Artificial Intelligence for Business, BS

The Artificial Intelligence for Business joint concentration between the OID and STAT departments is designed to address two broad topics: (1) the (more) technical understanding of methods and how they are being applied by firms to solve business problems and (2) the (more) conceptual understanding of how the technology impacts firms and society, including economic, social, and ethical issues that AI deployment introduces.

Reflecting this conceptualization, the concentration has two pillars, F&I:

1. Foundational Methods (or F)
2. Impact and Ethics (or I)

Courses from Pillar F cover foundational skills needed to understand, work with, and/or evaluate AI systems. Such courses can cover, but are not limited to, subjects such as data engineering, data science, statistics, machine learning, or neuroscience.

Courses from Pillar I cover the business, economic, legal, ethical, psychological, or societal impact of AI.

Courses taken on a pass/fail basis cannot be counted toward the concentration. A maximum of 1 CU of an Independent Study Project (ISP) can count toward the concentration with advisor approval. A maximum of 1 CU of UPenn courses outside of Wharton may be considered with faculty advisor approval.

Artificial Intelligence for Business Concentration Advisors: Giles Hooker for STAT (ghooker@wharton.upenn.edu) and Prasanna Tambe for OID (tambe@wharton.upenn.edu).

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2026 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.

Other Wharton Requirements

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For students who take ECON 0100 Introduction to Micro Economics and ECON 0200 Introductory Economics: Macro in place of BEPP 1000 Introductory Economics for Business Students: one of these courses can be used to satisfy BEPP 1000 on the degree audit. The second course may be used to fulfill a Liberal Arts & Sciences or Unrestricted Elective requirement.

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Beginning with capstones offered in Fall 2027, all students must complete all business fundamentals as a prerequisite for the senior capstone, in addition to the Leadership Journey courses and any other required prerequisite course(s).

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Course numbers for honors business fundamentals are: BEPP 2508 Managerial Economics, FNCE 1008 Corporate Finance (Honors), FNCE 1018 Monetary Economics and the Global Economy (Honors), LGST 1008 Ethics and Social Responsibility, LGST 1018 Law and Social Values, MKTG 1018 Introduction to Marketing, STAT 1018 Introductory Business Statistics, and STAT 1028 Introductory Business Statistics.

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Dual-degree students majoring in SSE (Systems Science Engineering) and EE (Electrical Engineering) must take ESE 3010 Engineering Probability and ESE 4020 Statistics for Data Science.

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Courses taken at Penn that satisfy the Foreign Language requirement may double-count as Humanities or Flexible Gen Ed.

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Up to one course may be on U.S. cultural diversity. Please see course attribute WUCN for a list of non-U.S. courses and WUCU for a list of U.S. courses. Two CCP course units may double-count as Humanities; Natural Science, Math & Engineering; Social Science; or Flexible Gen Ed.

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Students pursuing a second concentration may apply three course units of concentration courses to Unrestricted Electives.

Curriculum

Courses taken on a pass/fail basis cannot be counted toward the concentration. A maximum of one (1) CU of an Independent Study Project (ISP) can count toward the concentration with advisor approval. A maximum of 1 CU of UPenn courses outside of Wharton may be considered with faculty advisor approval.