Executive MBA
Wharton delivers our undiluted MBA curriculum to working professionals through our executive MBA program in Philadelphia and San Francisco. Wharton emphasizes an intensive core in general management and an unmatched selection of electives in a residential every-other-weekend format tailored for working professionals. Wharton’s EMBA curriculum offers rigorous learning in a collaborative environment. The intensive, cross-functional core curriculum provides business fundamentals and the leadership, communication and analytical skills that are critical to your success. Through electives in the second year, you may then develop one or more areas of expertise or continue to develop a breadth of knowledge. Options to study globally help students become global citizens.
For more information: https://executivemba.wharton.upenn.edu/
Curriculum
A minimum of 19 course units is required for graduation.
Students are required to complete the core EMBA curriculum and may complete the rest of the required course units with electives. Majors are not required in the executive MBA program but add another option for study.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA Core Requirements | 9.5 | |
| Electives or Optional Major | 9.5 | |
Students may complete any combination of electives and/or a major. | ||
| Total Course Units | 19 | |
EMBA Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| ACCT 6130 | Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 1.0 |
| Business Econ & Public Policy | ||
| BEPP 6110 | Microeconomics for Managers: Foundations | 0.5 |
| BEPP 6120 | Microeconomics for Managers: Advanced Applications | 0.5 |
| Finance | ||
| FNCE 6130 | Macroeconomics and the Global Economic Environment | 1.0 |
| Select 1 of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Corporate Finance (Half CU) | ||
| Legal Studies | ||
| LGST 6110 | Responsibility in Global Management | 0.5 |
| or LGST 6120 | Responsibility in Business | |
| Management | ||
| MGMT 6100 | Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | 0.5 |
| MGMT 6130 | Managing the Enterprise | 1 |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 6110 | Marketing Management | 0.5 |
| MKTG 6130 | Strategic Marketing Simulation | 0.5 |
| or MKTG 6120 | Dynamic Marketing Strategy | |
| OIDD | ||
| OIDD 6110 | Quality and Productivity | 0.5 |
| Select 1 of the following: 1 | 0.5 | |
| Business Analytics | ||
| Operations Strategy | ||
| Statistics | ||
| STAT 6130 | Regression Analysis for Business | 1.0 |
| Management Communication | ||
| WHCP 6140 | Management Communication | 0.25 |
| WHCP 6190 | Management Communication: Advanced Persuasion | 0.25 |
| Total Course Units | 9.5 | |
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Students must take at least one of OIDD 6120 and OIDD 6150, and may take both.
Concentrations
Health Care Management
The HCM concentration will require three CUs with all credit units for the concentration taken for a letter grade. 1 out of the 3 credit units will come from the following required courses, including 0.5 from a capstone project, supervised by a Wharton faculty member, and delivered through either an independent study or a HCM Global Modular Course. :
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HCMG 8410 | Introduction to Health Management and Economics * | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 0.5 |
| or HCMG 8980 | Global Modular Course | |
*HCMG 8410 is a required course (as it is in the HCM MBA major) and will be offered on both coasts. | ||
2 CUs will be available from the following elective courses:
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| HCMG 8450 | US Payer and Provider Strategy | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8500 | Health Care Reform and the Future of the American Health Care System | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8520 | Health Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8530 | Management and Strategy in Medical Devices and Technology | 1 |
| HCMG 8570 | Healthcare Data and Analytics | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8590 | Comparative Health Care Systems | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8600 | Leading Health Care Organizations | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8630 | Management and Economics of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8670 | Health Care Entrepreneurship | 0.5 |
The WEMBA leadership will work with the department to ensure enough courses are offered each year to allow students to complete the concentration. To broaden availability of the courses, some of them may be offered as modular courses during Block Weeks and some may be offered online through the Global cohort schedule.
Dr. Stephen Sammut will serve as the advisor for the students in the HCM concentration.
