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Academically Based Community Service Courses
Undergraduate | BA
As an urban university, Penn is in a unique position to go beyond “traditional” service learning and develop academically based community service learning. The program seeks to advance student learning and research, educate students for democratic citizenship, improve scholarship and teaching and make a significant contribution to the wider community. Approximately 140 courses from diverse schools and disciplines across the University are engaged, through the Center for Community Partnerships, in work throughout West Philadelphia—particularly in the public schools.

Accounting - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
Wharton's doctoral program in Accounting prepares graduates to contribute to accounting research, a specialized area of financial economics. Research by faculty and doctoral students in the Accounting Department focuses on the impact of accounting information and policy making on capital market behavior, on the behavior of decision-makers within the firm, and on the structure of firms.

Accounting - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Accounting major within the Wharton curriculum is good preparation for those considering careers in corporate finance, treasury, investment banking, or private equity. Accounting may also be useful for those interested in careers in investment management, hedge funds, trading, consumer finance, and the government and military sectors. The major also fulfills the requirements for the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant). Many accounting students pursue a double major in finance.

Accounting - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Accounting at the Wharton School offers courses in financial, managerial and cost accounting, tax planning, auditing, international accounting, accounting for decision-making and control and accounting for mergers and acquisitions. Although strong quantitative skills and attention to detail are important qualities for an accounting concentration, students need to acquire other skills as well. Many students find the accounting concentration to be useful preparation for careers in consulting, investment banking, general management, public accounting, and securities analysis.

Actuarial Mathematics
Graduate, Undergraduate | BS, MBA, PHD
Actuarial science is the mathematical modeling of all pure-risk phenomena. It is concerned with such issues as determining annuity and insurance benefits, premiums, reserves and expenses. Insurance companies, private corporations, and the government must also determine the best ways to develop pension funds and manage their risks.

Actuarial Science - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Wharton's actuarial science concentration stands at the intersection of risk and money. Actuaries are experts in evaluating the likelihood and financial consequences of future events, designing creative ways to reduce the probability of undesirable events, and decreasing the impact of tragic events that do occur. They are in great demand by insurance companies, consulting firms, financial institutions. A student with strong mathematical aptitude graduating with an actuarial science concentration will be prepared to pass the first three examinations given by the Society of Actuaries.

Advanced Management Program (AMP) - Wharton Executive Education
Graduate
The Wharton School's Advanced Management Program (AMP) is designed for senior executives who are leading or being groomed to lead the enterprise. The program offers a process for linking visionary leadership with strategic execution and provides future CEO’s with a unique opportunity to create a global network of peers. Past participants say that it is an experience without parallel and that the benefits of the program continue to add value throughout their professional and personal lives.

African Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate
The African Studies Center is devoted to the study of African culture, both past and present, from a growing variety of perspectives and disciplines. Students may pursue Africanist training through history, language, politics, religion and other liberal arts and social science courses. Geographically, these courses span the continent and extend beyond it into the various African diasporas. Theoretically and methodologically, they involve comparative, interdisciplinary study of African peoples and institutions.

Africana Studies
Undergraduate | BA
Africana Studies examines the cultural, political, social and historical experiences of peoples of the African diaspora. The program offers an integrated understanding and appreciation for the African, African-American, Caribbean and other African diaspora experiences. The Program is part of the Center for Africana Studies and places primary emphasis on the ways that African diaspora experiences and traditions have functioned on a global scale and resonated within the spaces of a variety of national projects.

American Civilization
Graduate
The core of the Graduate Group program consists of a year-long seminar designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the different histories that the different peoples of the different cultures in America have both experienced and produced.

American Public Policy
Undergraduate
This program enables undergraduates interested in American Public Policy to construct an integrated program between the School of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School. Graduates of the University of Pennsylvania with an American Public Policy Minor are expected to be in great demand by government agencies at all levels, consulting companies, and government relations departments of private sector firms.

Ancient History
Graduate | PHD
THE GRADUATE GROUP IN ANCIENT HISTORY is a program that coordinates a curriculum encompassing the whole of the ancient history of the Near East and the Mediterranean Basin. It has as its aim the preparation of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Ancient Studies
Undergraduate
Both the University of Pennsylvania's College of Arts & Sciences and the University Museum of Anthropology & Archaeology house an extraordinary array of distinguished scholars who represent as a group virtually every major area in the study of antiquity, including languages, political, economic, cultural and art history, anthropology, philosophy, and science, in both the Old & New Worlds. The Center for Ancient Studies, by bringing these scholars together, focuses their intellectual resources into an organizational body where creative interdisciplinary activity in teaching and research will be explored.

Anthropology
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, MS, PHD
Anthropology is the study of human diversity. As a discipline, it comprises four distinct subdisciplines or fields: cultural anthropology (primarily concerned with living societies); archaeology (which focuses on past—and often prehistoric—societies); biophysical anthropology (exploring the interaction between culture and human biological variability); and linguistic anthropology (emphasizing variability in language and the role of language in culture). Penn takes a “four-field” approach to the study of anthropology, emphasizing the integration of these four subdisciplines. The major strength of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania is its high quality across all four fields: Archaeology, Cultural, Linguistic, and Physical. The department maintains active undergraduate and graduate programs.

Architecture
Graduate
The department has emphasized the link between theoretical speculation, professional practice, and artistic expression. A full spectrum of education in the discipline of architecture is currently offered in four degree programs: Doctor of Philosphy, Ph.D.; Master of Science, M.S.; Master of Architecture, M.Arch.; and Bachelor of Arts, B.A. [through the College of Arts and Sciences].

Architecture
Undergraduate | BA
Architecture is a studio-based liberal arts program offering two concentrations. The concentration in design includes a three-year sequence of design studios combined with courses in art history and architectural theory. The concentration in history, theory and criticism includes a two-year sequence of design studios and courses in art history combined with additional coursework in art history, architectural theory and related subjects. Studios teach analytical methods, representational skills and imaginative invention through drawing and the construction of three-dimensional models.

Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
Graduate | PHD
The Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World trains graduate students in the field of Mediterranean archaeology by providing them with a program of study that combines courses and field experience.

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, PHD
The undergraduate program in AMES offers language training and courses in the culture, history, literature, and archaeology of East Asia, the Middle East, and the Indo-Iranian world concentration. This program has become two separate programs. See Near East Languages and Literatures, and East Asian Languages and Literatures. The graduate program in AMES deals with three major areas, Indo-Iran, the Middle East, and China and Japan (a graduate program in Korean is planned for the future), and all of its programs focus mainly upon language, philology, and the study of civilization and culture (Egyptology offers in addition a concentration in archaeology). Each provides training for the Ph.D. and A.M. degrees

Asian American Studies
Undergraduate
Asian American Studies explores the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian immigrants and of persons of Asian ancestry in North America, and the relevance of those experiences for understanding race and ethnicity in national and global contexts. The program introduces students to the methods and concerns of a wide spectrum of disciplines: anthropology and ethnography, economics, history, law, literature, sociology and demography, political science, and urban studies, as well as creative and expository writing.

Bachelor of Applied Science
Undergraduate | BAS
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree is an option that offers students breadth and allows them to combine a technology-based degree with considerable course work in the liberal arts, communications, or fine arts. This degree is designed primarily for students whose interests are not oriented toward a professional engineering career. It is a popular degree option for those preparing for careers in medicine, business, and law. The BAS requires a minimum of 40 course units.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
The Bachelor of Science in Engineering is a traditional engineering degree that prepares students for careers in professional engineering, computer science or digital media design. BSE degrees require 40 or 41 course units and are designed to be completed in four years.

Benjamin Franklin Seminars
Undergraduate
These small, in-depth seminars focus on class discussions, readings from primary sources and paper writing. Members of the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program have automatic access to the seminars, but all undergraduates may enroll. Most seminars are taught by faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences, though courses are also offered by faculty from Wharton, Medicine, Dental and Engineering.

Bio-Dental Submatriculation Program
Undergraduate | BA
This is a seven-year program intended for incoming students with a biology major who wish to start dental school in their senior year of College. Admission into this submatriculation program (simultaneously pursuing a bachelor’s and master’s degree) is conditional upon the student’s academic performance in his/her three years of College, the g.p.a. in the sciences taken, and the Dental Admissions Test score.

Biochemistry
Graduate, Undergraduate | PHD
Most developments in modern biological sciences rely extensively on techniques and principles of chemistry and physics. Undergraduate studies in biochemistry prepares students for advanced study in biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology, genomics, molecular biology, neurobiology, structural biology and genetics-based biotechnology and can provide the basic science background for health professional schools and for prospective science teachers. All majors have the opportunity to do independent research.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
Graduate
The graduate program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics is designed to produce the next generation of scientists who will advance the frontiers of biological and medical science.

Bioengineering
Graduate | MSE, PHD
The Bioengineering Graduate Group is composed of a broad group of faculty drawn from different departments and schools of the University of Pennsylvania. The MSE degree in Bioengineering is a degree for students who wish to obtain a more solid foundation of the principles of Bioengineering and further prepare themselves for careers in industry, research and development, government and academia. The program requires 10 course units and a thesis option. The PhD program is designed to train individuals for academic, government, or industrial careers and prepares students for the rapidly changing character of bioengineering research by developing the core intellectual capacities which form the basis for research excellence.

Bioengineering
Undergraduate | BAS, BSE
Bioengineering is a multidisciplinary area where the engineering sciences interface biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine, to advance human health. Bioengineering brings together the creation of new knowledge and understanding of biological systems through engineering analysis and experimentation, with the application of engineering design and practice principles for the development of devices, processes, methods and biotechnologies to improve medical practice and health care delivery.

Bioethics
Graduate
The Master's in Bioethics is offered by the School of Medicine. The Graduate Studies Director is a member of the faculty of the Center for Bioethics, and the degree is administratively handled by the Center for Bioethics.

Biological Basis of Behavior
Undergraduate | BA
Biological Basis of Behavior is an interdisciplinary program in which students explore the relationship between behavior (both human and animal) and its organic bases. The Program offers courses in virtually all areas of neuroscience ranging from cellular neurobiology to cognitive neuropsychology and integrates these basic interdisciplinary courses with basic science requirements in biology, chemistry and psychology. Students also engaged in supervised research in areas as diverse as molecular neurobiology, chemical neuroanatomy, visual sciences and behavioral ecology.

Biological Basis of Behavior & Health Services Management
Undergraduate
The objective of this university minor is to provide students with exposure to two related areas: study in neuroscience and behavioral biology within the School of Arts and Sciences, as a leading example of the bioscience enterprise, and health care management with the Wharton School, as the environment in which science innovation must be developed and managed.

Biology
Graduate | AM, BA, MS, PHD
The Department of Biology offers a Ph.D. in the following areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Neurobiology and Physiology, Plant and Microbial Biology, and Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity. Students in these programs may work with members of the Biology Department or with affiliated faculty in other departments in the School of Arts and Sciences or the Medical School.

Biology
Undergraduate | BA
The Biology Department offers courses in many aspects of biology, from the workings of cells and cellular components to species interactions and ecosystem function. Penn’s curriculum keeps pace with recent developments in molecular biology and the study of evolutionary processes, including proteomics, computational genomics, molecular evolution and epigenetics. Studies in biology can serve as preparation for graduate study in the biological sciences, graduate training in health-related professions, teaching, or employment in a laboratory or conservation-related job.

Biomedical Graduate Studies
Graduate
The administrative home of the eight graduate groups that confer a Ph.D. in the basic biomedical sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Biomedical Science
Undergraduate | BAS
Interface the engineering sciences, biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine to advance human health and solve problems in medicine and the biological sciences. The Bachelor of Applied Science degree offers students breadth and flexibility and allows them to combine a technology-based degree with considerable course work in the liberal arts, communications, business or fine arts. It is designed primarily for students whose interests are not oriented toward a professional engineering career. It is a popular degree option for those preparing for careers in medicine, business, and law. Many students who are pursuing dual degree programs opt for this degree.

Biophysics
Undergraduate | BA
Bridging the biological sciences and the physical sciences, Biophysics is concerned with physical and chemical explanations of living processes, especially at the cellular and molecular levels. Detailed molecular descriptions are emerging for genetic elements and for the mechanisms that control their propagation and expression. Biophysical studies include the investigation of protein structure, nucleic acid structure, enzyme mechanisms, the phenomena underlying cellular behavior, excitable phenomena in nerve, muscle and visual cells, and integrative neural phenomena.

