Andrew Metrick
“We have pure case classes, pure lecture classes, and everything in between. All the different teaching styles that we use, all the different ways that material is presented, give students a lot of opportunities to figure out how they learn best, and for us to teach materials in a way that's appropriate.”
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Damanpal Dogra, WG'07
“My Marketing class provided a good blend of quantitative and qualitative frameworks. The best part was that you could take what you were learning and apply it to SABRE, a marketing simulation. Now I have the tools and confidence to create marketing strategies in the real business world.”
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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.