Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of economics, organizational behavior, and management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the BA Degree with a major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate critically the impact of organizational practices, markets, public policies and institutions, and politics on business outcomes.
2. Understand management as an interdisciplinary field and demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking to synthesize key knowledge, theories, and research across different disciplines.
3. Develop quantitative/statistical analysis and research skills in order to perform evidence-based analysis of business problems and proposals.
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate analysis and research findings in written and oral formats.

Requirements for the BA Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences

For general university requirements, see Graduation Requirements. Students pursuing the BA degree with a major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences must complete:

• A minimum of 16 courses (49-53 credit hours, depending on course selection) to satisfy major requirements.
• A minimum of 120 credit hours to satisfy degree requirements.
• A minimum of 5 courses (15 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.
• A maximum of 5 courses (15 credit hours) from study abroad or transfer credit matriculation at Rice may be applied towards specific major requirements.
• A Capstone Requirement.

Course Requirements

The following courses are required for the major:

• Mathematical and Statistical Foundations:
  • MATH 101: SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS I
  • MATH 102: SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS II
  • Select 1 course from the following:
    • BUSI 395: DATA ANALYTICS
    • SOSC 302: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
    • STAT 305: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR BIOSCIENCES
    • STAT 310 / ECON 307: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
    • STAT 315 / DSCI 301: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR DATA SCIENCE
• Core Requirements:
  • ECON 100: PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 2
  • ECON 200: MICROECONOMICS
  • ECON 203: MACROECONOMICS
  • PSYC 101: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
  • PSYC 231: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • SOSC 444: CONSULTING PRACTICUM
  • SOSC 445: FINANCE AND BANKING PRACTICUM
• Elective Requirements:
  • Management, Economics, and Analytical Methods:
    • Select 4 courses from the following:
      • CMOR 360: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION
      • ECON 205: INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY
      • ECON 209: APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
      • ECON 310 / STAT 376: ECONOMETRICS
      • ECON 343: CORPORATE FINANCE 4
      • ECON 355: FINANCIAL MARKETS
      • ECON 422: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
      • ECON 435: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
      • ECON 437 / ENST 437: ENERGY ECONOMICS
      • ECON 445: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
      • ECON 449: PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 4
      • ECON 480 / ENST 480: THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
      • SOCI 381: RESEARCH METHODS
      • SOSC 303: QUALITATIVE METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
      • STAT 405: R FOR DATA SCIENCE
      • STAT 410: LINEAR REGRESSION
      • STAT 411: ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS
      • STAT 421: APPLIED TIME SERIES AND FORECASTING
  • Social Sciences:
    • Select 2 courses from the following:
      • ANTH 307: THE GLOBAL LIFE OF CORPORATIONS
      • ECON 210: BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
      • ECON 211: MONEY MATTERS: ECONOMIC LITERACY AND DECISION-MAKING
      • ECON 213: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
      • ECON 239: LAW AND ECONOMICS
      • POLI 210: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS
      • POLI 335: POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
      • POLI 337: PUBLIC POLICY
      • POLI 338 / SOSC 301: POLICY ANALYSIS
      • PSYC 333: MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
      • PSYC 431: ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR
• Capstone Requirement:
  • MEOS 404: MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS IN A CONSULTING SIMULATION

Total Credit Hours Required

• Total Credit Hours Required for the Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences: 49-53
• Total Credit Hours Required for the BA Degree with a major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences: 120
• Additional Credit Hours to Complete Degree Requirements: 36-40
• University Graduation Requirements: 31

Policies for the BA Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences

Program Restrictions and Exclusions

• Students pursuing the major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences may not additionally declare the major in Economics.
• Students pursuing the major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences may not additionally declare the major in Mathematical Economic Analysis.

Transfer Credit

• For Rice University's policy regarding transfer credit, see Transfer Credit.
• Some departments and programs have additional restrictions on transfer credit.
• Requests for transfer credit must be approved for Rice equivalency by the designated transfer credit advisor for the appropriate academic department offering the Rice equivalent course.

Program Transfer Credit Guidelines

• Students seeking transfer credit should contact the appropriate department with requests for approval.
• No more than 5 courses (15 credit hours) of transfer credit from U.S. or international universities of similar standing as Rice may apply towards specific major requirements matriculation at Rice.

Opportunities for the BA Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences

Academic Honors

• The university recognizes academic excellence achieved over an undergraduate's academic history at Rice.
• For information on university honors, please see Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude) and Distinction in Research and Creative Work.
• Some departments have department-specific Honors awards or designations.