Biotechnology
Graduate | MB
The Master of Biotechnology Program prepares students, both full- and part-time, for leadership in the critically important and dynamic industries of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Strongly interdisciplinary, this innovative professional master's program draws its faculty and courses from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Penn's world-class biomedical research centers, renowned science departments and position at the hub of the largest pharmaceutical/biotechnology corridor in the United States, place this program at the vanguard of biotechnology education. Four parallel curriculum tracks: 1) molecular biotechnology, 2) biopharmaceutical engineering biotechnology, 3) computational biology/bioinformatics, and 4) biomedical technologies give students flexibility to tailor their degree to their background, interests and current career or career goals. These tracks, in combination with core courses, insure that students get a uniquely broad exposure to the entire field of biotechnology. A new dual-degree option (MBA/MB) has been added in cooperation with The Wharton School.

Business - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The combination of business and liberal arts prepares students to have a broad understanding of the larger social and cultural context within which business must function. The Wharton undergraduate experience will give you the intellectual and practical tools for lifelong achievement. If you already know your direction in life, Wharton will put you miles ahead on your career path. If your interests are broad and varied, Wharton will help you fully explore a range of options while developing fundamental business skills.

Business Administration - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
Explore Wharton knowledge and analysis -- research that has an impact on innovation in business and policy. With unmatched academic strength of 198 standing faculty across 11 disciplines, you will find a unique multidisciplinary environment in which to pursue your research. You will generate new ideas spanning disciplines, with access to unmatched resources for research and collaboration. From seminars to the many faculty industry connections and research, you will be challenged to become a world-class scholar.

Business Administration - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Today Wharton continues its tradition of innovation - and continues to have an impact on the way business is conducted worldwide. With a curriculum designed specifically to meet the changing demands of a global marketplace, Wharton educates men and women who will know how to lead in the challenging business environment today and in the century ahead. Wharton's MBA program offers a unique combination of pre-term courses, core courses and areas of major concentration. With 19 majors, more than 25 concentration areas, and over 200 elective courses, the Wharton MBA degree is designed to be as varied as the individuals who come here.

Business and Public Policy - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The Business and Public Policy program at the Wharton School trains students to use economic tools to analyze problems in business and public policy. Students are also encouraged to draw on other social science perspectives (e.g. political science and decision sciences). The program seeks to prepare students for research careers. Faculty and student research are concentrated in several broad areas: industrial organization and regulation, urban development and public finance, international industrial development, political economy, and labor.

Business and Public Policy - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Government influence on the conduct of business is pervasive; and understanding government regulation, especially in rapidly evolving areas such as intellectual property rights, is critical. Wharton's Business and Public Policy major is a good choice for those considering a career in international development or working with traditional consulting firms with international development practices. Recent growth in micro-finance has opened up more career opportunities, especially for students who combine this major with finance. The major is also appropriate for those interested in careers in the nonprofit sector, social impact management and corporate governance in the for-profit and public sectors.

Business and Public Policy - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The Business and Public Policy (BPUB) concentration at the Wharton School provides skills and insights that are useful to future private and public managers, lawyers, economists and political scientists as well as policy analysts. The concentration combines elements of economic and political analysis in order to understand the interactions between market and political processes (political economy) and the positive and normative aspects of government activity (public policy and management). Students concentrating in BPUB go on to positions in government, in private firms (particularly consulting and investment banking) and in the not-for-profit sector. The concentration also provides a firm base for graduate study in law, economics, public policy and political science.

Business Essentials Certificate - Wharton Programs for Working Professionals
Graduate
The Wharton School's Business Essentials Certificate Program (BECP) is a six-course, post-baccalaureate program that provides participants with a comprehensive introduction to the key management disciplines and a broad perspective on the issues facing today's managers. All courses earn University of Pennsylvania credits. Upon completion of the program, students receive a certificate awarded by Wharton's Aresty Institute for Executive Education.

Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group
Graduate | PHD
The Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group (CAMB) is a broad-based program, designed to provide superior graduate level education in modern cell and molecular biology and thereby to prepare outstanding students for leadership careers in biomedical research.

Center for Africana Studies
Undergraduate
A major or minor in Afro-American Studies (AFAMS) can enhance one's ability to understand the social and cultural aspects of work in fields such as business, teaching, counseling, social service, medicine, and law.

Center for Community Partnerships
Graduate, Undergraduate
Founded in 1992, the Center for Community Partnerships is Penn's primary vehicle for bringing to bear the broad range of human knowledge needed to solve the complex, comprehensive, and interconnected problems of the American city so that West Philadelphia (Penn's local geographic community), Philadelphia, the University itself, and society benefit. The Center is based on three core propositions: 1. Penn's future and the future of West Philadelphia/Philadelphia are intertwined. 2. Penn can make a significant contribution to improving the quality of life in West Philadelphia/Philadelphia. 3. Penn can enhance its overall mission of advancing and transmitting knowledge by helping to improve the quality of life in West Philadelphia/Philadelphia.

Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
Undergraduate | BA
All the University’s writing programs (Critical Writing, Creative Writing, Kelly Writers House) have been brought together to form the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. Housed in two Victorian buildings, the Center is home for anyone who is a Penn writer, student of writing, teacher of writing, supporter of the writing arts, or anyone who has an unexplored passion for writing, feels the need to improve the clarity and force of their prose, or wants help with a writing project.

Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Undergraduate
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) provides information, advice, resources and encouragement for undergraduates seeking the greatest possible academic challenges. The program assists undergraduates pursuing independent research and administers many nationally coveted fellowships. CURF includes two programs for highly motivated undergraduates. The University Scholars Program serves students pursuing a high level of independent research and course work, and the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program which offers opportunities for academically creative students working at a high level of excellence.

Certificate of Professional Development - Wharton Executive Education
Graduate
Wharton's Certificate of Professional Development (CPD) is formal recognition of your accomplishment and commitment to lifelong learning. The CPD is awarded for completing four open-enrollment programs at Wharton in a 4-year period. It allows you to design a curriculum tailored to your specific professional development needs and goals and receive formal acknowledgement of your work at the Wharton School.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Graduate | MSE, PHD
The Graduate Group in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania has been a dynamic one since its creation in 1893 and today it ranks among the nation's finest. Students in the Graduate Program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may receive either the Masters in Engineering (MSE) or the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. A part-time masters program serves the needs of professional engineers who wish to purse an MSE degree while continuing to work in industry. Graduates of the department pursue successful careers and provide leadership in academia and a wide variety of industrial settings in fields from pharmaceutical, biotech, advanced materials, and electronics to the more traditional areas of chemicals, oil, and gas. The MSE degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is primarily a degree for students who wish to prepare themselves for research and development activities by obtaining a more solid foundation in the principles of chemical engineering. At the same time, limited specialization in one of several fields, such as fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, control, design, bioengineering, polymer engineering, heat transfer, or computer applications is possible. The PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is primarily a research-oriented degree for students showing promise for original contributions to the theory and practice of chemical and engineering. The degree is a virtual requirement for those planning to teach chemical engineering, as well as for those planning on a research career.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
Undergraduate students in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering share with faculty a congenial atmosphere and an excitement for the ever-expanding range of processes and technologies which are based on chemical and biomolecular engineering principles. Small class sizes allow close contact and frequent exchanges between professors and students on a one-to-one basis. Undergraduate research opportunities are regularly available with many faculty research groups. Emphasis on the basics of chemistry, biomolecular and engineering science is the key to the great flexibility and power offered by a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering in a rapidly changing technological environment. Penn's chemical engineering curriculum is designed to ensure that every student receives thorough training in fundamental concepts of permanent relevance and the physical, biotechnological, and chemical principles underlying the engineering profession.

Chemical Engineering
Graduate | MSE, PHD
The PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is primarily a research-oriented degree for students showing promise for original contributions to the theory and practice of chemical and engineering. The MSE degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is primarily a degree for students who wish to prepare themselves for research and development activities by obtaining a more solid foundation in the principles of chemical engineering.

Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate
Undergraduate students in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering share with faculty a congenial atmosphere and an excitement for the ever-expanding range of processes and technologies which are based on chemical and biomolecular engineering principles.

Chemistry
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, MS, PHD
The different disciplines of modern physical and biological sciences have much to offer each other through advances in technology. Aside from basic research, society continually generates fundamental scientific and technological challenges such as the need for new sources of energy, new synthetic and biotechnologies, new materials exhibiting unusual catalytic, metallic, or electrolytic properties, and developments in laser, computer, and communications technology. We consider these to be within the province of a unified field of molecular sciences, in which chemistry plays the central role. Chemistry is concerned with the study of matter and the changes matter can undergo. The chemistry program provides a basic foundation for career opportunities in chemical research and teaching, in scientific communication and information transfer, and in the health professions. Students who desire preparation for advanced study in chemistry or allied fields where research experience is advantageous should complete the chemistry honors program.

Chemistry Education
Graduate
The MCE Program curriculum has been carefully crafted with the special nature and needs of its participants in mind. Input from Penn chemists who do research in the interdisciplinary arena and who are eminently qualified to present chemical concepts from the standpoint of chemistry as the central science bridging to all molecular sciences (biological, environmental and physical) has been the basis of the scientific curriculum.

Cinema Studies
Undergraduate | BA
The Cinema Studies program acquaints students with the history and interpretation of cinema and allows them to combine knowledge of the field with the traditional aims of an undergraduate liberal arts education. The program can satisfy the needs of students who seek a general exposure to the field or who are preparing for careers in cinema scholarship, journalism, criticism, arts management or entertainment law. Penn also offers students the opportunity to explore the art form beyond the classroom with screenings, festivals and the Film Culture Program.

City and Regional Planning
Graduate
Penn's Department of City and Regional Planning offers a Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in City Planning, and it has a certificate program for advanced study in specialized areas. It supports students who elect to pursue dual degrees in conjunction with other professional programs. Also, it enrolls advanced undergraduates in an accelerated B.A./M.C.P. program

Civic House
Graduate, Undergraduate
Civic House is the University of Pennsylvania's hub for student-led community service and social advocacy work. Civic House promotes mutually beneficial collaborations between the Penn and West Philadelphia communities, and beyond. Through education, community connections, and other resources, Civic House prepares students for responsible and effective civic engagement and leadership.

Classical Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, PHD
Classical Studies encompasses the civilization of the ancient Greeks and Romans from prehistory to the Middle Ages, with emphasis on the literature, philosophy and history of the classical Greek and Roman periods. It includes economic, political and social and intellectual history as well as philosophy, archaeology, religion and myth. Students may choose a track that emphasizes the study of texts in Greek and/or Latin, or they may opt for a program of courses that do not require any knowledge of the ancient languages. The Classical Studies Department provides extensive training at the Undergraduate level as well as graduate training in both Classical Studies and Ancient History. We also offer a special Post-Baccalaureate Program for students who wish to continue the study of Greek and Latin but who do not yet meet the requirements of a conventional graduate program.

Cognitive Science
Undergraduate
Cognitive science is the empirical study of intelligent systems, including the human mind. It is, by its very nature, an interdisciplinary science combining results from biology, computer science, linguistics, mathematics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. It combines the application of approaches from all of these disciplines to the study of language processing, perception, action, learning, concept formation, inference, and other activities of the mind and the applications of the resulting theories to information technology and the study of artificial intelligence.

College - Pilot Curriculum
Undergraduate
The pilot curriculum offers students a more compact general education requirement that is designed as an interdisciplinary introduction to the opportunities available for them to pursue through their electives and their major. The students will also be asked to create a well-thought out plan for use of their electives that will add breadth, depth and coherence to their education. They will also be required to fulfill an academic skills requirement that will enhance their skills in written communication, promote proficiency in and familiarity with at least one foreign language, and develop skills in quantitative analysis and reasoning.To go beyond the traditional constraints of the classroom and participate in the discovery of new knowledge, pilot curriculum students will also complete a research project or independent study within the context of their major.

Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs
Graduate
All information about combined degrees in the Univ of Penn School of Medicine is provided.

Communication
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, PHD
The Communication Program helps students understand the nature and process of communication in various forms of media. It enables students to explore how messages are created and adapted to audiences and to examine the implications of those messages for individuals and society. Students examine the history and theory of social and mass communication, public policy as it relates to mass communication and popular culture, concerns about the relationship between communication and social change and social control of communication in society, and the structure, management and social function of communication organizations, policies and industries. The Annenberg School for Communication offers students a firm grounding in various approaches to the study of communication and its methods drawn from both the humanities and the social sciences. It is an intellectual common market built on more than forty years of interdisciplinary dialogue The purpose of the Ph.D. program is to prepare students to make professional contributions to communication scholarship, research, and policy.

Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC)
Undergraduate | BA
CWiC supports student speaking as a means of both communicating and learning. CWiC works with students to help them improve their speaking abilities and with faculty to help them integrate student speaking into their teaching in order to achieve their educational goals. The program affiliates with faculty to offer speaking-intensive courses across the disciplines. Students may also visit the CWiC Speaking Center for individual advising. Additionally, CWiC offers non-credit presentation workshops, speaking opportunities and prizes, as well as fellowships and grants for graduate students and faculty.

Comparative Literature
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, PHD
The undergraduate and graduate programs in Comparative Literature foster the study of literature and culture from a cross-national and global perspective. The study of literature is approached within the context of criticism and theory, thematic comparison, interdisciplinary and multicultural perspectives, and philosophic modes of thought.

Computational Biology
Graduate, Undergraduate
The University of Pennsylvania has initiated programs in Computational Biology at four levels, namely the undergraduate concentration in Computational Biology, the Computational Biology/Bioinformatics track within the Master's degree program in Biotechnology, the graduate training program in Computational Biology and a career conversion postdoctoral program. The graduate and postdoctoral programs are supported by funding from a National Institutes of Health research training grant. The undergraduate concentration is available to students majoring in Computer Science, Biology, and Mathematics.

Computational Biology
Undergraduate | BAS
The BAS in Computational Biology is an interdisciplinary area that crosses between the biological sciences, math, and computer science. More specifically, it requires that students augment a basic computer science curriculum with courses in biology, chemistry, genetics and statistics. The program is intended to train students in key areas of Computational Biology and is also designed so that a student may focus on those areas of biology in which he or she wishes to specialize. A broad background in computer science, from programming to algorithms to database systems, is also required. This program has a year-long capstone course in computational biology that is co-taught by faculty in computer science, biology and genetics. The development of Computational Biology has been influenced by various factors. One main influence derives from the need to solve problems associated with the assimilation, storage, retrieval and analysis of data arising from the Human Genome Project and similar projects that involve massive data sets containing bibliographic information, DNA sequence information and testing methods and results. The analysis of such data involves the development and use of complex information modeling techniques, languages, visualization techniques, and computational methods. The second broad area of biology in which computational methods have for some time been used is in evolution and ecology. Many evolutionary processes when viewed from the genetic point of view involve equations of such complexity that ordinary algebraic and calculus methods are simply insufficient to solve them, and numerical methods entailing the use of a computer are necessary. The construction of phylogenetic trees of evolution has for a long time been carried out by computational as opposed to mathematical methods. Many ecological processes similarly involve such complexities that computer methods offer the only way forward. Computational Biology is a field of current interest and is essential to train computer scientists with enough knowledge of biology to be able to understand the problems and computational opportunities in this domain. Employment opportunities are excellent at major pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies and research labs.

Computer and Cognitive Science
Undergraduate | BAS
The BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science through the School of Engineering and Applied Science combines the application of theoretical insights from Computer Science, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Psychology to the formal study of intelligence, perception, reasoning, and other properties of mind, and their application in the service of Information Technology. The degree combines a form grounding in relevant aspects of Computer Science, from programming to algorithms to artificial intelligence, with a concentration in specific courses from the contingent disciplines. The non-computer science courses have been selected for formal rigor and scientific relevance. The degree prepares students for a wide variety of careers in a number of distinct academic, industrial, and professional arenas relating to psychology, philosophy and linguistics. In particular, these careers pertain to the impact of knowledge and information technology on the professions, including those in Media and Communications, Software Development, and Education (among many others), in which a broad background in computer science must be combined with a deep understanding of the human mind. The BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science is intended to address the need for properly trained computer scientists who have sufficient understanding of these other disciplines to be able to solve the many open problems in applications, research, and development that must be addressed if we are to realize the full potential of information processing technologies in these domains. Employment opportunities for students going through such a program are excellent at major information technology companies, software houses, and research labs, as well as in the standard career structures in the areas identified above.

Computer and Cognitive Science (Dual Degree Program)
Undergraduate | BA, BAS, BSE
In this program the students may earn two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Biological Basis of Behaviour or Linguistics from the College of Arts and Sciences, and either a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Computer and Cognitive Science or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Computer Science and Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Computer and Information Science
Graduate | MSE, PHD
The MSE degree provides scholars with the opportunity for integrated study in the scientific foundations of the rapidly growing field of computer science. MSE students may pursue studies in a broad range of areas, including databases, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, networks, and telecommunications. MSE students are encouraged to participate in the exciting research being conducted by CIS faculty. The Department of Computer and Information Science Doctoral Program is research-oriented and intended for candidates with undergraduate training in any one of the disciplines related to modern information processing. Applicants come from varied disciplines and backgrounds, but generally have substantial coursework in mathematics and computer science.

Computer and Information Technology (MCIT)
Graduate | MCT
The Master's of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT), an innovative program offered by the Department of Computer and Information Science, gives students who have a strong academic background, but no prior degree in computer science, a solid foundation in computer science. Candidates with an undergraduate major in computer science should consider applying instead to the MSE program. The MCIT program provides the advanced expertise needed to meet the demands of the rapidly growing and changing field of information technology. Graduates can begin an IT career; advance in IT, if they already have an IT career; or prepare for future advanced study in computer science. Students can enroll either full- or part-time.

Computer Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
Seamlessly weave knowledge of computer systems and telecommunications together to craft a uniquely individualized degree reflecting your career goals and interests. The Computer Engineering major is an innovative and topical degree program which allows you to draw on traditional strengths in computers and computer engineering and in telecommunications in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer and Information Science to provide a broad foundational base in the theory and practice of modern computer engineering. Students graduating with a Computer Engineering degree will find a plethora of career opportunities in a wide range of companies and industries where expertise in digital systems, computer hardware, and networking is needed.

Computer Graphics and Game Technology (CGGT)
Graduate | MSE
The goal of the Computer Graphics and Game Technology (CGGT) program is to expose recent graduates, as well as students returning from industry, to state-of-the-art graphics and animation technologies, as well as interactive media design principles, product development methodologies and engineering entrepreneurship. This degree program will prepare students for positions requiring multi-disciplinary skills such as designers, technical animators and directors and game programmers. Opportunities for specialization will be provided in such core areas as art and animation, creative design, animation and simulation technology, human/computer interfaces and production management.

Computer Science
Undergraduate | BAS, BSE
Computer scientists and engineers have revolutionized society and created the computer and telecommunications industries that are so important to human life and the world's economy. As a result of this revolution, expertise in computer science is essential in many new areas, including computer and network service and consulting companies, financial institutions, health industries, natural science labs and medical research labs, and other contexts where intensive manipulation of information is important. As a result, opportunities for computer scientists and engineers have expanded greatly, both in specialized fields as well as in numerous dual-career opportunities in which computer expertise is combined with advanced degrees in business, communication, engineering, law, medicine, and science.

Creative Writing Major/Minor
Undergraduate | BA
Over the last four decades, Penn has gradually established a premier undergraduate creative writing curriculum that has included courses in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, and review, taught by our nationally prominent faculty. The Creative Writing faculty (standing, adjunct, visiting) has included some of the most important writers of our time and some of Penn's most brilliant and effective teachers. The founding of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing is a site for collaboration among all of Penn's writing programs, making the major and minor in Creative Writing even more attractive.

Creative Writing Program
Undergraduate | BA
The Creative Writing Program offers writing workshops in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, as well as those in screenwriting and playwriting. Students who are English majors can choose to concentrate in creative writing, focusing either on poetry and poetics or on prose genres. There are approximately 80 such concentrators in any given year. There is also a Creative Writing minor. The program invites visiting writers to Penn for readings and talks and sponsors a University-wide writing contest each spring.

Criminology
Graduate | AM, JD, MS, PHD
Penn's 21st Century Ph.D. in criminology explores the frontiers between sociology and demography with medical, legal, neurological, genetic and psychological perspectives on crime and crime prevention.

Criminology
Undergraduate | BA
Penn's strong tradition of multi-disciplinary graduate groups and institutes combines with its compact geography to create great potential for integrating teaching and research from different fields. Penn's 21st Century Ph.D. in criminology explores the frontiers between sociology and demography with medical, legal, neurological, genetic and psychological perspectives on crime and crime prevention.

Critical Writing Program
Undergraduate | BA
The Critical Writing Program provides Penn’s writing curriculum and offers writing support, opportunities for student publication, and instructor training. Each semester, the Program sponsors approximately 75 writing seminars offered in a wide range of subjects such as lyric love poetry, rhetoric and power, gender and race in fiction, documentary film, moral persuasion and the collapse of ancient cultures.

Demography
Graduate
Demography has a long and proud tradition at Penn, and students seeking to specialize in it have a broad array of courses from which to choose and relatively large number of faculty members with who they can work. Penn is unique in having professors who teach and conduct research within virtually all areas of population studies. Faculty research in demography is carried out within the Population Studies Center and covers the core areas of demography: fertility (Kohler H-P, Smith, van de Walle, Watkins), mortality (Elo, Ewbank, Preston, Zuberi), health (Behrman, Elo, Schnittker, Soldo, Aiken) migration (Massey, Zuberi) and demography of aging (Elo, Ewbank, Preston, Soldo). Those interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Demography should apply to the Graduate Group in Demography. It is also possible to earn a joint Ph.D. in Demography and another discipline.

Dental Medicine
Graduate, Undergraduate | DMD
As one of the nation's most highly-respected teaching institutions, the School's graduates form an international community of practitioners and scholars dedicated to advancing the scientific knowledge underlying dental medicine, developing and utilizing innovative technologies, and combining skill and sensitivity in the delivery of oral health care.

Digital Media Design
Undergraduate | BSE
Digital Media Design (DMD) is a limited enrollment major within the Computer and Information Science Department at the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The DMD major leads to a Batchelor of Science in Engineering in Digital Media Design. The Digital Media Design Program was established in response to what we perceived as a growing rift within the computer graphics and animation industry.

Dual Degrees - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Including Wharton, there are 12 graduate and professional schools of outstanding reputation at the University of Pennsylvania. The University therefore provides a unique environment for preparing tomorrow's leaders in fields that combine professional skills and business expertise. Wharton MBA students may pursue a dual degree in: - Biotechnology (MBA/MB with the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Applied Science) - Engineering (MBA/MSE with the School of Engineering and Applied Science) - Law (MBA/JD with Penn Law School) - Medical Sciences (MBA/MD, Dental medicine MBA/DMD, and Veterinary medicine MBA/VMD, MBA/PhD, and MBA/MS) - Animal Health Economics Postgraduate Training Program - Nursing (MBA/MSN, MBA/PhD with the School of Nursing; must apply to the MBA/PhD program simultaneously) - Social Work (MBA/MSW with the School of Social Work

Dual Degrees - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Students at the Wharton School can also design a dual-degree program by combining their business degree with degrees in more than 50 areas of study through Penn's three other undergraduate schools.

Early Modern Studies
Graduate
In combination with the superb pre- 1800 libraries in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania has exceptional strength in the general area of Western and world studies for the period from 1400 to 1800. In every field from Romance Languages to comparative imperialism Penn's faculty and library rank among the best in the country.

Earth & Environmental Science
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, MS, PHD
The mission of our department is to bring the time perspective of the Earth scientist/historian to bear on contemporary problems of natural-resource conservation and environmental quality. We pursue this mission by exploring present and past interactions of processes that integrate the four terrestrial spheres: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. On the graduate level, the Department welcomes committed, energetic individuals from all disciplines who seek the excitement that will be provided by a lifetime of discovery in the study of the history, the present dynamics, and the future of Earth.

East Asian Languages and Civilization
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, PHD
The undergraduate program in EALC offers language training and courses in the culture, history, literature, and archaeology of East Asia. The graduate program in EALC deals with two major areas, China and Japan (a graduate program in Korean is planned for the future), and all of its programs focus mainly upon language, philology, and the study of civilization and culture. Each provides training for the Ph.D. and A.M. degrees.

East Asian Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA
East Asian Studies focuses on East Asia as a region of the world and human experience, and provides an integrated curriculum drawing on the approaches of the social sciences, humanities, and legal studies. The program requires relevant courses in areas including history, international relations, political science, sociology, Asian and Middle Eastern studies and law, while maintaining high standards in language study. The program is administered by the Center for East Asian Studies, an interdisciplinary institution that also facilitates interdepartmental initiatives and outreach programs. The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is composed of faculty members whose teaching and research focus primarily on China, Japan, Korea, and bordering areas.

Economics
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, MS, PHD
The Economics Department, located in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences, is ranked among the top ten in the U.S. Its faculty, productive and research-oriented, is committed to the advancement of economic science. Economics is the study of the choices made by individuals and organizations. The study of economics gives training in economic principles and provides a useful background for students preparing for a career in law, public service, or business who wish a liberal arts program rather than a more technical curriculum.

Education
Graduate, Undergraduate
The Penn Graduate School of Education offers programs leading to the Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.), the Master of Science (M.S.), the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Our degree programs offer a range of professional preparation for those seeking to begin or advance in a career in education. The School also offers a range of part-time and full-time special degree and non-degree programs for aspiring school leaders, working teachers, career changers, and higher education and K-12 executives. Undergraduate studies in education is presented by the School of Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the Graduate School of Education. Students explore a broad range of topics for teacher preparation, such as language, human growth and development, and the role of education in society. Students analyze the theory and practice of teaching in each of the following curriculum areas: reading/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art and music and children’s literature.

