At Ross we want you to experience business while you study it. The support of generous benefactors like Thomas C. Jones, BBA '68/MBA '71, bolsters the Ross School's efforts to delivers a fast-paced, action-based, and team-oriented approach to leadership development. In 2005 he endowed the Thomas C. Jones Center for BBA Education with a $10 million gift that allows you, as a Ross BBA, to challenge yourself and discover your strengths.
Gain Experience Consulting in Real Organizations
The Summer Action Learning Program in Consulting places BBA sophomores inside partnering firms where you'll confront a real business challenge in real time. For 10 weeks, you'll work closely with faculty advisers to apply principles learned in first-year coursework. At the conclusion of the project, you'll provide detailed assessments, recommendations, and plans that can be implemented by the sponsor.
Pursue Action-Based Courses
Some of the most dynamic courses we offer place you inside organizations where you apply the theories and principles discussed in class.
- You may be consulting with healthcare professionals in the University of Michigan Hospital and Health System for "Projects in Healthcare." (OMS 490)
- You could be tapped to develop a growth strategy for Whirlpool products in "Dynamic Capabilities Through Corporate Development." (Strategy 392)
- You might pitch your ideas to top executive at Target Corp. in the course "Strategic Management of Knowledge in Professional Service Firms." (OMS 470)
Explore our Institutes and Centers
Experience what it's like to work in investment banking, entrepreneurship, or sustainable business (to name just a few) through targeted opportunities with expert faculty, alumni, and industry leaders.
Study in Washington, D.C., and Abroad
Travel to the nation's capital for a week-long immersion into judicial decision-making and business. Our Carson Scholars Program at the Washington Campus delivers an inside view of the federal regulatory process. Lecturers include members of Congress, senior White House staff members, and regulatory agency executives, among others.
Spend three weeks with Ross professors in Asia, Latin America, and Europe visiting factories and plants. Speak to local managers about technological innovations and production challenges.
