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:

1. Students must choose the major at the time of application to Wharton, and
2. 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.

MBA Core Requirements

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Students cannot enroll in both FNCE 6210 and FNCE 6230.

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STAT 6210 is by placement only.

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Enrollment in WHCP 6180 requires pre-approval.

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2025 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.

The Global Experience Concentration facilitates MBA student participation in a study abroad program. Students must complete two full credit units in an approved International Exchange Program at the partner university’s location. In addition, students must take one full credit unit of internationally focused MBA electives to satisfy the concentration requirement.  

Curriculum

Students must complete two full credit units in an approved International Exchange Program at the partner university’s location. Approved International Exchange Programs include:

• Australia – AGSM, Sydney
• Brazil – COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro
• Chile – Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago
• China – CEIBS, Shanghai
• China – Peking University, Beijing
• France – HEC/ISA, Paris
• France – INSEAD, Fontainebleau
• Hong Kong – HKUST, Kowloon
• India – ISB, Hyderabad
• Israel – IDC, Herzliya
• Israel – Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
• Italy – SDA Bocconi, Milan
• Japan – Keio University, Tokyo
• Netherlands – RSM, Rotterdam
• Philippines – AIM, Makati City
• Singapore – INSEAD, Singapore
• Spain – IESE, Barcelona
• Sweden – Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm
• Thailand – Sasin, Bangkok
• United Kingdom – LBS, London

In addition to two full credit units taken in an approved study-abroad program, students must take one full credit unit of internationally focused MBA electives to satisfy the concentration requirement. The electives should be selected from the list below and cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.

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Global Modular Courses (0.5 CU) offered in a foreign location also count.

Other courses with substantive international content may be counted upon approval of the concentration adviser.

Concentration advisor: Alyssa Swanson