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Accounting

The Accounting major helps students acquire the skills to measure and communicate an organization’s economic activities. Accounting is the formal system of collecting, organizing, and reporting the financial data used to make economic decisions. The data shed light on current financial status and liquidity, as well as past profitability and funds- generating capability.

Accounting

The Accounting PhD program trains students to do rigorous research in accounting, a specialized area of financial economics. The program is highly analytical and quantitative. We look for strong undergraduate preparation in microeconomics and mathematics, while some prior accounting or finance training at the undergraduate or graduate level is an advantage.

Accounting

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.

Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

We prepare acute care nurse practitioners for the management of patients with specialized health care needs. You’ll develop expertise in physical assessment, complex clinical decision making, diagnostic and interventional procedures, prescriptive knowledge, and patient care management across the continuum of acute care services, from critical care to discharge to the patient’s transition back into their community.

Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Adult Oncology Specialty

The Adult Oncology Specialty Certificate is offered online for post- masters nurses and interprofessional Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) seeking advanced training in oncology from leading researchers and clinicians in the country. The program is led by renowned experts in the field of oncology, and students will have the opportunity to interact with nationally recognized scientists and clinicians from the School of Nursing and the Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center.

Advanced Dental Studies

Advanced Research Training for Genetic Counselors

Advanced Scientific Computing

This certificate is open to all masters and PhD students The Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS) offers the Advanced Scientific Computing Certificate.

Africana Studies

The past twenty years have witnessed two dominant but opposing approaches to the study of the interconnections between Africa and the African Diaspora. Both seek to provide alternatives to traditional models of Africana Studies. The Afrocentric model has tended to focus on historical Africa, particularly the great civilizations of the African past.

Africana Studies

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study devoted to the critical and systematic examination of the cultural, political, social, economic, and historical experiences of African Americans, Africans, and peoples of African descent around the world. Our course of study is designed to provide students with an integrated understanding and appreciation for a new global black studies.

Ancient History

The Graduate Group in Ancient History is an interdisciplinary, cross- departmental program that encompasses the study of the ancient history of the Near East and the Mediterranean Basin, from the origins of civilization in the fertile river basins of the Tigris and the Euphrates to the rise of Islam and the emergence of the so-called barbarian successor kingdoms. The expertise and interests of members of the group are diverse and heterogeneous.

Ancient History

Ancient History coordinates a curriculum encompassing the whole of the ancient history of the Near East and the Mediterranean Basin.

Animal Welfare and Behavior

This online Master of Science in Animal Welfare and Behavior provides in depth training in the science of animal welfare to working professionals engaged in animal protection, animal agriculture and food production, animal research, animal oversight or animal health as well as students interested in developing a career in these areas.

Animal Welfare and Behavior

Animal Welfare and Behavior, Certificate This four-course, for-credit Certificate Program in Animal Welfare Science and Animal Behavior is designed for individuals working with animals in research, industry, and the nonprofit sector, as well as for those who are interested in developing careers in animal health and welfare. Taught by nationally and internationally renowned Penn Vet faculty, it prepares students to understand how animal welfare and behavior are understood and assessed.

Anthropology

Electives chosen in consultation with advisor and in accordance with research interests. Additional Requirements Teaching Requirement 4 semesters of teaching are required. Modern Languages Examinations Students must demonstrate proficiency in German and either French or Italian.

Anthropology

Anthropology is the global social science. It is the study of the human condition everywhere; its cultural, linguistic, and biological diversity; and how it evolved and developed from the prehistoric past into the globalizing present. Anthropology is an interdisciplinary 14 credit major that intersects with programs and departments across the University.

Applied Criminology and Police Leadership

No matter where you are in life or in the world—preparing for college, living overseas, working full-time, active in the military, or studying on- campus—the College of Liberal and Professional Studies opens the Ivy League experience to you.

Applied Economics

Combining the faculties of the departments of Real Estate and Business Economics & Public Policy, Wharton’s Applied Economics program leverages the breadth and depth of its faculty to prepare students for careers doing frontier theoretical and empirical research.

Applied Geosciences

The Online Master of Science in Applied Geosciences in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies and Department of Earth and Environmental Science (EES) is a 12-cu, graduate program designed to prepare mid-career professionals (preferably a minimum of 3-years’ experience) in geoscience organizations (consulting, geotechnical, government, non-profit/NGO) for the next step in their careers. In this entirely online program, students take 8 cu’s of required courses and 4 cu’s of electives.