Education, Culture, and Society
Graduate | MS, PHD
The ECS program provides students with opportunities to study a broad range of educational processes, forms of cultural production, transmission, and socialization across multiple contexts of learning, including schools, families, peer groups, neighborhoods and internationally.

Educational Leadership
Graduate | EDD, MS
This program is designed for knowledgeable practitioners (teachers, administrators, principals, and heads of school) who seek innovative roles in public and independent schools or in government agencies dealing with educational issues.

Educational Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals
Graduate | MS
The ELPAP trains students to conceptualize and lead school improvement efforts. Its unique cohort model of leadership development focuses on helping students develop the competencies and knowledge base required to become an effective instructional leader. The program offers certification only or a Master's degree with certification.

Educational Linguistics
Graduate | PHD
The program focuses on language learning and teaching and, broadly, the role of language in learning and teaching. The program emphasizes the integration of linguistics and education, while also drawing on an interdisciplinary base to investigate relationships among language, culture, society and education.

Educational Policy
Graduate | MS, PHD
This program seeks to improve K-12 education through research on policy, finance, school reform and school governance.

Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
Develop new technologies that acquire, transmit, store and process information as electrical and optical signals to work in modern day technological advances and products. The Electrical Engineering major at Penn Engineering ranges across telephony, mobile and satellite communications, fiber optics, electrical power and machinery, instrumentation, computer systems, satellite systems, microelectronics, robotics, graphics, automatic control, and telecommunications. The program is a flexible, broadbased major that provides a rigorous grounding in the analytical and experimental foundations of electrical engineering while allowing a student substantial flexibility in crafting an individualized program reflecting his or her interests and career goals.

Electrical and Systems Engineering
Graduate | PHD
The PhD program welcomes candidates with a strong background in science and engineering who are interested in pursuing an academic doctoral degree. The objective of this program is to help students develop skills needed to perform independent research and teaching in an exciting intellectual environment. The students will work with world-class faculty advisors and mentors. Our research laboratories provide ample opportunities for students to work with other students and faculty to develop cutting-edge theories and technologies in collaboration with other departments and schools within the University.

Electrical Engineering
Graduate | MSE
Interconnections between electrical and systems engineering are creating a fresh vision of knowledge, its uses, and its users. This exciting synergy is evident in the recent merger of Penn’s electrical engineering and systems engineering departments. The Master's Program in Electrical Engineering gives you the theoretical foundation and the interdisciplinary skills needed to deal with the new ideas and new applications that are the hallmarks of 21st Century Electroscience. A major advantage is that our master's program allows you to tailor your education to you own interest and goals, from electromagnetics and photonics, sensors and MEMS, to VLSI and nanotechnology.

Elementary Education
Graduate | MS
The Elementary Education Program program prepares students to become reflective, collaborative, creative teacher leaders. Students pursue certification in elementary education and earn the Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) degree through this full-time, ten-month program.

Embedded Systems
Graduate | MSE
The Master of Science in Engineering in Embedded Systems (EMBS) is offered jointly by the Departments of Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Systems Engineering within the School of Engineering. This innovative and unique degree program will train students in the fundamentals of embedded systems design and implementation. The EMBS degree program is integrated with the PRECISE Center for Research in Embedded Systems. The program is ideally suited for students with either computer science or electrical engineering academic background who wish to pursue industrial jobs in automotive, aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics, as well as for practicing engineers in the embedded systems industry who want to gain knowledge in state-of-the-art tools and theories. The core topics span embedded control, real-time operating systems, model-based design and verification, and implementation of embedded systems.

Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
The Bachelor of Science in Engineering is a traditional engineering degree that prepares students to be professional engineers and computer scientists.

Engineering
Graduate | MB, MCT, MSE, PHD
Today's seven graduate (master's and doctoral) engineering programs are: Bioengineering; Chemical Engineering; Computer and Information Science; Electrical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics; and Systems Engineering. There are also several professional masters' programs in: Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM), Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT), Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Graphics and Game Technology (CGGT), Master of Biotechnology, Telecommunications and Networking (TCOM), Electrical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.

English
Undergraduate | BA
Students deciding to pursue English at Penn study language, literature, literary history and theories of literary production in a thirteen-course major of flexible design. While completing the language and literature requirement and the five required courses in the literary historical "core," majors also pursue their own special literary interests in six-course concentrations of their own choosing. English offers more than twenty distinct concentrations, including several options for creative writers.

English
Graduate | AM, PHD
The Graduate Group in English offers a flexible five-year Ph.D. program that combines broad coverage of English and American literature with concentrations shaped by student interests. There is also a Masters of Arts Program as well as The Dual Master's Degree Program in English and Education.

English Language Programs
Graduate, Undergraduate
Each year, 1,800 students from all over the world come to the ELP. They study English for a wide variety of purposes, including: general English; business English; English for academic preparation; English for professions such as law, architecture, dental medicine, and nursing; and teacher training.

Entrepreneurial Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Entrepreneurial Management major within the Wharton curriculum allows students to either make a career change directly into entrepreneurial ventures or to return to the field with the necessary frameworks and skills. The major is also an appropriate choice for those considering private equity or management consulting or those entering smaller companies with a strong growth curve. Entrepreneurial Management is commonly coupled with Finance, Marketing, or Strategic Management.

Entrepreneurship - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting options available to the Wharton graduate today. Entrepreneurial and active thinking skills are sought more and more by competitive, profitable growing businesses. The Entrepreneurial Management courses provide students with skills, analytical tools, and concepts to prepare them for careers as autonomous entrepreneurs, family-business entrepreneurs, or corporate "intra-entrepreneurs." The special strength of these courses is that it combines theory with practice, providing students the opportunity to test in the field the theories, models, and strategies learned in the classroom.

Environmental and Risk Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Wharton School's major in Environmental and Risk Management makes sense for students interested in pursuing careers that focus on sustainable business initiatives. It focuses on the confluence between environmental management and "triple bottom-line" reporting, which has become so important in balanced scorecard approaches to accounting and investor relations. The electives are popular as a complement for those pursuing other majors but are nevertheless interested in understanding the sustainability debate, international environmental issues related to trade and emerging economies, and the intersecting issues of business ethics, social responsibility, and managerial decision making.

Environmental Policy and Management - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Recognizing the growing importance of the environment as a factor in organizational decision-making, the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences offers a minor in Organizations and Environmental Management, which will allow students both to understand the nature of environmental constraints which face organizations and individuals in the modern world, and to understand how these constraints can be effectively considered as part of the decision-making process in for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

Environmental Studies
Undergraduate | BA
The program in environmental studies is designed to achieve an understanding of the breadth of contemporary environmental issues through a series of courses in environmental studies, while ensuring that each student pursue a purposeful course of study in some traditionally defined area of scholarship. Graduates of the program are trained for professions directly or indirectly involved with problems of environmental quality

Environmental Studies
Graduate | MES
Within its twelve schools, the University encompasses programs and faculty who address aspects of environmental analysis and management from many perspectives. The Institute for Environmental Studies (IES) at Penn draws these individuals into a focused intellectual community which forms an academic base for the graduate program in Environmental Studies

Ethics and Legal Studies - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The doctoral program in Ethics and Legal Studies is a new PhD program at the Wharton School, announced in 2003. It focuses on the study of ethical and legal norms of conduct in management. Students take a core set of courses in the area of ethics and law in business plus courses in one additional disciplinary concentration such as management, finance, marketing, or accounting. Faculty research is concentrated in several broad areas: business ethics, business law, negotiation, law and philosophy, and international ethical and legal issues. Departmental workshops allow students personal access to researchers working on cutting-edge topics in the profession. The presence of the prestigious Zicklin Center for Research in Business Ethics provides an important additional resource for PhD students.

Ethnohistory Program
Undergraduate
The Ethnohistory Program is an interdisciplinary enterprise that draws upon the expertise and interests of faculty throughout the University.Ethnohistory, as it is pursued at the University of Pennsylvania, seeks insight into human behavior based upon evidence from written documents, oral literature, material culture, and sociocultural analysis within a comparative and crosscultural framework.

Ethnohistory Program
Graduate, Undergraduate
In the last twenty years, faculty members of the departments in American, European, and World history have assumed a leading role in introducing and promoting new varieties of historical research and writing. Today, no other institution surpasses the Penn history department's coverage of social history or equals the distinction of its faculty in that field.

Executive Business Administration
Graduate
The Wharton MBA curriculum has been developed to meet the emerging needs of businesses in a rapidly changing, global market. A Wharton MBA is grounded in a solid core of knowledge, enhanced by electives, and designed to help you reach your goals.

Executive Development Program (EDP) - Wharton Executive Education
Graduate
The Wharton School's Executive Development Program (EDP) is designed for successful executives who are transitioning from functional to general management roles or taking on broader responsibilities in their firms. The primary focus is to anchor leadership and business principles in the context of organizational systems. Participants will increase their capacity for strategic decision making and build capabilities for leading across teams, functions and countries.

Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM)
Graduate | MSE
The Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM) is a two-year weekend residential graduate degree program for technology managers seeking to broaden their skills without disrupting their careers. It develops leaders who can integrate multiple technologies into products and systems, direct multidisciplinary technical teams and turn technological innovations into commercial success. Designed to prepare students for leadership in organizations where exploiting rapidly changing and emerging technologies is key to success, EMTM offers a balanced curriculum in both technology and management taught by faculty of Penn Engineering and the Wharton School. Students earn an MSE (Master's of Science in Engineering) in the Management of Technology from the University of Pennsylvania and an EMTM certificate from Penn Engineering and the Wharton School.

Fels Institute of Government
Graduate | MGA
The objective of the MGA Program is to prepare its students for leadership in government service, non-profit and social service organizations, and organizations closely associated with the public sector. The twelve-course MGA program revolves around four core areas: Finance (budgeting, financial management); Politics (political structure, policy development, governance); Economics (economic analysis); and Management (leadership and evaluation and performance management).

Film Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate
Film Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to acquaint students with the history and interpretation of film and to allow them to combine knowledge of the field with the traditional aims of an undergraduate liberal arts education.

Finance - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The doctoral program in Finance at the Wharton School prepares students of exceptional talent for careers in research and teaching at the world's leading academic institutions. The faculty is renowned for its research, both empirical and theoretical, in areas such as the structure of financial markets, the formation and behavior of financial asset prices, banking and monetary systems, corporate control and capital structure, saving and capital formation, and international financial markets. Because financial research is analytical, candidates with undergraduate training in economics, mathematics, engineering, or any other quantitative discipline have an ideal background for undertaking doctoral studies in this field.

Finance - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Wharton's most popular major, Finance is also a common choice for a double major. It clearly appeals to those interested in the finance sector, including investment banking, investment management, hedge funds, and private equity. The major is likewise a good choice for those considering careers in corporate treasury, retail banking, and consumer finance positions. Finance majors also often fill management consulting jobs as well as corporate finance positions, for example in mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector. The Finance major combines particularly well with Strategic Management, Marketing, and Operations and Information Management.

Finance - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The concentration in Finance at the Wharton School gives students a broad introduction to financial markets and to the tools financial managers use. Students who take this concentration often pursue careers in commercial or investment banking or become internal financial managers for corporations. Many of the courses offered by the Finance Department form clusters, and students who wish to develop a specialized understanding of one area of finance may select courses from four clusters: Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Banking and Financial Institutions, and International Finance.

Finance and Accounting Certificate - Wharton Programs for Working Professionals
Graduate
The Wharton School's Finance & Accounting Certificate Program (FACP) is a four-course, post-baccalaureate program covering the introductory foundation courses in the areas of finance and accounting. This program is designed for college graduates who hold bachelor's degrees in areas of study other than finance and accounting. With proper planning, a student can complete the FACP in as little as two semesters. The FACP has been designed to accommodate students with little, if any, academic background in the fields of finance or accounting. All courses earn University of Pennsylvania credits. Upon completion of the program, students receive a certificate awarded by Wharton's Aresty Institute for Executive Education.

Fine Arts
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, MFA
The program in Fine Arts provides students with opportunities for intellectual growth through studies in visual formulation and visual articulation. Sequenced courses are available in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, animation, graphic design, film/video and multi-media. The program holds that an education in liberal studies should include the challenge of visual thinking—learning to see—and that the education of the artist is dramatically improved by an education in liberal studies. The Department of Fine Arts offers a Major and Minor in Fine Arts Program for undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at Penn.

Folklore and Folklife
Graduate
The Graduate Program in Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania came into existence in 1963. The program's curriculum has always emphasized the history and theory of the field of folklore cross-culturally, and the faculty are proud of the many outstanding American as well as international students who have come to train with them.

Folklore and Folklife (minor only)
Undergraduate | BA
Folklore is the study of human expression in languages, images, music and food, and of movements in traditional societies and the representation of these forms in the world of modern technology, literatures and the arts. Folklore’s reach is global, ranging from villages, towns and cities, to migrant and immigrant communities in the megalopolitan and rural regions of the world, and spanning divergent population groups as well. The field of study is vast, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary.

