Requirements for the BA Degree with a Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences
Students pursuing the BA degree with a major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences must complete:
- A minimum of 15 courses (46-50 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 after matriculation at Rice may be applied towards specific major requirements.
- A Capstone Requirement.
Degree Requirements
Mathematical and Statistical Foundations
- MATH 101: SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS I or MATH 105: AP/OTH CREDIT IN CALCULUS I
- MATH 102: SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS II or MATH 106: AP/OTH CREDIT IN CALCULUS II
- Select 1 course from the following:
- 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
- ECON 200: MICROECONOMICS
- PSYC 101: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYC 231: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
- SOSC 444: CONSULTING PRACTICUM or SOSC 445: FINANCE AND BANKING PRACTICUM
Elective Requirements
- Management, Economics, and Analytical Methods (Select 4 courses from the following):
- CAAM 378: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND OPTIMIZATION
- ECON 209: APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
- ECON 300: GAME THEORY AND OTHER MICRO TOPICS FOR ECON MAJORS
- ECON 310 / STAT 376: ECONOMETRICS
- ECON 343: CORPORATE FINANCE 1 or BUSI 343: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- 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 * or STAT 449: QUANTITATIVE FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
- ECON 480 / ENST 480: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- 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):
- ECON 239: LAW AND ECONOMICS
- POLI 210: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS
- POLI 335: POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
- POLI 336: POLITICS OF REGULATION
- POLI 337: PUBLIC POLICY
- POLI 338 / SOSC 301: POLICY ANALYSIS
- POLI 436: POLITICS OF REGULATION
- PSYC 333: MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYC 431: ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR
- SOSC 464 / BUSI 464 / GLHT 464: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Capstone Requirement **
MEOS 404: MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS IN A CONSULTING SIMULATION
* BUSI 343 may be substituted for ECON 343; STAT 449 may be substituted for ECON 449.
** In order to fulfill the Capstone Requirement, students must complete MEOS 404 in the senior year, after completing at least half of the major requirements.