Applied Mathematics and Computational Science

Advanced mathematics is continually finding new applications in natural science, biology, engineering, medicine, and social sciences, and these fields are providing new directions for the development of mathematics itself. The graduate group in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science takes a very broad view of mathematics and its applications in our mission to train mathematical scientists for careers in academia, research and industry.

Applied Mathematics and Computational Science

Advanced mathematics is continually finding new applications in natural science, biology, engineering, medicine, and social sciences, and these fields are providing new directions for the development of mathematics itself. The graduate group in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science takes a very broad view of mathematics and its applications in our mission to train mathematical scientists for careers in academia, research and industry.

Applied Positive Psychology

Rapidly becoming one of psychology’s most transformative fields, positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable humans and organizations to flourish. The Master of Applied Positive first in the world to offer a degree in this rigorous field of study. Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, founder of the discipline of positive psychology, along with leading researchers and practitioners educate students at the cutting edge of the field.

Architecture

Architecture

Architecture is for students in the Design

Architecture (M.A.R.C.H.)

The Master of Architecture Professional Degree is a comprehensive and rigorous program, preparing graduates for the full range of activities in the profession. An intensive sequence in Design Studios constitutes the focus of the program. Thorough training is also provided in history, theory, technology, ecology, society, and professional practice. Studios and courses are supported by a rigorous program in visual studies that develops skills in digital and new media.

Architecture (M.E.B.D.)

Architecture (M.S.)

The Master of Science degree, first offered in 1984, is intended for individuals with an undergraduate professional degree in architecture who wish to pursue a self-directed program of study at the advanced level. It enables students to gain a greater understanding of the relationship between the discipline and the profession.

Architecture (M.S.D.)

This three-semester Master of Science in Design with a concentration in Advanced Architectural Design [MSD-AAD] is for architecture students with five-year professional bachelor degrees from the US and around the world. This course of study does not lead to a professional degree in architecture. The MSD-AAD program builds on its success as a program focused on innovation in architecture design. The purpose of the MSD Advanced Architectural Design program is four-fold.

Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

The Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World trains students for careers in the art and archaeology of Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations. Drawing on the vast resources of the AAMW incorporates fieldwork, museum internships, and university instruction into a flexible interdisciplinary program leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. All students accepted into the program are fully funded for a period of at least five years.

Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

The Interdepartmental Graduate Group in Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World (AAMW) offers a terminal M.A. program in Mediterranean Archaeology. This program is designed to deliver intensive intellectual and practical training in a range of skills in archaeology to students wishing to be immersed in the study of the visual and/or material culture of the Mediterranean, broadly defined – including, for example, the ancient Near and Middle East and extending from the third millennium BCE…

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

The rapid rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have resulted in tremendous breakthroughs that are having horizontal impact across many disciplines, in engineering, computing and beyond. The need for cutting edge AI engineers is tremendous, as are the research and innovation opportunities in this rapidly evolving field.

Artificial Intelligence for Business

Artificial Intelligence for Business

Behavioral and Decision Sciences

Capstone The capstone project is a distinguishing feature of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program, blending academic and professional experiences and serving as the culmination of your work in the program. Through the capstone project, you will explore, in depth, the theories and practical applications you’ve learned in the program, to advance the field of positive psychology itself.

Behavioral Economics

This new collaborative field, behavioral economics, has provided an understanding of how people's decisions deviate from "optimal" choices and the consequences of such deviations for consumers, managers, firms, and policy. This joint concentration between the Operations, Information, and Decisions Department and the Business Economics and Public Policy Department explores the behavioral aspects of economics and decision making.

Biochemistry

Contemporary biological sciences are based on principles of chemistry and physics. The importance of this relationship is the basis of the Penn Biochemistry major, which prepares students for advanced study in areas as diverse as biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, cell biology, genetic engineering, genomics, molecular biology, molecular genetics, nanotechnology, neurobiology, structural biology, and systems biology.

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Chemical Biology

The Graduate Group in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemical Biology (BBCB) is devoted to the education and training of doctoral students in quantitative, mechanistic and molecular frontiers of biochemistry and biophysics, broadly conceived. The goal is to produce the next generation of scientists, scholars, educators and leaders in biomedical sciences.

Bioengineering

The Bioengineering master's program provides an interdisciplinary education in scientific and engineering fundamentals, with an emphasis on new developments in the field of Bioengineering.

