莱斯大学琼斯商学院( The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business)
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The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business is one of the academic units of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Named in honor of the late Jesse Holman Jones, a prominent Houston business and civic leader, the school received its initial funding in 1974 through a major gift from the Houston Endowment Inc., a philanthropic foundation established by Jones and his wife, Mary Gibbs Jones. The school offers the following degrees - Rice MBA, MBA for Executives, MBA for Professionals, Joint MBA/ME with the George R. Brown School of Engineering, and Joint MD/MBA with Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, the Jones School offers Executive Education which is a full schedule of non-credit executive education and customized courses for business and industry.
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The Jones School is located in the city of Houston, second to New York in the number of Fortune 500 companies located here. Houston ranks second in employment growth rate and fourth in nominal employment growth among the 10 most populous metro areas in the US. In 2006, the Houston metropolitan area ranked first in Texas and third in the U.S. within the category of "Best Places for Business and Careers" by Forbes magazine. Forty foreign governments maintain trade and commercial offices here and the city has 23 active foreign chambers of commerce and trade associations. Twenty foreign banks representing 10 nations operate in Houston and provide financial assistance to the international community. Houston is recognized world-wide for its energy industry, biomedical research, and aeronautics. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international commerce, and it is the sixth-largest port in the world. The Texas Medical Center, across the street from Rice University, contains the world's largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.
Shell Auditorium in McNair HallMBA for Executives
The curriculum allows experienced professionals to examine business concepts and issues from a strategic perspective. Classes meet every other Friday and Saturday for two years, with breaks at Christmas and over the summer. Each semester is divided into 2 terms, with an Intensive Learning Workshop (ILW) occurring between each first and second term. First year classes provide students with a base in essential functional areas, including accounting, finance, leadership, strategy and marketing. The ILWs provide an experiential learning opportunity for students to further explore negotiation, communication, and other managerial skills in the context of these functional areas. In the second year, students may take electives in order to examine functional areas in greater detail. They must also complete one international course and several capstones. The International Business Briefing, which satisfies the international requirement, brings students to a foreign country to learn about cultural differences in the business world. Students must complete 57 credit-hours in order to graduate. The Rice MBA for Executives is accredited by AACSB International.
MBA for Professionals
The Rice MBA for Professionals offers women and men to earn a Rice degree while continuing to work. The Rice MBA for Professionals students have the same learning experience, faculty, facilities, and career services as do the MBA and MBA for Executives students.
Joint MBA/ME with the George R. Brown School of Engineering
The MBA/ME Program at Rice University offers a Master of Business Administration from the Jones School and a Master of Engineering from Rice's school of engineering. Graduates will learn the skills necessary to guide technology firms through rapid change and development.
Joint MD/MBA with Baylor College of Medicine
The MBA/MD Program allows students to obtain a Master of Business Administration from the Jones School and a Doctorate of Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine. The program answers the growing demand for skilled managers in the health care industry.
The Jones school has recently begun to offer a business minor for the undergraduate students at Rice University.[1] It was previously a graduate-only institute.
Degrees offered
Undergraduate Business Minor in Management
* The Economist in 2009 ranks the Jones School 22nd among U.S. business schools – the highest ranked business school in Texas and the Southwest.
Mitch Bainwol, Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America; former Chief-of-Staff to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist