Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences

Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences is an interdepartmental, nonprofessional program designed to provide undergraduates with an understanding of the environment in which businesses and other organizations exist today and of some of the tools employed by management in the commitment of its financial and human resources.

Housed and overseen by the Economics department, the Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences (MEOS) major exposes students to the broader contexts of business and management, via required courses in economics, political science, and psychology. The major thus serves the purpose of deep exposure to the field of management, within the framework of a broad liberal arts education.

Bachelor's Program 

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

Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences does not currently offer an academic program at the graduate level.

Program Director

Mallesh Pai

Advisory Committee

Frederick L. Oswald, Psychological Sciences
Mallesh Pai, Economics
Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, Political Science
George Zodrow, Economics

For Rice University degree-granting programs:
To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’s Course Catalog
To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice's Course Schedule

Description and Code Legend

Note: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, and abbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference: 

Course Catalog/Schedule

• Course offerings/subject codes: Courses from various subjects may apply towards this program

Department Description and Code

• Economics: ECON 

Undergraduate Degree Description and Code

• Bachelor of Arts degree: BA 

Undergraduate Major Description and Code

• Major in Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences: MEOS

CIP Code and Description¹

• MEOS Major/Program: CIP Code/Title: 45.0603 - Economics and Quantitative Economics