Bioengineering

The first doctorate degree in bioengineering in the nation was awarded at Penn in 1953, and since that time, Penn Bioengineering has been an integral academic program linking faculty from the engineering, medical, and arts and sciences schools on a single centrally-located campus. Penn Bioengineering provides students with a flexible curriculum and a world-class research environment.

Bioengineering

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

The Master of Bioethics (MBE) is an interdisciplinary degree offered by the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy. The MBE degree program gives students broad exposure to the full range of topics and issues in contemporary bioethics, drawing on the expertise of distinguished faculty and visiting fellows.

Biology

Genomics and computational biology are now at the center of biomedical research. These disciplines take a holistic approach to ask about the origins, functions, and interactions of whole systems, using both experimental and theoretical work. Therefore, these studies require knowledge, skills, and, most importantly, synthesis and integration of biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, and engineering.

Biology

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. The Biology Department offers courses in many areas of biology, ranging from the workings of cells and cellular components to species interactions and ecosystem function.

Biomedical Informatics

The IBI Certificate in Biomedical Informatics is a four-course sequence for non-informatics professionals designed to build the informatics community at Penn and to train informatics-literate clinicians and researchers who will have a broad understanding of the field of biomedical informatics. Students in the Certificate in Biomedical Informatics Program can expect to obtain a working knowledge of biomedical informatics, its history, the current landscape, and future directions of the field.

Biomedical Informatics

The Master of Biomedical Informatics (MBMI) program seeks to provide state-of-the-art graduate-level educational and training opportunities in biomedical informatics (BMI), adhering to the best practices as established by national competency standards, to create the next generation of biomedical informatics practitioners.

Biomedical Science

A Biomedical Science degree prepares you for a career at the intersection of engineering sciences, biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine, including working in medicine, business, or law.

Biomedical Science (B.A.)

2nd Major for College Students only. College students can apply for a second major in Biomedical Science. This will result in a single degree from the College with two majors (note that this option is only for students in the College, not Engineering students). Students must complete 12.

Biomedical Science (B.A.S.)

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.

Biophysics

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 the mechanisms that control their propagation and expression.

Biostatistics

The goal of the MS program is to train students in the basic theory and applications of statistical methods, as applied to problems in the biomedical sciences. The program typically consists of two years of full- time study, including the preparation of a Master's thesis. Requirements include courses in probability, mathematical statistics, and statistical methods including linear models, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, statistical computing, and applied data analysis.

Biotechnology

Business Analytics

The Business Analytics MBA major is designed to build deep competency in the skills needed to implement and oversee data-driven business decisions, including • collecting, managing and describing datasets, • forming inferences and predictions from data and • making optimal and robust decisions. Business analytics makes extensive use of statistical analysis and the applications of business analytics span all functional areas.

Business Analytics

Business Analytics joint concentration between the OID and STAT departments is designed to build deep competency in the skills needed to implement and oversee data-driven business decisions, including (i) collecting, managing, and describing datasets, (ii) forming inferences and predictions from data, and (iii) making optimal and robust decisions. Business analytics makes extensive use of statistical analysis, and the applications of business analytics span all functional areas.

Business Economics and Public Policy

Business Economics & Public Policy

The Business Economics and Public Policy major equips future business leaders with the tools to analyze incentives and policies of firms, governments, and consumers. Whether a firm is engaged in real estate development, bringing new products to market, developing new technologies, exporting products, addressing environmental issues, or providing infrastructure services, it will need to be familiar with the incentives of competitors and the role of government so that it can understand which…

Business, Energy, Environment and Sustainability

The MBA Major in Business, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (“BEES”) is designed to provide in-depth foundations for those interested in the complex relationships between business and the natural environment, management of environmental risks, and the business and economics of energy.

Business, Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

Cell and Molecular Biology

Cell and Molecular Biology The Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group (CAMB) (https:// www.med.upenn.edu/camb/) is an interdisciplinary graduate program, providing rigorous training in modern cell and molecular biology.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Science

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering master's is for students who wish to prepare themselves for research and development activities by obtaining a more solid foundation in the principles of chemical and biomolecular 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.

Chemical Sciences

Your future in chemistry starts at Penn. Whether you’re currently a chemistry professional or seeking to enter the field, Penn’s rigorous Master of Chemical Sciences (MCS) prepares you to take advantage of the myriad career possibilities available in the chemical sciences. Our program equips you with theoretical and technical expertise in biological chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, environmental chemistry and materials.