French
Undergraduate
The Major in French Studies has a double aim: to promote linguistic fluency in French and to produce cultural literacy in the fascinating and complex francophone world. The Major builds on the linguistic skills students have acquired in high school or at Penn by offering a series of advanced multi-media and interactive language courses, with cultural content which students assimilate through cinema, newspaper and magazine articles, literary texts and internet-based material (French 202, 212, 214).

French
Graduate
The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Group in Romance Languages offers a flexible, five-year Ph.D. program in the fields of French, Italian, or Hispanic studies.The overarching goal of the program is to train students both for productive scholarship and for effective college or university teaching.

Genomics and Computational Biology
Graduate | PHD
The Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB) is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, administered by the Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS) office of the University of Pennsylvania. The program is a cooperative undertaking by the schools of Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Science, and Veterinary Medicine, and the Penn-associated Wistar Institute.

Geology
Undergraduate | BA
Geology is a dynamic and rapidly evolving physical science. The theory of plate tectonics gives new meaning and new impetus to areas of investigation such as mineralogy, petrology, volcanology, stratigraphy, economic geology and paleontology. Geology includes subjects as varied as environmental geology, evolutionary biology, solid-state chemistry, oceanography, mineral economics and geochronology. (Field trips are required as integral parts of several courses.)

Geology
Graduate
The graduate program is administered jointly with that of Bryn Mawr College. Students receive degrees from one program or the other, but admission and support decisions are made jointly, students may take courses at both institutions, and faculty members from both institution may serve on graduate-student advisory committees. The Graduate Group offers three areas of research concentration: Environmental Geology, Paleobiology, and Solid-Earth Geology

Germanic Language and Literature
Graduate | AM, PHD
Our program offers a solid grounding in the entire German literary tradition, from the Middle Ages to the present. At the same time, we offer courses in literary theory and vigorously support interdisciplinary study. Our faculty holds secondary appointments in programs such as Comparative Literature, Film, Women's Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Folklore, and Art History.

Germanic Languages and Literatures
Undergraduate | BA
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Penn combines a commitment to the traditions of Germanistik with a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field. The study of German culture and literature enables students to understand the spirit of Germany, to trace its roots in the past, to comprehend the cross-currents in its thinking, and to experience the contributions of German poets, novelists, and authors. The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures offers language courses in German, Yiddish, Dutch and Swedish, and a wide array of exciting courses in German and in English that deal with German literature and culture in the European context, as well as Yiddish literature both in Yiddish and in English translation. In contrast to many graduate programs in German, we continue to believe in the importance of a solid grounding in the entire German literary tradition, from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as the history of the German language. At the same time, we vigorously support interdisciplinary study (as a quick glance at our diverse graduate group faculty shows) and an awareness of the latest methodological and theoretical movements (for example in film, women's studies, cultural studies, and post-colonial theory).

Global Analysis - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Wharton Students may extend their understanding of the global economy by selecting a second concentration in Global Analysis. This option may be pursued only as a second concentration.

Government Administration
Graduate | MGA
The objective of the M.G.A. Program is to prepare its students for leadership in government service, non-profit and social service organizations, and organizations closely associated with the public sector. The twelve-course M.G.A. program revolves around four core areas: Finance (budgeting, financial management); Politics (political structure, policy development, governance); Economics (economic analysis); and Management (leadership and evaluation and performance management).

Graduate Group in Parasitology
Graduate | PHD
The primary goal of the Graduate Group in Parasitology is to recruit and train graduate students who are interested in the study of parasites and parasitic disease. The graduate program, originally organized in 1965, is multidisciplinary and brings together faculty members with diverse basic science backgrounds, but who share a common interest in parasite biology. We seek to combine in-depth training in one or more basic science disciplines such as immunology, cell biology, molecular biology or epidemiology, while, at the same time, providing students with a fundamental understanding of parasites and parasitism.

Graduate Medical Education
Graduate
Graduate Medical Education at the University of Pennsylvania and affiliated Hospitals provides training in over 60 ACGME-accredited specialties and subspecialties. We offer a full range of graduate medical training in a region that leads the nation in providing quality health care.

Graduate Studies in Music
Graduate
The Department of Music at the University of Pennsylvania offers A.M. and Ph.D. programs in four fields of study: Musical Composition, History of Music, Theory of Music, and Anthropology of Music.

Health and Societies
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA
The Health and Societies program responds to the worldwide nature of modern health problems and the steadily expanding reliance on a multidisciplinary team approach to their solution. Students explore serious intellectual questions in health, the social sciences, and the humanities while acquiring the skills necessary to participate in modern globalized health care and decision-making. The Health and Societies major provides an exciting, intellectually-coherent yet practical education for undergraduates preparing for careers in the health professions or for a health care specialization in fields such as law, government, journalism, and business.

Health Care Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The health care industry is the U.S.'s second largest employer. Health Care Management is the most popular major with an industry focus within the Wharton curriculum. It appeals to those interested in the pharmaceuticals sector, the emerging biotech area, health services, government agencies, insurance organizations, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). There are also consulting companies that specialize in the health care sector. Health Care Management differs from any other major at Wharton as it blends specific coursework and professional development opportunities; candidates are required to select the major at the time of application.

Health Care Management and Policy - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Wharton's concentration in health care systems focuses on the management, financing and economics of the health services sector. Students learn about those factors that significantly influence a health care system, including government regulation and the changing role of health professionals. Students are provided with a variety of tools and perspectives to understand and analyze significant policy and management issues in this complex, socially important industry. Students planning a career in health care management or policy, clinical medicine, nursing or dentistry have found the concentration to be very useful preparation.

Health Care Systems - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
Wharton's doctoral program in health care systems prepares scholars to contribute to multidisciplinary research while interacting in a research team setting. The program combines intensive graduate level training in health care systems and health services research combined with advanced training in a traditional business discipline. Students include physicians, future physicians, clinically trained professionals and those from a business, math, or social science background. The goal is to gain an interdisciplinary health-services research focus that is applicable across private and public sectors.

Higher Education Management
Graduate | EDD, MS, PHD
This program is dedicated to training the future managers and leaders of higher education, both in the United States and abroad.

Hispanic Studies
Undergraduate
The demographic, economic and political realities of the United States, the articulation of a mainstream English culture with an ever-increasing diversity of Hispanic and Latino cultures, and the ongoing forging of strong cultural and economic ties throughout the Americas, have moved Spanish out of the bounds of the category of “foreign” language and culture in the United States. Culture is the controlling category in this field; the program is orientated to the knowledge generated by new disciplines such as cultural studies, new historicism, ethics and postcolonial studies. The major in Hispanic Studies orients itself to the types of knowledge generated by new disciplines such as cultural studies, new historicism, ethics, and postcolonial studies. In order to reflect these changing realities, the Department of Romance Languages has changed the name of its Spanish concentration from "Spanish" to "Hispanic Studies."

Hispanic Studies
Graduate
A total of at least 20 course units in courses numbered above 500, at least 12 of which must be earned at PENN. Two course units in graduate courses other than Spanish, normally in another Romance language or in another field pertinent to the student's area of specialization

Historic Preservation
Graduate | MS
Academic study through the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation provides an integrated approach for architects, landscape architects, planners, historians, archaeologists, conservators, curators, managers and other professionals to understand, sustain, and transform the existing environment.

History
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, PHD
The Department of History offers a variety of courses dealing with the political, social, diplomatic, intellectual, economic and cultural history of the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, from the early medieval period to the present. The department seeks to give undergraduates both specific mastery of particular times, places and aspects of the human condition and the critical skills to think historically about both long-term and modern phenomena, emphasizing the dynamics of change and continuity over time. The History Department at the University of Pennsylvania has a long tradition of distinction. Beginning as one of the first programs in the United States to offer doctoral study in history, the department continues to pioneer new areas of scholarship. In the last twenty years, faculty members of the departments in American, European, and World history have assumed a leading role in introducing and promoting new varieties of historical research and writing. Today, no other institution surpasses the Penn history department's coverage of social history or equals the distinction of its faculty in that field.

History and Sociology of Science
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, PHD
The History and Sociology of Science explores the social and humanistic aspects of science and the technical professions: the shaping of their activity by values, economics and politics; the role of concrete practice in technical work; the role of science in technology and clinical medicine; the growth of institutions; and problems of management and public policy. This approach allows students to study both the content of science and its real-world circumstances, using tools of the humanities and social sciences.

History of Art
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, PHD
The Department of the History of Art invites students to explore the connections between visual creativity and the history of human civilization. The history of art is the study of form and meaning in the visual arts from their beginnings to the present. As a humanistic discipline, it emphasizes scholarly investigation of the arts rather than technical training and provides a solid foundation for a general liberal arts education and excellent preparation for work in communications, public relations and any field where the interface of image and text is paramount.

Human Resource and Organizational Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Wharton School's Human Resource and Organizational Management major prepares students for senior leadership roles in the field or for those interested in working for consultants specializing in human resources. The major is also applicable for students interested in organizational change issues (change management) and those entering Wharton with a very technical skill set, who want to broaden their skills and gain a better understanding of the behavioral side of an organization.

Human Resource Management Certificate - Wharton Programs for Working Professionals
Graduate
The Wharton School's Human Resource Management Certificate Program (HRCP) is a four-course, post-baccalaureate program covering the essential skills needed for effective management of human capital within today's complex organizations. The program provides in-depth coverage of such topical areas as labor-management relations, diversity in the workplace, human resource management, and organizational behavior and psychology. This program is designed for college graduates who hold a bachelor degree and who have little, if any, previous background in the field of human resource management. With proper planning, a student can complete the HRCP program in as little as two semesters. All courses earn University of Pennsylvania credits. Upon completion of the program, students receive a certificate awarded by Wharton's Aresty Institute for Executive Education.

Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business
Undergraduate
This unique, four-year undergraduate program integrates business studies, advanced language training and a liberal arts education. Students specialize in the area of the world and graduate with a professional education and an understanding of the political, economic and cultural complexities in the world. Graduates simultaneously earn a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the School of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School. Students apply to the Program when they apply to Penn, and admission is highly competitive.

Immunology
Graduate | PHD
Students in the Program have the opportunity to enrich their training not only through coursework, but also by attending any of a number of scientific presentations.

Individualized - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Wharton allows students with specific needs that are not met by the traditional majors to pursue an individualized major. Recent examples include the Private Equity major (popular with the evolving private equity industry), Turnaround Management (relevant for opportunities working with distressed businesses and leveraged buyouts), and Corporate Development (relevant for mergers and acquisitions).

Individualized - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
You may find, after thoroughly examining options currently available at the Wharton School, that the standard concentrations do not satisfy your interests or goals. You may then explore the possibility of designing an individualized concentration, consisting of at least four Wharton courses that are united by a common theme.

Information: Strategy, Systems, and Economics - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Wharton School's "Information: Strategy, Systems, and Ecnomics" major emphasizes the use of information for strategic advantage. Its interdisciplinary approach speaks to the manner in which information is now valued and used in the marketplace. It is an appropriate choice for those interested in management consulting or business intelligence.

Insurance and Risk Management - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The Wharton School's PhD program in Insurance and Risk Management is regarded as the world's leading doctoral program in the field. The faculty is internationally renowned for research in the microeconomic theory of insurance, applications of financial theory to insurance and risk management, theoretical and empirical research on industrial organization of insurance markets, economic and financial analysis of public and private pensions, and benefit programs and actuarial science.

Insurance and Risk Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Wharton's Insurance and Risk Management major is designed for those who want careers in the insurance industry, whether on the underwriting or agent side. It is applicable for those in other industries who deal with risk and hedging issues. And it is relevant for personal financial planning, risk management, and employee benefits management. Electives in this field are a popular complement to other majors, particularly Finance, which may lead to positions in insurance company investment and/or pension fund management. Management consulting firms look for candidates with insurance expertise for positions involving insurance industry analysis, including insurance company formations and acquisition.

Insurance and Risk Management - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The insurance and risk management concentration at the Wharton School examines the techniques useful to corporations, organizations and individuals in minimizing the potential financial losses arising from their exposure to risk. These techniques range from traditional insurance products (e.g., property-liability insurance, life-health insurance, pensions and employee benefits) to current advances in corporate and insurer risk management (e.g., risk financing and retention, non-insurance risk transfer, catastrophe derivatives). The concentration also encompasses such topics as risk and insurance regulation, global risk management estate planning, insurer financial management, insurer strategic management and related public policy issues. Students graduating with this concentration have taken positions with investment banks, re-insurers, accounting firms, insurance brokerage firms, consulting firms, insurance companies and corporate risk management departments.

