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Management - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The Management Department at the Wharton School offers a flexible and balanced interdisciplinary program that applies social science disciplines and research methods to management problems. It offers specializations in strategy, international business, organizational behavior and theory, and human resource management.

Management - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The Management Department at the Wharton School offers courses and experience to students who want careers in management; who want to take on major challenges and responsibilities in private, public and not-for-profit organizations, large or small. Managers in a global economy must simultaneously understand the total enterprise and comprehend the forces shaping the organization's direction, policies and goals, while at the same time exercising personal leadership in managing the firm's human resources. Wharton's Management Department offers a flexible and balanced interdisciplinary program that applies basic social science disciplines and research methods to management and leadership problems in the public and private sectors.

Management and Technology
Undergraduate | BS, BSE
See "Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology."

Managing Electronic Commerce - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Managing Electronic Commerce major at Wharton offers a foundation in the design and implementation of business strategies for the Internet (e.g., electronic retailing, packaging information, etc.). The major prepares students for positions in consulting and in traditional product/service firms that wish to define the appropriate role for electronic commerce.

Managing Electronic Commerce - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The Wharton School provides a secondary concentration in electronic commerce is intended to complement existing concentrations by providing students with an additional capability to understand, analyze and participate in electronic commerce and electronic business activities in new and established firms.

Marketing - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The doctoral program in Marketing at Wharton provides students with an interdisciplinary environment for the generation of creative ideas and hypotheses in marketing, the analytic skills to evaluate them, and training in how to communicate them. Faculty members are active in both research and business consulting, resulting in seminars that reflect a combination of expertise and field-level experience. Research topics have covered areas such as cognitive processes of consumers, consumer preference measurement, marketing decision support systems, design and adoption of new products, marketing and competitive strategy, and international marketing.

Marketing - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Marketing major at the Wharton School investigates the fundamental approaches to understanding markets, competitors, and portfolios of product offerings. It is an excellent choice for those pursuing general management careers because it examines the fundamental approaches to understanding markets, competitors, and portfolios of product offerings. It is popular for those interested in the media and entertainment field, as well as in management consulting. Marketing's flexibility makes it a good choice for a double major with Finance, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurial Management, or Operations Management.

Marketing - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Students at Wharton pursuing a concentration in marketing acquire a solid grounding in the basic disciplines (e.g. psychology, economics, statistics) essential for understanding consumer and organizational buying patterns and for developing successful marketing strategies. They also acquire practical experience in the application of these concepts and methods, via half-semester mini-courses (e.g., new product development, advertising, retailing) and a capstone course. Many students with a concentration in marketing have gone on to work in brand management, advertising sales, marketing research, consulting, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Marketing and Communications - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The connections between Marketing and Communication as fields of study are many. Whether in advertising, the development of web-based initiatives, or in the conduct of market research, marketing professionals must understand the communication process and the most effective methods of conveying information. Students at Wharton who take a second concentration in Communication will augment their understanding of the core concepts taught in their Marketing courses and will be better prepared for employment or graduate study.

Marketing and Operations Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Comprising seven courses, Marketing and Operations Management is the only official "joint major" at Wharton. This area is attractive to those interested in marketing in the manufacturing and service sectors (business-to-business marketing in general) (e.g. supply chain management and new product development, and general product and brand management).

Marketing Certificate - Wharton Programs for Working Professionals
Graduate
The Wharton School's Marketing Certificate Program (MKCP) is an intensive four-course, post-baccalaureate program designed to provide students with a comprehensive curriculum in the field of marketing. This program is designed for college graduates who hold bachelor's degrees in areas of study other than the field of marketing. With proper planning, a student can complete the MKCP in as little as two semesters. Students completing the MKCP certificate will obtain a complete body of knowledge in the traditional marketing disciplines and the set of marketing skills necessary to succeed in today's consumer-oriented business environment.

Master of Medical Physics
Graduate
The MMP program will aim to provide the graduate students with a rigorous graduate physics training in essential graduate physics courses, balancing classroom and laboratory experience, as well as more traditional coursework in medicine and biology. The traditional problem solving techniques emphasized in physics graduate training will enable students to address a wide variety of problems encountered in modern medicine and to evolve as the field of medicine continues to change at a rapid pace. In conjunction with the Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology in the medical school, the MMP program will aim to train students in the essentials needed for a physicist to function in a medical environment comprising doctors (MDs) and scientists. The program will introduce them to research and bring them into contact with state-of-the-art medical technologies.

Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
Our undergraduate program reflects the explosive growth of interest in the nano and bio sectors of engineering science and technology. The sequence courses starts with an ‘Introduction to Nanotechnology’ is followed by the courses ‘Introduction to Nanoscale Functional Materials’ and ‘Structural and Biomaterials’. Each of these courses incorporates the fundamentals of materials science with illustrations focusing on applications in nano and bio technology. The parallel courses ‘Nano-scale Materials laboratory’ and the ‘Energetic of Macro/Nanoscale Materials’ round out the Sophomore year. We encourage you to further explore the content of this completely revised program detail and we would be delighted to answer your individual enquires.

Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate | MSE, PHD
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania is recognized as a leader and innovator in Materials Research and Education. Our faculty and students have received many of the top awards in their respective research fields, our educational program has produced leaders both in industry and academia, and our University is ranked in the top five in the United States. The cornerstone of our graduate program is flexibility and its hallmarks are excellence and collaboration.Our curriculum is highly interdisciplinary and our courses are designed to introduce students to areas of Materials Research that are unfamiliar and to advance their knowledge in their own areas of expertise.

Mathematics
Undergraduate | BA
At the core of modern theoretical science, mathematics has historically provided an expressive language as well and theoretical framework for advances in the physical sciences. It has since become central in the life and social sciences and computer science. Mathematics at Penn embraces traditional core areas of mathematics as well as developing areas (Penn is one of the world’s leading centers in the application of logic to theoretical computer science). The goals of the major program are to assist students in acquiring both an understanding of mathematics and an ability to use it. The mathematics major provides a solid foundation for graduate study in mathematics as well as background for study in economics, the biological sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, as well as many non-traditional areas.

Mathematics Graduate Program
Graduate | AM, BA, MS, PHD
The graduate math program at the University of Pennsylvania offers three degrees: a masters degree (A.M.), a master of philosophy (M.Phil., between the masters and Ph.D.), and a doctorate (Ph.D.). Courses are offered in both pure and applied mathematics, and it is possible for students to take courses in related departments such as Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, and Statistics (and even to get a masters degree in a related department, along with a Ph.D. in Mathematics).

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Undergraduate | BSE
Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics (MEAM) is the study of forces, deformations and motions of solid bodies and fluids, heat generation and transport, and applications to analysis, design, and manufacture of components, machines, and systems. Students in mechanical engineering follow a program which contains basic groundwork in all aspects of mechanical engineering, but flexibility in the curriculum allows students to pursue elective programs in fields such as aeronautics, robotics, computers, electronics, automatic controls, and materials.

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Graduate | MSE, PHD
Graduate study and research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania lead to the Master of Science in Engineering and to the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Areas of research include biophysics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, design, manufacturing, robotics, thermal sciences, biomechanics and energy conversion. Graduate programs at Penn are organized around Graduate Groups rather than traditional departmental divisions. MEAM Graduate Group is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary group. It consists of faculty from several departments in School of Engineering and Applied Science, Medical School, and Wharton Business School. All faculty in the MEAM Graduate Group have an interest in one or more aspects of Mechanical Engineering.

Medical Physics
Graduate
The purpose of the MMP degree is to meet the academic and career interests of a class of technically prepared college graduates who seek to combine their interests in graduate physics with career opportunities in the medical research and clinical environments.

Medicine
Graduate | MD, PHD
The categorical internal medicine program, encompassing the standard program and the primary care program, is a three-year experience that provides Housestaff with opportunities to assume ever-increasing levels of responsibility as their years of training advance.

Mid-Career Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Graduate | EDD
The Mid-Career Doctorate in Educational Leadership is for professionals who want to pursue their visions of leadership for public and private educational organizations. Our graduates will be prepared to lead the ongoing transformations of educational organizations as superintendents, chief executive officers, chief academic officers, principals, independent school leaders, supervisors, and private sector educational entrepreneurs.

Modern Languages Program
Undergraduate | BA
The Modern Languages Program gives students the opportunity to live in their language of study—French, German, Italian or Spanish. With a goal of both language and cultural learning, this residential experience is open to students of all language levels and is both immersive and entertaining, with many and varied opportunities to use the language of study. It is not necessary to be a language major to join, and many students in such fields as international business, law or diplomacy have found the program invaluable.

Multinational Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
This major is commonly coupled with the Finance or Marketing major at the Wharton School. The Multinational Management major prepares candidates interested in consulting or corporate work for global organizations or government agencies.

Music
Graduate | AM, BA, PHD
Our curriculum provides rigorous preparation while incorporating flexibility to develop individual interests. Penn graduate students are able to avail themselves not only of the diversity of the faculty in music, but also of the richness of the larger university community through courses in other departments and interdisciplinary seminars on such topics as Early Modern Studies, Gender Studies, and Ethnohistory, to name just three of the many such seminars that are active on the campus.

Music
Undergraduate | BA
The Department of Music offers a flexible approach to the study of music. As a humanistic endeavor, music can serve as the central focus of a general liberal arts education. For students who aspire to graduate training in music history, theory, ethnomusicology, American music or composition, the department also offers a more thorough introduction to the history and theory of music and to its meanings in different cultures around the world. The department also provides music lessons, sponsors student performing ensembles, has a program of applied music for credit, and presents both student and professional concerts.