Entrepreneurship and Innovation, MBA
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major provides MBA students with skills, analytical tools, perspectives, and experiences that prepare them for careers as autonomous entrepreneurs, family-business entrepreneurs, or entrepreneurs in corporate settings. Whether a student wants to start a business while in school, join an emerging business, or set the groundwork to launch a new firm later in his or her career, the program aims to provide preparation for all of these exciting options. Entrepreneurial skills and thinking are actively sought by more competitive and profitable growing businesses. The special strength of this program is that it combines theory with practice, providing students the opportunity to test the theories, models, and strategies learned in the classroom by creating real business plans, working on other field projects, and gaining access and insight from leaders in the entrepreneurial business community. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major and related co-curricular activities are supported in part by the Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab.
For more information: https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/mba/entrepreneurial-management/
Curriculum
A minimum of 19 course units is required for graduation.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major Requirements | ||
| The Entrepreneurship & Innovation major requires four course units beyond the required Management core requirements. | ||
| Management Core Requirements: | ||
| Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | ||
| Managing Established Enterprises | ||
or MGMT 6120 | Management of Emerging Enterprises | |
| MGMT 8010 | Entrepreneurship 1 | 0.5 |
| Select 3.5 course units from the following: 2 | 3.5 | |
| Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation | ||
| The Finance of Buyouts and Acquisitions | ||
| Health Care Entrepreneurship | ||
| Legal and Transactional Aspects of Entrepreneurship | ||
| Negotiations 3 | ||
| Advanced Topics Negotiation 3 | ||
| Managing Strategic Partnerships | ||
| Corporate Development: Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
| Intellectual Property Strategy for the Innovation-Driven Enterprise | ||
| Technology Strategy | ||
| Change, Innovation & Entrepreneurship | ||
| Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Management | ||
MGMT 8060 | ||
| Private Equity in Emerging Markets | ||
| Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Search Fund Entrepreneurship | ||
| Building Human Assets in Entrepreneurial Ventures | ||
| Strategies and Practices of Family-controlled Companies | ||
| Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce | ||
| Idea Generation and the Systematic Approach for Creativity | ||
| Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
| Product Design 4 | ||
| Innovation | ||
| Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy and Execution | ||
OIDD 6520 | 4 | |
| Product Management 4 | ||
| Enabling Technologies | ||
| Real Estate Entrepreneurship | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 5.5 course units of electives | 5.5 | |
| MBA Core Requirements | 9.5 | |
| Total Course Units | 19 | |
- 1
No waivers or substitutions. Students are advised (but not required) to take this foundation course before the subsequent elective courses listed.
- 2
Students may petition to substitute up to 1 cu of other coursework toward the requirements of the major, such as Global Modular Courses, Global Virtual Courses, Independent Study Projects or Advanced Student Projects, or MKTG 8900 (Global Consulting Practicum). Petitions are expected to demonstrate that the student is pursuing a coherent plan of entrepreneurship and innovation studies at Wharton, and should be directed to the faculty advisor.
- 3
Students may not count both MGMT 6910 and MGMT 6920 for credit towards the major.
- 4
Students may not count all of the following courses for credit towards the major: OIDD 5150, OIDD 6520, OIDD 6540. To count more than one of these courses towards the major, students need pre-approval from the faculty advisor.
MBA Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| Select one of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | ||
| Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting | ||
| Finance 1 | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Select one of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Corporate Finance (Half CU) | ||
| Macroeconomics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Macroeconomics and the Global Economic Environment | ||
| Macroeconomics and The Global Economic Environment (Half CU) | ||
| Legal Studies | ||
| LGST 6110 | Responsibility in Global Management | 0.5 |
| or LGST 6120 | Responsibility in Business | |
| or LGST 6130 | Business, Social Responsibility, and the Environment | |
| Microeconomics | ||
| BEPP 6110 | Microeconomics for Managers: Foundations | 0.5 |
| BEPP 6120 | Microeconomics for Managers: Advanced Applications | 0.5 |
| Management | ||
| MGMT 6100 | Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | 0.5 |
| MGMT 6110 | Managing Established Enterprises | 1 |
| or MGMT 6120 | Management of Emerging Enterprises | |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 6110 | Marketing Management | 0.5 |
| MKTG 6120 | Dynamic Marketing Strategy | 0.5 |
| or MKTG 6130 | Strategic Marketing Simulation | |
| OIDD | ||
| Select one unit of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Quality and Productivity | ||
| Business Analytics | ||
| Online Business Models and the Information-Based Firm | ||
| Innovation | ||
| Operations Strategy | ||
| Enabling Technologies | ||
| Managerial Decision Making | ||
| Statistics | ||
| STAT 6130 | Regression Analysis for Business 2 | 1 |
| or STAT 6210 | Accelerated Regression Analysis for Business | |
| Management Communication | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 0.5 | |
| Option 1 | ||
| Management Communication | ||
| Advanced Persuasive Speaking | ||
or WHCP 6150 | Communication Challenges for Entrepreneurs | |
or WHCP 6240 | Persuasive Writing for Business Leaders | |
| Option 2 | ||
| Management Communication | ||
or WHCP 6180 | Entrepreneurial Communication | |
| Total Course Units | 9.5 | |
The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2024 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.