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Degree Requirements for the BA in Managerial Studies:

For the BA degree, students majoring in Managerial Studies must complete the following 10 core courses in addition to satisfying all the requirements for their second departmental or interdepartmental major.

1. ECON 211 (F/S) - Principles of Economics I (microeconomics)

2. ECON 448 (F/S) - Corporation Finance (Prerequisites are Econ 370, and Acco 305, and Stat 280)
or ENGI 303 - Engineering Economics and Management (For engineering majors only)
3. ACCO 305 (F/S) - Introduction to Accounting

4. PSYC 101 (F/S) - Introduction to Psychology

5. PSYC 231 (S) - Industrial and Organizational Psychology

6. STAT 280 (F/S) - Elementary Applied Statistics
(Psychology and Sociology majors may satisfy this requirement with Psyc 339/Stat 339 or Soci 398 respectively. Students with a calculus background should take Stat 305, Stat 310/Econ 382, or Stat 331/Elec 331.)

 7. STAT 385 (S) - Methods for Data Analysis and System Optimization
(Prerequisites: Stat 280 or 305 or the equivalent. Students who have taken the relevant prerequisites may substitute with any of the following: Caam 378, Econ/Stat 400, Stat 410, 421, or 486.)

8. Two courses to be chosen from the following:

9. MANA 404 (F/S) – Management Communications in a Consulting Simulation
(NOTE: This is a capstone course that may not be taken until 8 of the 10 courses in the major have been completed.

(F = Course offered in the Fall semester, S = Course offered in the Spring semester)

Other Requirements - At least six of the courses presented in fulfillment of the Managerial Studies major must be taken at Rice University. It is a general requirement of Rice University that students must attain at least a 2.0 average for all courses presented for the major.

Pass/Fail Grades Not Allowed - Students who may have taken any of the above required Managerial Studies courses on a Pass/Fail basis prior to declaring the major should be aware that it is University policy to replace the grade of P with the actual grade submitted by the instructor. Pass/Fail courses may not be taken toward fulfillment of a major. Hence, in such cases, the Registrar will alter the student's transcript accordingly.

What Else Do I Need to Know?

  • For purposes of the foundation course requirements, Managerial Studies is classified as a major in the social sciences (Group II).
  • Students wishing to transfer courses to Rice that are to be applied to the Mana major should seek approval from the department that offers the course. (Transfers from other universities are not accepted in lieu of Acco 305.)
  • Students should receive permission to transfer any course in writing before enrolling for the course at another institution.
  • Students seeking to transfer Econ 211 must pass a qualifying examination before approval for transfer credit will be granted. The qualifying examination is administered by the Department of Economics.