Wharton was the first collegiate business school in 1881, and that spirit of innovation still defines us today. Our professors create the new ideas that are transforming businesses and governments around the world. And they bring that cutting-edge knowledge into the classroom, so Wharton MBAs take the lead in innovating the new ideas of the future.
Wharton Network
Wharton has the largest alumni network of any business school – 80,000+ alumni in 140 countries. Your connections begin with the friends and contacts you make during your two years on campus, as well as our sophisticated resources for professional development and career management. And then they can see you
through all the changes and new events of your career. Wherever you are in the world, you can call on a Wharton graduate for help, advice, and support.
Wharton Size and Scope
With more courses and programs than any other business school, Wharton provides more opportunities to acquire both fundamental and specialized skills. With our wide variety of classes, you have the flexibility to pursue the areas that most interest you, even to create an individualized major. You'll leave Wharton with the high-level knowledge and range of skills to master new challenges, expand your choice of careers, or reposition yourself in a new industry.
Leadership Learning
At Wharton, you learn leadership by doing it. Our hands-on learning methods give you daily practice in leadership, with learning teams, leadership ventures, and learning simulations that Wharton pioneered and now licenses to other schools. You have daily opportunities to build the skills of organization, persuasion, and team-building that recruiters tell us they value in our MBA graduates.
Wharton Business Knowledge
Wharton has the largest business school faculty in the world – 250+ faculty members, including visiting executives and associated faculty. The most published, the most quoted, the most actively engaged with global businesses and public policy, they know how to prepare MBA students for what businesses, governments, and international agencies need – because they're working directly with these organizations every day.
Wharton MBA: Curriculum
Wharton's MBA curriculum offers depth, breadth, and options. The curriculum emphasizes "general management plus" – a rigorous core in general management, plus the depth of 19 majors and breadth of nearly 200 electives.
Curriculum Structure
The intensive first-year core curriculum provides a foundation of general management skills, combined with an unmatched range of majors and electives in the second year.
Pre-Term
The required Pre-Term session helps all first-year students share a common knowledge base. It includes coursework, waiver testing, a Learning Team Retreat, and the chance to explore Philadelphia and build relationships with your classmates.
Core
Wharton's core curriculum combines a foundation in essential management knowledge with courses in essential skills for senior-level management, such as leadership, ethics, and communication.
Majors
You can choose among Wharton's 19 comprehensive majors – including the option of selecting a double major or designing an individualized major that meets your particular career goals.
Electives
Each MBA student customizes an individual program from nearly 200 electives offered by faculty across 11 academic departments, the largest number of electives at any business school.
Dual and Joint Degrees
Wharton and Penn provide countless opportunities for interdisciplinary study, in such areas as international studies, biotechnology, architecture, engineering, computer information systems, law, and medicine.
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