Integrated Product Design
Graduate | MSE
The University of Pennsylvania’s Integrated Product Design program provides the skills to rethink, reinterpret, redesign and reconstruct a wide range of products and their complementary business models. The program draws on the strengths of three internationally recognized schools within the University: the School of Engineering & Applied Science, The Wharton School, and the School of Design. The graduate courses that make up the program adopt an interdisciplinary point of view, and are taught by professors from all three schools. Collaborative team projects and student-driven independent projects complement the core courses to give students both a solid grasp of the fundamentals and a deep understanding of the nuances of these fields. The program is designed to cultivate professionals that possess both a breadth of knowledge and a depth of expertise in a specialty, in order to effectively bridge the domains of technology, manufacturing, business, aesthetics, and human-product interaction. The guiding philosophy of the program is not only to teach students to create products, but to understand and address the social, environmental and experiential contexts of those products, so that product design can be harnessed as a force for the greater good.

Intercultural Communications
Graduate | MS
The Intercultural Communication Program prepares students to address problems that arise from cultural differences in values, assumptions and modes of interaction and to work in educational, social service, business, governmental, or intergovernmental agency settings.

Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development
Graduate | MS, PHD
The program combines the study of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of human development that are focused on urban populations, considered within eco-cultural contexts, and relevant to social policies.

International Relations
Undergraduate | BA
International Relations addresses the ways in which governments, private groups and individuals relate to each other in the global political and economic systems. The program provides a solid grounding in the methodologies of political science, history and economics. The curriculum draws on the best courses relevant to world politics, offers a well-rounded liberal arts education and helps prepare students for law or business school, Ph.D. programs and international careers.

International Studies and Business
Undergraduate | BA
The Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business, a unique four-year undergraduate course of study, integrates business education, advanced language training and a liberal arts education. Huntsman students graduate with a professional education and an understanding of political, economic and cultural complexities in the world. They are able to work effectively in the global economy of the 21st century.

Italian
Graduate
Requirements for the M.A. in Italian (en route toward the Ph.D.) At least eight course units above the 500 level, all of which must be earned at this University, in courses approved by the graduate chair. Requirements for the Ph.D. in Italian At least 20 course units in courses numbered above 500, at least 12 of which must be earned at this University.

Italian Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA
The Italian Studies section of the Romance Languages Department offers programs in language, literature, film, linguistics, cultural studies and civilization for students with or without a background in Italian. At the core of this program is the study of the Italian language, understood both in the narrow sense of verbal communication, but also in the larger sense of textual messages—literary, cinematic, historical, art-historical, and mass-cultural.

Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology
Undergraduate | BS, BSE
The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology is sponsored jointly by the School of Engineering and the Wharton School. The impetus for this joint-degree program came from the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The Board of Overseers, a distinguished group of corporate executives and academicians, emphasized that an understanding of the fundamentals of engineering and technology is as essential to the background of future leaders in business and industry as is a sound knowledge of management principles. They pointed to the growing need for people who can bridge the management and technical disciplines. Undergraduate students enrolled in the Management & Technology Program earn two University degrees at the completion of their studies. Those pursuing the four-year program receive the Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Bachelor of Economics from the Wharton School. Students who wish to become professional engineers can elect the five-year curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree and the Bachelor of Economics degree. The common goal for all Management & Technology students is the mastery of the technical and managerial skills necessary to define and solve problems in today's complex technological society. The structure of the joint-degree program gives each student considerable flexibility in meeting this goal. Particular attention is directed to the importance and processes of innovation in our technology-based industries.

Jewish Studies
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA
The Jewish Studies Program provides an opportunity for students to study the Jewish experience from several perspectives including language (Hebrew and Yiddish), literature in translation, the history and culture of the Jewish people from Biblical Israel to 20th-century America and modern Israel, the exploration of Jewish law and the role of women and feminism in contemporary Judaism. Students may specialize in Jewish studies through a major or minor, or though one of the following: the concentration in Jewish history within the History Department, the Hebraica/Judaica concentration within the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Judaism concentration within the Department of Religious Studies.

Joint B.A./J.D. Program in Arts and Sciences and Law
Undergraduate | BA, JD
This rigorous submatriculation program (simultaneously pursuing a bachelor’s and juris doctorate degree) is for the highly qualified and motivated student. Applicants must be committed to the study of law in its theoretical and practical aspects and accept the challenge of combining the broad overview of undergraduate studies with the specific professional focus of law school.

Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies
Graduate | MBA
The Lauder Institute's MBA/MA program prepares graduate students to excel in international business. Lauder combines an outstanding management education with intensive exposure to a foreign country's culture, politics, economy, and language. Students may specialize in one of four areas: East Asia, Europe, Latin America, or teh Middle East. During the 24-month program students spend roughly 25 percent of their time abroad, beginning with a cultural immersion program prior to the start of their Wharton classes, and typically including a summer internship with a multinational company requiring extensive use of a foreign language. Lauder graduates earn an MBA from Wharton and an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences.

Joseph Wharton Scholars (JWS)
Undergraduate | BS
This community of outstanding Wharton undergraduates emphasizes the importance of the liberal arts and sciences and scholarly research within the framework of a business education. Students are invited to join the JWS Program before entering their freshman year, and a limited number of rising sophomores will be admitted based on freshman year academic performance, essay question responses, and faculty recommendation.

Kelly Writers House
Graduate, Undergraduate
This 13-room Victorian house serves as a center for writers from Penn and the Philadelphia region. Each semester the Writers House hosts approximately 150 public programs and projects—poetry readings, film screenings, seminars, web magazines, lectures, dinners, radio broadcasts, workshops, art exhibits and musical performances. Visitors work, write and collaborate in the House’s many comfortable rooms and “the Arts Cafe.” Writers House also has a strong virtual presence with live interactive webcasts.

Landscape Architecture
Graduate | MLA
The diversity of the profession of landscape architecture is well represented at PENN. Students are introduced both to the varied scales of practice (from gardens and small urban parks to larger territories such as city sectors, brownfields, and regional watersheds) and to its broad scope (from formal and material issues to techniques of reclamation, management, and communication).

Language Certificate Program
Undergraduate | BA
Students who choose to continue their language studies beyond the College’s basic language requirement may pursue a major or minor in a language and literature department or program or they may complete studies for a language certificate. To earn a certificate, a student must complete three courses of language study, courses in Foreign Language Across the Curriculum, or courses in literature and culture taught in the original language. Successful completion of the Language Certificate is noted on the student’s transcript.

Latin American and Latino Studies
Undergraduate | BA
Latin American and Latino studies gives students access to scholarly research on Latin American and Latino cultures in all their diversity of expression—not only “high culture” but also folk and other forms, from pre-Columbian times to the present, from Tierra del Fuego to New York and beyond. The program is not limited by geography or specific periodization: Ibero-America is taken as a focal point from which students approach research on the pre-Columbian societies of the Americas, on Spain and Portugal, on the non-Hispanic Caribbean and on Latino communities in the United States.

Lauder Institute of Management
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, MBA
Superb management skills merely open the door to a career as an international manager. To excel, individuals also need a solid grasp of the global environment of business and a finely tuned understanding of the culture, language, business practices, history, and politics of the regions in which they will work. The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies provides this blend through a unique program that integrates two critical degrees: the MBA and the MA in International Studies.

Law
Graduate, Undergraduate | JD
Penn Law's academic program is unique. Students engage their rigorous legal studies with one of the nation's most outstanding law school faculties, and at the same time have the opportunity to enrich this study with cross-disciplinary work at one of the world's preeminent research Universities. Many courses are open to Penn non-law students.

Law
Graduate | LLCM, LLM, SJD
The Graduate Programs at Penn Law, over a century old, continue to be recognized among the best in the United States and to attract top students from around the world. They come to us to study with our exceptional faculty who are world-renowned experts in their fields.

Law
Graduate | JD
The Joint Degree Program (masters or higher) at Penn Law allows students to take advantage of the numerous cross-disciplinary opportunities at Penn's superb graduate and professional programs while completing both degrees in less time than it would take to earn the degrees sequentially.

Legal Studies - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
Law is an essential part of the domestic and international business environment. Wharton's legal studies curriculum allows you to explore one or more relevant legal areas in depth, providing valuable insight into the business government interface and the development of public policy. The curriculum also enhances knowledge and skills in practical areas directly relevant to business transactions; provides familiarity with the law and legal terminology and procedure; and helps hone reasoning skills, an intellectual discipline useful in many diverse, problem solving contexts.

Legal Studies and History
Graduate, Undergraduate
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences are pleased to offer a unique program of study for undergraduate students that enables them to explore multiple perspectives on law as an inter-school supplement to their major field of study.

Liberal Arts
Graduate, Undergraduate | MLA
The Master of Liberal Arts is an interdisciplinary master's degree program in the Arts and Sciences. Students create a cluster of courses from among several departments organized around a theme of their own choosing.

Liberal Arts and Technology
Undergraduate | BA, BAS, BSE
Liberal Arts and Technology Programs, offering a variety of dual-degree programs leading to a B.A. in one of many majors in the College of Arts and Sciences and a second degree (either the B.S.E. or the B.A.S.) from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Linguistics
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, PHD
The Linguistics Program is intended to acquaint students with the methods and findings of the scientific study of human language and its relationships to cognition, society, and history. It serves as a preparation for graduate training in linguistics or related areas, and as part of a rigorous general education. Linguistic training is relevant to work in anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and language and literature, as well as to careers in such fields as education, computer science and law. Founded by Zellig Harris in 1947, the Penn Linguistics Department is the oldest modern linguistics department in the United States. We have outstanding programs in the core disciplines of syntax and phonology, as well as in sociolinguistics, semantics, discourse, historical linguistics,phonetics, and psycholinguistics. An exceptional source of strength is the presence of the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS) at Penn. Penn is also the home of the Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC), a compiler and distributor of linguistic materials for language engineering research. The graduate group in Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary team of faculty from the Department of Linguistics and related departments. Our program has strong concentrations in several areas and a tradition of collaboration among its faculty.

Logic, Information and Computation
Undergraduate | BA
Logic is one of the core disciplines in investigations of information and computation and plays a major role in advances in computer security, database technology, networking, and software engineering. Moreover, logic has expanded its role within mathematics beyond foundational studies and now enjoys rich connections with areas as diverse as algebra, analysis and combinatorics. In light of the current importance of the investigation of computation and information from a scientific, as well as from a technological point of view, the Logic, Information and Computation program provides students with a strong background from which to pursue computational aspects of the natural, biological, and social sciences, as well as preparation for careers in information technology.

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.

Nanotechnology
Graduate | MSE
The Master's degree in Nanotechnology prepares students for this profession with a solid foundation in the three technical core areas: Nanofabrication, Devices and Properties, and Biotechnology; as well as Commercialization, and Societal Impacts of Technology. Courses are offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Wharton School.

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Graduate, Undergraduate | AM, BA, MS, PHD
NELC presents courses and programs in the literatures, history, cultures and thought of the Near East, and offers rigorous, broad-based majors in Hebrew and Judaica, Arabic and Islam Studies, Arabic and Hebrew Studies (modern or medieval), and Ancient Near East Civilizations. Because of the interdependence of language and culture, the teaching of languages is an integral part of NELC's mission.

Neuroscience
Graduate | PHD
The primary objective of the training program offered by the Neuroscience Graduate Group is to develop first rate scientists who excel in neuroscience research. Towards this end, the curriculum is designed for breadth (core courses), depth (laboratory rotations; elective courses) and the development of real expertise in a selected area of neuroscience (the thesis).

Nonprofit / NGO Leadership
Graduate | MS
The MS in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership is a one year, full-time graduate degree program designed for professionals preparing to assume leadership positions in nonprofit or non-governmental (NGO) organizations dedicated to enhancing community viability. The Penn Masters degree in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership is offered by the School of Social Policy and Practice. The program is governed by a committee of standing faculty from the School of Social Policy and Practice, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Wharton School. Core courses are taken in the School of Social Policy and Practice. Students have the opportunity to take appropriate electives from an array of courses offered by all three schools and other graduate programs at Penn.

Nursing
Graduate
The Ph.D. program can be constructed from either the baccalaureate or the master’s degree. Applicants with a master’s degree in nursing can satisfy the requirements for the Ph.D. degree by attaining an overall average of 3.0 in 13 course units beyond the master’s, successfully completing qualifying and preliminary examinations, and proposal and dissertation defenses.

Nursing and Health Care Administration
Graduate | MSN
The Nursing and Health Care Administration Program draws upon the strengths of a top ranked School of Nursing and the top ranked Wharton School of Business. The Program emphasizes curriculum flexibility and allows students the opportunity to design a course of study to best suit their career goals.

Nursing and Health Care Management
Undergraduate | BSE, BSN
By combining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School, students gain experience in patient care as well as in business and managerial areas. An integrated academic and clinical program allows highly qualified students to complete this program in four to five years.