Business Analytics
The BUAN concentration will require only 2.5 CUs in addition to the core/required Statistics and OIDD courses. These required courses (which may be waived) are STAT 6130, Regression Analysis for Business, a 1 CU course and OIDD 6110, OIDD 6120 and OIDD 6150, which are all ½ CU courses. All credit units for the concentration must be taken for a letter grade.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| STAT 6130 | Regression Analysis for Business | 1 |
| OIDD 6110 | Quality and Productivity | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6120 | Business Analytics | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6150 | Operations Strategy | 0.5 |
The remaining 2.5 credit units must come from the following elective courses:
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 7471 | Financial Disclosure Analytics | 0.5 |
| FNCE 7050 | Investment Management | 1 |
| FNCE 7170 | Financial Derivatives | 1 |
| FNCE 7800 | FinTech | 0.5 |
| MGMT 7930 | People Analytics | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7120 | Data and Analysis for Marketing Decisions | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7540 | Pricing Policy | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7760 | Applied Probability Models in Marketing | 1 |
| MKTG 8520 | Special Topics - Marketing Analytics | 0.5 |
| MKTG 8950 | Global Business Week | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6360 | Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy and Execution | 1 |
| OIDD 6530 | Mathematical Modeling and its Application in Finance | 1 |
| OIDD 6620 | Enabling Technologies | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6670 | A.I., Business, and Society | 0.5 |
| STAT 7010 | Modern Data Mining | 1 |
| STAT 7220 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 0.5 |
In addition to these electives and with the permission of the BUAN faculty advisors, at most 1CU in total can come from a relevant Global Modular Course, Domestic Modular Course, Global Virtual Course, or Independent Study..
Double counting
At most 1 CU can be double counted with a major. For example, if a student took FNCE 7050, FNCE 7170 and OIDD 6530 as a part of their Finance major, then they would not automatically be able to obtain the BUAN concentration and would still need 2CUs from the remaining elective courses.
For enquires please contact Dr. Sergei Savin (savin@wharton.upenn.edu) or Dr. Richard Waterman (waterman@wharton.upenn.edu) the current MBA BUAN faculty advisors.
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.
The MBA Program for Executives - Global at Wharton delivers the undiluted MBA curriculum to mid-level and executive-level working professionals around the world through a blended experience that combines residential weeks with synchronous online learning every other weekend throughout the 22 month program. Wharton emphasizes an intensive core in general management and an unmatched selection of electives in a rigorous and collaborative learning environment. The student's immediate Wharton network is established in residential weeks and nourished throughout the program using up-to-date technology and distance learning techniques. An intensive, cross-functional core curriculum provides business fundamentals and the leadership, communication and analytical skills that are critical to success in any organization. Through electives in the second year of the program, students may develop one or more areas of expertise or continue to develop a breadth of knowledge.
For more information: https://executivemba.wharton.upenn.edu/
Curriculum
A minimum of 19 course units is required for graduation.
Students are required to complete the core EMBA curriculum and may complete the rest of the required course units with electives. Majors are not required in the executive MBA program but add another option for study. Students must complete one of the 0.5 credit unit modular courses offered during Global Business Week.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA Core Requirements | 9.5 | |
| Electives or Optional Major | 9.5 | |
Students may complete any combination of electives and/or a major. | ||
| Total Course Units | 19 | |
EMBA Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| ACCT 6130 | Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 1.0 |
| Business Econ & Public Policy | ||
| BEPP 6110 | Microeconomics for Managers: Foundations | 0.5 |
| BEPP 6120 | Microeconomics for Managers: Advanced Applications | 0.5 |
| Finance | ||
| FNCE 6130 | Macroeconomics and the Global Economic Environment | 1.0 |
| Select 1 of the following: | 0.5-1 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Corporate Finance (Half CU) | ||
| Legal Studies | ||
| LGST 6110 | Responsibility in Global Management | 0.5 |
| or LGST 6120 | Responsibility in Business | |
| Management | ||
| MGMT 6100 | Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | 0.5 |
| MGMT 6130 | Managing the Enterprise | 1 |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 6110 | Marketing Management | 0.5 |
| MKTG 6130 | Strategic Marketing Simulation | 0.5 |
