Undergraduate Concentrations:

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.

Suggested groupings of courses in Entrepreneurial Management, Multinational Management, Human Resource/Organizational Management, and/or Strategic Management are given below.  Students, however, are encouraged to consider the wide range of courses available, as any four management courses beyond MGMT 100 and MGMT 101 comprise a concentration in Management. The Management concentration consists of any four courses listed below:

For information on types of careers Wharton undergraduates have pursued following graduation, consult the Penn Career Services website.

For more opportunities available within the field of management (both on and off campus), consult the Wharton Management Club.

Undergraduate Management Major Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)



Entrepreneurial Management
Mgmt. 230     Entrepreneurship
Mgmt. 212x   Entrepreneurial & Social Wealth (.5cu)
Mgmt. 231     Entrepreneurial & Venture Initiation
Mgmt. 233     Strategies & Practices of Family-Controlled Companies
Mgmt. 235     Technological Innovation
Mgmt. 237     Management of Technology
Mgmt. 251     Consulting to Growth Companies
Mgmt. 264     Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Management

Human Resource/Organizational Management

Mgmt. 104    Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management
Mgmt. 234    International Comparative Management
Mgmt. 238    Organizational Behavior
Mgmt. 239    Organizational Design
Mgmt. 240    Group Dynamics
Mgmt. 244    Personnel Management
Mgmt. 255    Community Reinvestment
Mgmt. 288    Governance & Management of Chinese Firms
Mgmt. 291    Negotiations


 



Multinational Management
Mgmt. 111    Multinational Management
Mgmt. 205    Multinational Corporate Strategies
Mgmt. 208    Globalization & International Political Economy
Mgmt. 209    The Politics of the Multinational Firm
Mgmt. 234    Comparative Management


Strategic Management
Mgmt. 211         Competitive Strategy
Mgmt. 214         Market Dynamics and Technical Change
Mgmt. 223         Business Strategy and Policy
Mgmt. 225x       American Business History
Mgmt. 230         Entrepreneurial Decision Making
Mgmt. 234         International Comparative Management
Mgmt. 235         Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Mgmt. 237         Management of Technology
Mgmt. 249         Corporate Development: Mergers and Acquisitions
Mgmt. 253         Creating, Managing & Presenting the Arts
Mgmt. 282         Strategic Implementation
Mgmt. 353         Wharton Field Challenge