Two Disciplines That Drive Modern Business The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology
Trained in both business and engineering, M&T students are ready to lead in the technology-driven business environment of the 21st Century.
The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology (M&T), the first undergraduate program of its kind, prepares students to innovate in an increasingly complex and competitive business environment with a grasp of both business principles and the fundamentals of technology. In this unique program, students are able to integrate the managerial and technological factors associated with innovation and entrepreneurship. Since the formal introduction of the program in 1977, it has attracted exceptional students and has grown rapidly. Total program enrollment averages 200 students.
“The M&T Program has pioneered an innovative undergraduate program that offers selected students the opportunity to study both managerial and technical disciplines within Penn's rich educational environment,” says Program Director William F. Hamilton, who is also a Wharton professor of Management and Operations and Information Management and a Penn Engineering professor of Systems Engineering. “Our students graduate fully prepared to meet the challenges of a modern society that relies not only on technology, but understanding the management principles involved in making it succeed.”
In contrast to hybrid programs in engineering management, undergraduate students enrolled in the M&T Program earn two University degrees at the completion of their studies. M&T students receive the Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School and either the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) or Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) from Penn Engineering.
“M&T students tend to have many of the qualities we look for in recruiting,” says Ryan Limaye, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and a 1993 graduate of the program. “They are usually among the top undergraduate students in the country and possess the broad matrix of skills and leadership characteristics necessary to succeed here.”
