive Learning Experiences (ILE)

• Organizational Change (ILE) (1.5 credits)
• Negotiations (ILE) (1.5 credits)
• Global Field Experience (GFE) (1.5 credits)