Management: General Track, BS
The Management concentration allows a student to flexibly choose among the full set of the department’s offerings. As a consequence, students can mold a curriculum that spans issues of managing the internal processes of firms and considerations of strategic advantage — for both young and growing organizations as well as established ones. Students will develop expertise well-suited to general management and leadership positions in firms, or to serve these firms in advisory roles with leading consulting firms.
For more information: https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/undergraduate/management-concentration-specializations/
Management:
Concentration
The Management concentration is fulfilled by 4.0 credit units (cu) of MGMT coursework beyond the Wharton-wide requirements of MGMT 1010 (Introduction to Management) and MGMT 3010 (Teamwork and Interpersonal Influence). Only 1.0 cu out of the four total cu may be allotted to the aggregate of Global Modular Courses, Global Virtual Courses, Advanced Study Projects, Independent Study Projects, Financial Literacy Community Project, and/or Research Theses.
Undergraduate Advisor (current Wharton students only) Sara Jane McCaffrey (mcsa@wharton.upenn.edu)
Specializations
MGMT concentrators may earn one of three specializations by completing at least 3 cu of their MGMT course selections in focused areas as below. All courses are 1.0 cu unless otherwise indicated. The terms in which classes are tentatively scheduled for the current academic year are in parentheses. Please check the current Course Schedule to confirm.
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Specialization in Multinational Management*
The Multinational Management specialization prepares students for managerial, financial and consulting positions in which a sophisticated understanding of the multinational firm, the international competitive environment, and the cross-national political and social aspects of business is required.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | 1 | |
| Multinational Management | ||
| Choose at least 2 credit units from the following: | 2 | |
| Global Growth of Emerging Firms | ||
| The Political Environment of the Multinational Firm | ||
| Comparative Capitalism | ||
| Managing and Competing in China | ||
| Other Wharton Requirements | 33 | |
| Total Course Units | 36 | |
Specialization in Organizational Effectiveness*
The Organizational Effectiveness specialization educates students at the leading edge of theory and practice about the management of employees and the design of organizations. It spans topics from understanding the behavior of individuals and groups to designing management systems and structures to support business strategy. It serves students with a range of career objectives: (1) those who seek leadership positions focusing on employees in organizations; (2) those interested in consulting in the area of organizational effectiveness or management consulting more generally; and (3) those interested in balancing a more technical academic and business backgrounds with greater depth in understanding behavioral and management expertise.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose at least 3 credit units from the following: | 3 | |
| Leading Across Cultural and Relational Differences | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Leading for Impact: Tackling the Biggest Societal Challenges | ||
| Corporate Goverance, Executive Compsenation and the Board | ||
| Work and Technology: Choices and Outcomes | ||
| How to be the Boss | ||
MGMT 2720 | ||
| Negotiations | ||
| People Analytics | ||
| Understanding Careers & Managerial Labor Markets | ||
Specialization in Strategic Management*
The Strategic Management specialization provides students with a deep grounding in the basic logic of competitive advantage, premised on a careful analytical treatment of the distinct qualities and positions of individual firms and an understanding of broader competitive dynamics. This background positions students well for guiding strategy at both established and emerging enterprises, as well as preparing them for positions with consulting firms that work with organizations on setting their strategies.
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | 1 | |
| MGMT 2230 | Business Strategy | 1 |
| Choose at least 2 credit units from the following: | ||
| Competitive Strategy | ||
| Market Dynamics and Technical Change | ||
| Value Creation and Value Capture in American Business History | ||
| Management of Technology | ||
| Corporate Goverance, Executive Compsenation and the Board | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
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* A thesis or independent study conducted under the supervision of a Management faculty member may only be counted toward a specialization’s focused 3.0 cu with permission from the undergraduate advisor, Sara Jane McCaffrey.
Other Wharton Requirements
| Code | Title | Course Units |
|---|---|---|
| First-Year Foundations | ||
| BEPP 1000 | Introductory Economics for Business Students 1 | 1 |
| MATH 1400 | Calculus, Part I | 1 |
| or MATH 1070 | Mathematics of change, Part I | |
| Critical Writing Seminar | 1 | |
WRIT 0020, 0110, or 0120-0990 | ||
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| Leadership Journey | ||
| WH 1010 | Business and You | 0.5 |
| WH 2010 | Business Communication for Impact | 0.5 |
| or WH 2011 | Global Business Communication for Impact | |
| MGMT 3010 | Teamwork and Interpersonal Influence | 0.5 |
| Senior Capstone | One course with attribute WUCP required 2 | 0.5 |
Please visit https://undergrad-inside.wharton.upenn.edu/senior-capstone for more information. | ||
| Fundamentals 3 | ||
| ACCT 1010 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 1 |
| ACCT 1020 | Strategic Cost Analysis | 1 |
| BEPP 2500 | Managerial Economics (or Honors) | 1 |
| FNCE 1000 | Corporate Finance (or Honors) | 1 |
| FNCE 1010 | Monetary Economics and the Global Economy (or Honors) | 1 |
| LGST 1000 | Ethics and Social Responsibility (or Honors) | 1 |
| or LGST 1010 | Law and Social Values | |
| MGMT 1010 | Introduction To Management | 1 |
| MKTG 1010 | Introduction to Marketing (or Honors) | 1 |
| OIDD 1010 | An Introduction to Operations, Information and Decisions | 1 |
| STAT 1010 | Introductory Business Statistics (or Honors) 4 | 1 |
| or STAT 4300 | Probability | |
| or ESE 3010 | Engineering Probability | |
| STAT 1020 | Introductory Business Statistics (or Honors) | 1 |
| or STAT 4310 | Statistical Inference | |
| or ESE 4020 | Statistics for Data Science | |
| Flex Fundamentals | ||
Global Economy, Business & Society | ||
| One course unit with attribute WUGE required | 1 | |
Technology, Innovation & Analytics | ||
| One course unit with attribute WUTI required | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | 7 | |
Foreign Language Requirement | ||
Two semesters at the beginner level of a language other than English or demonstration of equivalent proficiency required 5 | ||
Humanities | ||
Natural Science, Math & Engineering | ||
Social Science | ||
Flexible Gen Ed | ||
Three course units of approved undergraduate coursework taken outside of Wharton required | ||
Cross-Cultural Perspectives | ||
Three course units with substantial cross-cultural content required 6 | ||
| Business Breadth | ||
| Three upper-level course units from three different Wharton departments outside of the student's concentration required. Please visit https://undergrad-inside.wharton.upenn.edu/business-breadth/ for details. | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | ||
| Five course units required 7 | 5 | |
| Total Course Units | 33 | |
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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.
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.