Nutrition
Undergraduate
Jointly sponsored by the Schools of Nursing and Arts and Sciences, the Nutrition Minor presents a broad view of the field, and illustrates the pervasiveness of nutrition-related issues in such diverse fields as anthropology, economics, folklore, history, physiology, psychology, health care and public policy.

Office of International Programs
Graduate, Undergraduate
The Office of International Programs (OIP) promotes, assists and coordinates international activities throughout the University of Pennsylvania. OIP articulates Penn's international character and global perspective - for internal and external constituencies, in the United States and in other parts of the world. OIP's activities include working with schools and faculty members to enhance Penn's role as an international institution of education and research; coordinating the University's comprehensive linkages with selected higher education institutions outside the United States; advising Penn undergraduates about study abroad and administering Penn Abroad Programs; and providing services to international students and scholars at the University of Pennsylvania.

Open Enrollment Programs - Wharton Executive Education
Graduate
Wharton offers more than 180 Wharton custom and open-enrollment programs — short, intense, non-degree programs for executives, led by Wharton faculty. Targeted to middle and senior executives, Wharton Executive Education draws participants from a wide range of industries and countries to share insights and perspectives with Wharton faculty and each other.

Operations and Information Management - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
Wharton's doctoral program in Operations and Information Management trains scholars in the disciplines of decision processes, information and decision technologies, information strategy, operations management, and operations research. The program emphasizes research that focuses on real management problems and maintains a balance between theory and implementation. Faculty research applies analytic and empirical studies to a set of important problems facing the private and public sectors, including supply chain management, production planning and scheduling, product development, decision support systems, information-based strategy, systems development and implementation, and risk and environmental management.

Operations and Information Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
Wharton's Operations and Information Management major is relevant for those involved in the "supply chain" of a business, whether it be with a physical supply chain or an information-based system within the retail or manufacturing end. The automotive and transportation industries are good examples of increasingly complex business areas that clearly benefit from the skills developed in this major. Individuals studying Operations and Information Management will also find attractive opportunities in management consulting and private equity firms.

Operations and Information Management - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The Operations and Information Management curriculum at the Wharton School prepares students to meet the challenges of managing modern, information- and technology-intensive organizations by providing rigorous foundations in the complementary disciplines of decision processes, management information systems, management science, and operations management.

Penn Language Center
Graduate, Undergraduate
In addition to the languages offered as part of the degree programs by various departments and programs, the Penn Language Center offers a wide variety of less commonly taught languages such as Arabic, Chinese and Japanese, Uzbek and Hausa. Such languages are commonly less available, but all of them are modes of access to fascinating cultures and histories. The Center also offers special-purposes language courses.

Pharmacological Sciences
Graduate | PHD
The Graduate Group in the Pharmacological Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine offers a multifaceted doctoral program to prepare students for careers in pharmacological science.

Philosophy
Undergraduate | BA
Philosophy seeks to illuminate fundamental aspects of the world, of our relation to and knowledge of the world, and of our own nature as rational, purposive, and social beings. The study of philosophy aims at an appreciation of the ways this enterprise has been, is, and might be approached. The Philosophy Department offers programs in philosophy (epistemology, philosophy of science, logic, metaphysics, moral and political philosophy, and aesthetics), in humanistic philosophy, and in philosophy and science.

Philosophy
Graduate | AM, PHD
The Ph.D. program in philosophy includes course work, a language requirement, a preliminary examination, and the preparation and defense of a dissertation.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Undergraduate | BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics allows undergraduates to study a variety of comprehensive analytical frameworks that have been developed to understand and justify political and economic structures, particularly constitutional democracy and the market system. The program prepares its graduates for careers in public policy, public service, business and law as well as graduate study in any of the participating disciplines.

Philosophy, Politics and Eonomics
Graduate, Undergraduate
The PPE Program offers an integrative major in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. The major is intended to prepare its graduates for careers in public policy, journalism (reporting on political and economic issues), public service and international affairs (with an emphasis on economic and political theory). It is an excellent pre-law major and it also offers suitable preparation for graduate study in any of the participating disciplines.

Physics and Astronomy
Graduate, Undergraduate | BA, MS, PHD
Physics and astronomy are fundamental sciences aimed at discovering the basic principles that govern our universe. Physicists study the interplay between space, time, matter and energy. Complex behavior in nature is explained in terms of elementary relations between constituent elements and the forces that bind them, over distances ranging from subatomic to cosmic scale. Astronomy encompasses the entire physical universe beyond the earth: the solar system, stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters and superclusters, quasars, and the large-scale structure of the universe. The basic tools in physics and astronomy are mathematics and experimental investigation and observation of the world around us. At Penn, the curriculum for undergraduate Physics majors, which includes extensive laboratory experience, is based on faculty strengths in Condensed Matter Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, and Astrophysics. Undergraduate teaching is linked to faculty research efforts in these areas, and participation by undergraduates in research is strongly encouraged.

Policy Research, Evaluation and Measurement
Graduate | PHD
The PREM Program combines the study of research design and statistical methods, measurement and assessment, data management and research technology, and program evaluation in psychology and education with a research focus on major contemporary policy issues.

Political Science
Undergraduate | BA
Political Science explores systematic approaches to understanding politics. Students may choose to take a general approach to the subject or pursue a concentration in the sub-fields of American politics, comparative politics, international relations or political theory. In addition students may select a world region for an area studies concentration. The Political Science Department's course offerings span the discipline of political science, from American political institutions, to the politics of world regions, the emergence of a new international order, and recent and ancient political ideas. The Department's curriculum is divided into the four standard fields of American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theories. There are also other opportunities for study in political processes of elections and communications and public policy.

Political Science
Graduate | AM, MS, PHD
The Graduate Program in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania reflects the methodological diversity of the discipline. The Department's areas of strength include comparative politics and political economy,international political, economic and military problems; the domestic politics and foreign relations of major powers and geographic areas, American politics and political development,political theory, and constitutional theory.

Psychological Services
Graduate | MS
This full-time, one-calendar-year master's program prepares graduates to work as mental health specialists, therapists, researchers, or school counselors. Graduates provide psychological services for children, adolescents, college students, families, or adults.

Psychology
Undergraduate | BA
Studies in psychology introduce students to contemporary understandings of how organisms perceive, learn, think and interact with one another, how they develop, how they are motivated and how, individually and as members of species, they may be compared with one another. Psychology at Penn is a diverse discipline, with topics ranging from neuroscience to psychopathology.

Psychology
Graduate | AM, PHD
The University of Pennsylvania offers graduate education leading to the Ph.D. degree in Psychology. The purpose of the program is to prepare students for scientific and scholarly research and for teaching. There is no Master's program.

Public Health
Graduate | MPH
The Graduate Program in Public Health Studies promotes University-wide synergy among academic disciplines to advance leadership in public health. This is a University-wide program with a primary focus on master's level professional education. The participating schools include: Nursing, Arts and Sciences, Social Work, Veterinary Medicine, Education, Wharton, and Dental Medicine.

Reading, Writing, Literacy
Graduate | EDD, MS, PHD
This program is interdisciplinary as literacy and language are studied from sociopolitical, cultural, psychological, historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. The inquiry-based program focuses on diversity and a variety of contexts to work toward educational change.

Real Estate - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
The mission of the Wharton PhD program in Real Estate is to produce scholars of exceptional ability in real estate, distinguished by emphasis on the rigorous application of quantitative techniques to the economic analysis of complex issues. The faculty members of the Wharton Real Estate Department are leaders in real estate research, including topics in urban and real estate economics, local public finance, real estate finance, and housing economics. In addition, the department is well connected with many prominent professionals in the real estate industry through its Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center.

Real Estate - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Wharton School's second most popular industry-focused major, it may be applied to areas as diverse as corporate finance and project management, as well as to investment banking positions that focus on real estate. Real Estate and Finance work together well as a double major. The combination of the Real Estate major and Business and Public Policy is appropriate for those interested in urban planning and development.

Real Estate - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
The real estate concentration within the Wharton School consists of two required credit units and two electives. While the required courses focus on real estate finance and law; the electives allow students to explore a variety of issues related to real estate, including real estate development, the legal aspects of real estate investment and financing, the relationship between government policy and real estate development, architectural design and city and regional planning. A real estate concentration offers a well-balanced, cross-disciplinary and cross-functional course of study in areas such as finance, management, marketing and legal studies.

Real Estate Design and Development
Graduate | CRT
The Certificate in Real Estate Design & Development is open to masters students already enrolled at the School of Design in either Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, or City and Regional Planning. Students receive a Certificate in Real Estate Design & Development in addition to their degree by completing the requirements. This program of courses has been developed in collaboration with the Department of Real Estate of the Wharton School, and includes courses in the School of Design and in the Wharton School.

Religious Studies
Undergraduate | BA
Religion is a complex network of ideas and actions (ethical and ritual) that express a group's sense of ultimate meaning of life. The academic study of religion examines how the beliefs and values of contemporary and historical cultures shape and are shaped by societal factors, long-standing traditions, and distinctive forms of literary and artistic expression.

Religious Studies
Graduate | AM, PHD
The graduate program in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania offers unique opportunities to those who wish to become scholars and teachers in the field. The program is situated within one of the largest research universities in the country, and provides resources -- a fine library complex, a major archaeological/anthropological museum, courses in many ancient and non-western languages and cultures, outstanding faculties in related fields, and strong computer support -- that are not usually available in smaller institutions.

Resources for Students Considering Law School
Graduate, Undergraduate
Career Services' resources for students considering applying to law school.

Resources for Students Considering Medical School
Graduate, Undergraduate
Career Services' resources for students considering applying to medical school.

Robotics
Graduate | MSE
The Master's Program in Robotics is a unique program administered by Penn’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory, recognized as one of the nation’s premier research centers. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the program provides an ideal foundation for what today’s experts in robotics and intelligent systems need to know — from artificial intelligence, computer vision, control systems, dynamics, and machine learning to design, programming and prototyping of robotic systems.

Romance Languages
Undergraduate | BA
The activity of foreign language study is articulated around the essential skills of communication. The discipline of learning to communicate in a foreign language makes a student not only able to interact with other cultures, but sharpens his or her English communication skills as well. The Department of Romance Languages offers a wide variety of courses in French, Italian and Spanish language, literature, culture and film. The Department has also established several study abroad programs, some with business-oriented programs and others more humanities-based. The Modern Languages House (which offers French-, Italian- and Spanish-speaking residential experiences, weekly conversation hours, film series and other cultural events open to residents and non-residents alike) provides further opportunities for practical language experience.

Romance Languages
Graduate | PHD
The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Group in Romance Languages offers a flexible, five-year Ph.D. program in the fields of French, Italian, or Hispanic studies. (NOTE: We do not offer terminal M.A. programs). The overarching goal of the program is to train students both for productive scholarship and for effective college or university teaching.

Roy and Diana Vagelos Science Challenge Award
Undergraduate | BA
Five Challenge Awards are made annually to College students in the chemistry or physics submatriculation program (simultaneously pursuing a bachelor’s and master’s degree). The Award challenges science students to get the most from Penn and themselves both in the classroom and in the laboratory. This monetary award is independent of financial need.

Secondary Education
Graduate | MS
This urban-focused, full-time, ten-month program prepares students to become reflective, collaborative, creative teachers. Students simultaneously pursue a master's degree and certification in secondary education (7-12) in any of the following areas: mathematics, social studies, English, foreign language, or science.

Secondary Education
Undergraduate | BA
Certification to teach in the public secondary schools is available through submatriculation (simultaneously pursuing a bachelor’s and master’s degree) in the Graduate School of Education. With careful planning, most students are able to complete the teacher preparation program in nine or ten semesters.

Slavic Languages & Literatures
Undergraduate | BA
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers programs in Russian and, with the support of the Penn Language Center, courses in the Czech and Polish languages. The department also offers a series of courses for students who have spoken Russian at home and wish to gain literacy and/or improve their language skills or to pursue the study of Russian literature and culture in Russian. Students of Russian at Penn are invited to reside in the Russian House (which brings together students interested in daily use of the language) and encouraged to spend a semester of study abroad.

Social Policy
Graduate | MS
The MS in Social Policy Program is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in: analyzing and shaping social policy at the local, national and international levels; promoting fuller integration of social policy between and across various sectors of social life; and promoting more humane and equitable responses to the needs of historically vulnerable population groups—including children and youth, the aged, the poor, persons with serious emotional and physical limitations, members of minority groups and other populations of special interest to social welfare.

Social Welfare
Graduate | PHD
The Ph.D. in Social Welfare is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to be scholars, researchers, and leaders in the field of social welfare. The program emphasizes the development of an individualized educational plan that builds on areas of faculty expertise and student interest and advances the knowledge development needs of the field.

