“The MBA/MA –Lauder program gives you the best combination of business and international studies with a more advanced foreign language component.”
Student Profile
Lauder Program
The first joint-degree program in international management, the MBA/MA Lauder Program prepares future business leaders by integrating the Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies from Penn's School of Arts & Sciences. Students become part of a small, tight-knit community passionate about international management issues and global studies.
The MA in International Studies emphasizes cross-cultural and advanced-level language training through one of eight tracks: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
As part of the International Studies curriculum, another differentiating aspect of the program is that students work in teams to undertake a research project that enables them to integrate their learning across disciplinary, linguistic, and regional boundaries.
The 24-month, joint-degree calendar begins in early May and includes a summer of study, comprising four weeks on-campus followed by an 8-week summer immersion program abroad prior to starting Wharton.
Because of the program’s May start date, applications are accepted only in rounds 1 and 2.
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