Health Care Management, MBA
The Health Care Management major builds on the established strength of the core curriculum to provide expertise in the complex and distinctive features of the dynamic and rapidly changing health care industry. Wharton Health Care majors are unusually well-qualified for careers in management, consulting, and investing in diverse areas within health care space, including health care delivery, services, managed care, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, information technology, and entrepreneurship.
Health Care majors draw on a rich variety of electives within the Health Care Management Department, other Wharton Departments, and courses across the university. They also benefit from an interdisciplinary faculty based in Wharton, the Perelman School of Medicine, and other Penn schools and departments, along with adjunct faculty with extensive practical experience.
The Health Care Management major differs from others at Wharton in that:
- Students must choose the major at the time of application to Wharton, and
- The major integrates academic and professional development, helping students to obtain summer and permanent positions.
The Health Care Management Department also sponsors an alumni mentor program and benefits from strong links to the Wharton Health Care Alumni Association. Students in health care-related dual degree programs, including the MD/MBA, generally complete the Health Care Management major.
For more information: https://hcmg.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/mba/hcmg-major-requirements/
Curriculum
A minimum of 19 course units is required for graduation.
Major electives taken on a pass/fail basis cannot be counted toward the Health Care Management major.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care Management Major Requirements | ||
| HCMG 841 | Health Services System | 1 |
| HCMG 653 | Health Care Field Application Project | 1 |
| Select 3 course units from the following: | 3 | |
| US Payer and Provider Strategy | ||
| Financial Management of Health Institutions | ||
| Health Care Reform and the Future of the American Health Care System | ||
| Health Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach | ||
| Management and Strategy in Medical Devices and Technology | ||
| Management of Health Care for the Elderly | ||
| Healthcare Data and Analytics | ||
| Comparative Health Care Systems | ||
| Managing Health Care Organizations | ||
| Management and Economics of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries | ||
| E-Health: Business Models and Impact | ||
| Health Care Entrepreneurship | ||
| Private Sector Role in Global Health | ||
| Advanced Study Project: Management of Health Care Service Businesses | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 4.5 course units of electives | 4.5 | |
| MBA Core Requirements | 9.5 | |
| Total Course Units | 19 | |
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 611 | Responsibility in Global Management | 0.5 |
| or LGST 612 | Responsibility in Business | |
| Microeconomics | ||
| MGEC 611 | Microeconomics for Managers: Foundations | 0.5 |
| MGEC 612 | Microeconomics for Managers: Advanced Applications | 0.5 |
| Management | ||
| MGMT 610 | Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | 0.5 |
| MGMT 611 | Managing Established Enterprises | 1 |
| or MGMT 612 | Management of Emerging Enterprises | |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 611 | Marketing Management | 0.5 |
| MKTG 612 | Dynamic Marketing Strategy | 0.5 |
| or MKTG 613 | Strategic Marketing Simulation | |
| OIDD | ||
| OIDD 611 | Quality and Productivity | 0.5 |
| or OIDD 615 | Operations Strategy | |
| Select one of the following: 2 | 0.5 | |
| Quality and Productivity | ||
| Business Analytics | ||
| Online Business Models and the Information-Based Firm | ||
| Innovation | ||
| Operations Strategy | ||
| Statistics | ||
| STAT 613 | Regression Analysis for Business 3 | 1 |
| or STAT 621 | Accelerated Regression Analysis for Business | |
| Management Communication | ||
| WHCP 611 | Management Communication | 0.25 |
| Select one of the following: | 0.25 | |
| Advanced Persuasive Speaking | ||
| Communication Challenges for Entrepreneurs: "Pitching your Business" | ||
| Persuasive Writing for Business Leaders | ||
| Total Course Units | 9.5 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | Students must take at least one of OIDD 611 and OIDD 615, and may take both to satisfy the requirement. |
| 3 | STAT 621 is by placement only. |
The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2020 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.