| or MKTG 6120 | Dynamic Marketing Strategy | |
| OIDD | ||
| OIDD 6110 | Quality and Productivity | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6150 | Operations Strategy | 0.5 |
| Statistics | ||
| STAT 6130 | Regression Analysis for Business | 1.0 |
| Management Communication | ||
| WHCP 6140 | Management Communication | 0.25 |
| WHCP 6190 | Management Communication: Advanced Persuasion | 0.25 |
| Total Course Units | 9.5 | |
Concentrations
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
The HCM concentration will require three CUs with all credit units for the concentration taken for a letter grade. 1 out of the 3 credit units will come from the following required courses, including 0.5 from a capstone project, supervised by a Wharton faculty member, and delivered through either an independent study or a HCM Global Modular Course. :
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HCMG 8410 | Introduction to Health Management and Economics * | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8990 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 0.5 |
| or HCMG 8980 | Global Modular Course | |
*HCMG 8410 is a required course (as it is in the HCM MBA major) and will be offered on both coasts. | ||
2 CUs will be available from the following elective courses:
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| HCMG 8450 | US Payer and Provider Strategy | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8500 | Health Care Reform and the Future of the American Health Care System | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8520 | Health Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8530 | Management and Strategy in Medical Devices and Technology | 1 |
| HCMG 8570 | Healthcare Data and Analytics | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8590 | Comparative Health Care Systems | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8600 | Leading Health Care Organizations | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8630 | Management and Economics of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries | 0.5 |
| HCMG 8670 | Health Care Entrepreneurship | 0.5 |
The WEMBA leadership will work with the department to ensure enough courses are offered each year to allow students to complete the concentration. To broaden availability of the courses, some of them may be offered as modular courses during Block Weeks and some may be offered online through the Global cohort schedule.
Dr. Stephen Sammut will serve as the advisor for the students in the HCM concentration.
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
The BUAN concentration will require only 2.5 CUs in addition to the core/required Statistics and OIDD courses. These required courses (which may be waived) are STAT 6130, Regression Analysis for Business, a 1 CU course and OIDD 6110, OIDD 6120 and OIDD 6150, which are all ½ CU courses. All credit units for the concentration must be taken for a letter grade.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| STAT 6130 | Regression Analysis for Business | 1 |
| OIDD 6110 | Quality and Productivity | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6120 | Business Analytics | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6150 | Operations Strategy | 0.5 |
The remaining 2.5 credit units must come from the following elective courses:
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 7471 | Financial Disclosure Analytics | 0.5 |
| FNCE 7050 | Investment Management | 1 |
| FNCE 7170 | Financial Derivatives | 1 |
| FNCE 7800 | FinTech | 0.5 |
| MGMT 7930 | People Analytics | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7120 | Data and Analysis for Marketing Decisions | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7540 | Pricing Policy | 0.5 |
| MKTG 7760 | Applied Probability Models in Marketing | 1 |
| MKTG 8520 | Special Topics - Marketing Analytics | 0.5 |
| MKTG 8950 | Global Business Week | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6360 | Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy and Execution | 1 |
| OIDD 6530 | Mathematical Modeling and its Application in Finance | 1 |
| OIDD 6620 | Enabling Technologies | 0.5 |
| OIDD 6670 | A.I., Business, and Society | 0.5 |
| STAT 7010 | Modern Data Mining | 1 |
| STAT 7220 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 0.5 |
In addition to these electives and with the permission of the BUAN faculty advisors, at most 1CU in total can come from a relevant Global Modular Course, Domestic Modular Course, Global Virtual Course, or Independent Study..
Double counting
At most 1 CU can be double counted with a major. For example, if a student took FNCE 7050, FNCE 7170 and OIDD 6530 as a part of their Finance major, then they would not automatically be able to obtain the BUAN concentration and would still need 2CUs from the remaining elective courses.
For enquires please contact Dr. Sergei Savin (savin@wharton.upenn.edu) or Dr. Richard Waterman (waterman@wharton.upenn.edu) the current MBA BUAN faculty advisors.
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.