Social Work
Graduate | DSW, MSW
The program leading to a master's degree in social work (M.S.W.) builds on a liberal arts foundation and is designed to prepare social workers for leadership roles in the creation and provision of clinical services, in the crafting and implementation of social policy, and in advocacy for social justice and social change. The post-MSW doctorate program in clinical social work (DSW) is for individuals interested in advancing their clinical knowledge. Penn’s Clinical DSW program differs from most doctoral social work programs in that it is a professional practice degree, designed to prepare students for advanced clinical practice and university-level teaching.

Sociology
Undergraduate | BA
The study of sociology provides an understanding of how societies, communities and smaller groups are organized and maintained and how individual behavior is related to group experiences. It also introduces the concepts and methods that characterize social science research and provides the tools for a critical analysis of the varied types of human relations in which all are involved.

Sociology
Graduate | PHD
Graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania is conducted through graduate groups formed according to different areas of study. These groups, rather than academic departments in the School of Arts and Sciences, administer programs leading the to the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees. Those seeking a graduate degree in Sociology should apply to the Graduate Group in Sociology.

South Asia Studies
Undergraduate | BA
The Department of South Asia Studies offers students a multi-disciplinary exposure to the cultures and languages of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal and Tibet, as well as the South Asian diasporas. The department also offers courses in a wide range of disciplines such as archaeology, history, philosophy, religion, art, music, folklore, anthropology, sociology, politics and economics, as well as in the major classical and modern languages of the subcontinent. The department also conducts a summer program in Pune, India.

South Asia Studies
Graduate | AM, PHD
The South Asia Regional Studies Graduate Group of the Department of South Asia Studies awards MA and PhD degrees. The MA provides a broad, multi-disciplinary exposure to South Asia and many students find the Masters degree to be an ideal beginning point for graduate studies dealing with South Asia and a vital preparation for employment in business or government. The PhD affords students the freedom to explore the cultures and languages of South Asia through multiple disciplinary lenses.

Spanish
Undergraduate
Since culture is the controlling category in this field of studies, the major in Hispanic Studies orients itself to the types of knowledge generated by new disciplines such as cultural studies, new historicism, ethics, and postcolonial studies.

Spanish
Graduate | PHD
The graduate programs address the cultural production of France, Italy, Spain, and Latin America from different critical perspectives. In small seminars, graduate students become familiar with contemporary currents of literary theory and criticism, philosophy, and cultural studies.

Statistics - Doctoral
Graduate | PHD
This doctoral program at Wharton has been designed to train graduates to develop and apply modern statistical techniques. The program also permits study in a cognate area of application and involvement in consulting and data analysis with investigators from other disciplines. Faculty members have a wide range of active research interests, including the full range of modern statistical theory and applications.

Statistics - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Statistics major at Wharton allows students to develop a systematic approach to answering questions from the vast amounts of data available to an organization. It has a wide application across industries because its quantitative approach offers important insights for decision making in general. The courses provide useful skills that complement students' managerial abilities.

Statistics - Undergraduate
Undergraduate | BS
A key challenge now facing managers is the interpretation of the vast amount of data generated by computing systems. As these data do not directly answer important business questions, data analysis and statistics must be used to interpret them. Statistics courses at the Wharton School develop the skills and insights required to make effective use of quantitative methods. They provide the knowledge needed to select and apply techniques and to communicate statistical results. Interpretation in realistic applications offers guiding examples; theory is used to generate and compare alternative schemes. All courses provide skills that augment substantive managerial abilities, along with exposure to computer software that implements key techniques.

Statistics, Measurement, and Research Technology
Graduate | MS
The Statistics, Measurement, and Research Technology Program (S.M.A.R.T.) is designed for individuals who are prepearing for success in information rich environments, especially research and assessment organizations that place high value on quality of evidence, statistical analysis, assessment and psychometrics, and the use of technology in producing evidence and informing policy.

Strategic Management - MBA
Graduate | MBA
The Strategic Management major at Wharton is relevant for those pursuing a management consulting career. It is also a popular choice for those going into general management or internal consulting. Strategic Management also combines well with the Marketing major for those interested in product and brand management or the Finance major for those going into management consulting.

Systems Engineering
Graduate | MSE
“Smart” buildings and highways. Environmental monitoring. Sensor networks. Hybrid systems. These are but a few of the many ways in which electrical and systems engineering are converging, especially at Penn. Proof of this exciting synergy is evident in the recent merger of our Electrical and Systems Engineering Departments. The M.S.E. Program in Systems Engineering (SE), grounded in the intersection of electrical and systems engineering, is best positioned to give students the in-depth theoretical foundation and interdisciplinary skills required by the growing complexity of technological systems. Our flexible curriculum allows you to tailor your studies to your personal interests and goals. From signal processing, optimization, simulation, control and cybernetics to complex adaptive systems, stochastic processes and decision sciences. Our graduates are found in leadership positions in major companies like Lockheed-Martin or pursuing doctoral degrees at Penn or other major research universities. The M.S.E. Program is designed for highly-qualified students who will become leaders in the increasingly complex field of systems engineering. Entering students generally have baccalaureate degrees in the engineering, mathematical, physical or economic sciences. Students with degrees in other fields who have expertise in quantitative and computer analyses also enter the program.

Systems Science and Engineering
Undergraduate | BSE
Design and implement systems that assure effective operation of technological systems for applications such as computers, environmental organizations, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, information and telecommunications, economic and financial organizations, health care, and military defense. The Systems Science and Engineering (SSE) program specializes in those aspects of engineering that pertain to effectiveness of whole systems. In contrast to other engineering specialties which are grounded in certain aspects of science, system engineering is grounded primarily in mathematics and methodology. The core curriculum focuses on mathematical modeling and simulation, rather than on particular physical sciences. To assure that designs are responsive to real needs, students learn how to model, simulate, optimize, integrate and evaluate systems.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Graduate | MS
This program prepares students to teach English to non-native speakers in settings where English is a second, foreign, or international language. The program emphasizes the many roles and functions of English language teaching in the political, social and academic climate of today's world.

Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
Graduate | EDD, MS, PHD
The TLC program is concerned with the dynamic events and phenomena associated with teaching and learning in formal and informal settings. Faculty and students engage in research on teaching, learning, curriculum theory and design, and learning to teach.

Telecommunications and Networking
Graduate | MSE
Penn's Telecommunications and Networking Program is broad and versatile, integrating four major elements: telecommunications engineering, electrical and systems engineering, computer and information science, and business and policy studies. In addition, students can go more deeply into their areas of interest, working with Penn's eminent faculty members in all of these disciplines. The program draws on a wide variety of resources, such as a gigabit network connection, wireless network infrastructure, and research labs where people are studying network security, quality of service and much more. Business courses are taught by the faculty of the Wharton School, recognized around the world for its innovative leadership and broad academic strengths across every major business discipline and at every level of management education.

Theatre Arts
Undergraduate | BA
The Theatre Arts program focuses on all intellectual and creative aspects of theatre and performance studies. The courses link academic approaches to the theatre, dramatic literature, theory, history and criticism to theoretical and perceptual aspects of performance (playwriting, acting, directing and design). Advanced students are encouraged to do senior theses—often an acting, design or directing project. Theatre arts graduates often move into careers in theatre scholarship, criticism or arts management or go on to professional training in major graduate conservatories.

Undergraduate Fine Arts
Undergraduate | BA
The undergraduate major in Fine Arts focuses on the development of a student's sensory awareness, ability to think in response to it, and proficiency in the visualization of thought through the manipulation of materials and processes. Fine Arts courses include sequences in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, design, digital imaging, photography, video, animation, and clay.

Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate | BA
Penn provides a wide variety of research opportunities for undergraduates. Some read original texts and look for new interpretations; others study artifacts or ancient languages, gaining insights on earlier civilizations, while still others seek insights on genetic coding, molecular structure or animal behaviors. Most students receive college credit for research, and in many cases, funding. The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships assists students in finding research opportunities.

University Scholars
Undergraduate
The University Scholars program provides an unusual academic environment for intellectually dynamic students who have already demonstrated their commitment and dedication to research. Through mentoring, research funding and scholarly events, the program encourages students to make the most of their undergraduate years, not only with in-depth research, but also by making an early start in graduate and professional courses. Many University Scholars go on to win prestigious Fellowships.

Urban Design
Graduate
The Certificate in Urban Design is a post-professional two-semester program of study open to graduates of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning.

Urban Education Program
Undergraduate
This seven course undergraduate minor offers students a unique opportunity to bridge learning between the classroom and community, and features: * Academically based community service in local schools * Deeper understanding of the complex factors affecting urban education * Field-based research in your major or other area of interest * Hands-on opportunity to investigate a career in education * Credit toward Pennsylvania teacher certification requirements

Urban Real Estate and Development
Graduate, Undergraduate
This university minor is designed to enable students to combine interests and take advantage of the School of Arts and Sciences' Urban Studies department and the Wharton School's Real Estate Development.

Urban Studies
Undergraduate | BA
Urban Studies offers students an opportunity to think and learn about cities in an informed, disciplined and integrated way. The program introduces a variety of perspectives on the origins, development and nature of cities, stressing the application of theory to practice. An internship for credit is available in which students work closely with a community group, public agency, non-profit or private organization in the city.

Urban Studies
Graduate
The Graduate Urban Studies Program offers a Certificate in Urban Studies to be taken in conjunction with a Ph.D. offered by the University through one of the disciplines or professional schools.

Vagelos Program in Life Sciences & Management
Undergraduate | BA, BS
Penn's newest interdisciplinary program allows students to combine a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School with a science concentration from the College of Arts & Sciences, or a Bachelor of Arts in a science major from the College of Arts & Sciences with a Wharton concentration. All students participate in a common core course, an upper-division science research project, and internships in both science and business. The innovative curriculum, fusing science and management education, prepares students for careers in such rapidly expanding fields as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Vagelos Scholars Program in Molecular Life Sciences
Graduate, Undergraduate
The complete program is the core curriculum, which results in a Biochemistry or Chemistry major, plus a second science major to be chosen before the end of the sophomore year. An alternate program would be a B.A. in either Biochemistry or Chemistry with a simultaneous M.S. (submatriculation). Students will be in residence on the Penn campus from the September of their sophomore year until graduation at the end of their senior year

Veterinary Medicine
Graduate | VMD
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine provides an outstanding environment for the training of future leaders. We accomplish our mission by selecting outstanding individuals for acceptance into our programs, who then acquire the education and skills needed to become successful physician-investigators.

Visual Studies
Undergraduate | BA
We live in an increasingly visual culture. The Visual Studies program prepares students for acting in and interpreting this culture through a multidisciplinary course of study, connecting the theory, practice and culture of seeing. The program serves as a liberal arts preparation that develops visual literacy, studio skills, and knowledge of visual science and visual theory. It provides strong and distinctive preparation for continuing on to graduate or professional training in several fields, including philosophy, perceptual psychology, history of art, fine arts and architecture.

Wharton Fellows Program - Wharton Executive Education
Graduate
Wharton Fellows is a lifelong network of thought leaders — senior executives, Wharton faculty, and leading experts — that provides critical knowledge and unparalleled decision support to proactively meet the business challenges of nonlinear, disruptive change. Its unique format — short, intense on-site sessions and a continuously linked community of experts — helps members to constantly challenge their assumptions, develop and test new ideas, and stay ahead of the competition.

Wharton MBA for Executives
Graduate | MBA
The Wharton MBA for Executives is a life-changing experience and offers the same rigorous curriculum, the same top Wharton faculty, and the same high standards among classmates as our traditional MBA. The program provides the tools and perspectives for business leadership that will change the way you approach your business challenges.

Wharton/SAIS
Graduate | MBA
This 3-year, MBA/MA dual-degree program, offered by Wharton and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, prepares students to operate in business and the international political environment. Students earn an MBA from Wharton and an MA in international relations from SAIS, a program that's pioneered area studies and the integration of international politics and economics. While in Washington, students have access to Washington's resources and leaders in foreign policy and international trade. Applicants may not begin the Wharton part of their program in January, and conferral of each degree is contingent upon completion of all requirements for the other. In addition, those students with less preparation in their chosen field of study or in their language requirement may need additional time to complete the SAIS degree.

Women's Studies
Undergraduate | BA
Women’s Studies provides the opportunity to study the role of gender in human societies and explore the myriad ways in which societies shape the lives and relationships of women and men—intellectually, socially and psychologically. Courses analyze how gender, as well as other basic organizing principles of societies such as race and social class, affects access to opportunity, resources and power. Women’s studies scholarship also demonstrates the active role that women, as well as men, have played in all arenas of life.

Women's Studies
Graduate
The Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies is designed to enrich students' traditional disciplinary training and broaden their perspectives. The Certificate provides graduate students with opportunities to think in an integrated fashion about gender and sexuality, and to learn from a variety of methodological approaches such as critical feminist, race, and legal theory, cultural studies, and French psychoanalytic theory, as well as traditional disciplinary methodologies.