Chemistry

The Graduate Program is designed for students who wish to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry while undertaking cutting edge research. The program provides students with the necessary theoretical background and hands- on training to become independent and highly successful scientists. Graduate students achieve mastery of advanced chemistry topics through courses in different subdisciplines.

Chemistry

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.

Cinema and Media Studies

The Department offers a full-time Ph.D. program. Comprehensive in the range of specializations, the program is intellectually dynamic and rigorous. Our Ph.D. program prepares students for full participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of Cinema and Media Studies, broadly conceived. The Ph.D. provides students with training in a variety of global and comparative approaches to studying diverse national cinemas and a variety of media institutions and art practices.

Cinema and Media Studies

The Department offers a full-time M.A. program. Comprehensive in the range of specializations, the program is intellectually dynamic and rigorous. Our M.A. program prepares students for participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of Cinema & Media Studies, or as practitioners, film artists, and media managers for a variety of industries and creative arts, broadly conceived.

Cinema and Media Studies

Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is a hub for humanistic inquiry into film, television, audiovisual artworks, material texts of various kinds, digital media, as well as environmental media. The intellectual core of the undergraduate program places an emphasis on the history, intellectual and formal analysis of film and media practice.

City & Regional Planning

The Master of City Planning core curriculum encompasses the basic skills and knowledge required of all planners regardless of their specialization, and is a hallmark of our cutting-edge and practical approach to educating city planners.

City & Regional Planning

Classical Studies

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, social, and intellectual history as well as philosophy, archaeology, religion, and myth.

Clinical Epidemiology

The MSCE is an intensive program for accomplished medical professionals who seek to further their skills as academic investigators. Applicants who possess an advanced degree in medicine, nursing or another health field learn to design controlled epidemiological studies and acquire biostatistical skills that relate directly to their research interests.

Clinical Ethics Mediation

Clinical Research Nursing

The Clinical Research Nursing Certificate Program will leverage the strengths of ITMAT Education and the Perelman School of Medicine Office of Clinical Research to define, validate, and elevate the role and recognition of clinical research nurses.

Cognitive Science

Cognitive science is the empirical study of intelligent systems, including the human mind. An interdisciplinary science, it combines results from biology, computer science, linguistics, mathematics, neuroscience, philosophy and psychology to the study of language processing, perception, action, learning, concept formation, inference and other activities of the mind, with applications for information technology and the study of artificial intelligence.

Communication

Annenberg is interdisciplinary by design. Members of the faculty and students come from a wide range of backgrounds, including Communication, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, History, and Law. Students are also encouraged to supplement their Communication courses with those offered through one of Penn’s 11 other distinguished schools.

Communication

Communication Degree Description: Communication is an interdisciplinary field that draws from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The undergraduate Communication program focuses on the theoretical, critical, and empirical examination of fundamental communication systems, institutions, processes, and effects.

Comparative Literature

The Ph.D. Program in Comparative Literature covers the study of narrative, poetry, representation and cultural history. The Program enables students to engage rigorously with critical theory. We draw our faculty from many disciplines: the languages and literary histories of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia: history, art history, religion; anthropology; folklore; political science; Africana studies; Jewish studies; Gender and Sexuality studies; sociology;…

Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature welcomes students interested in the study of literature from theoretical, interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and global perspectives. The core courses train students to appreciate the variety of meanings that texts acquire in different institutional and philosophical contexts and different socio-political frameworks. There are three concentrations within the major: National and Transnational Literatures (four courses in each of two languages), Theory, and Globalization.

Computer and Information Science

The Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) in Computer and Information Science (CIS) welcomes candidates with strong training in any of the disciplines related to modern information processing, with an emphasis on computer science and mathematics. Research and teaching form the essence of our doctoral program. Our curriculum is designed to develop the intellectual skills essential for the rapidly changing character of research and to meet the demands of academe and industry.

Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering is the discipline that designs and engineers computer systems from digital circuits, through compilers and runtime systems, to networking and world-wide distributed systems. As an engineering discipline, the computer engineer must appreciate the physical aspects of computations (energy, delay, area, reliability, costs) and be able to expertly navigate the multidimensional tradeoff space associated with implementing computations.

Computer Graphics & Game Technology

Computer & Information Science

The CIS/ MSE program offers scholars the opportunity for advanced study in the scientific foundations of the rapidly growing field of computer science. Applicants to the MSE program should have strong undergraduate training in mathematics and computer science; prior coursework should include such areas as operating systems, programming languages, data structures, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, algorithms and theory; coursework should be similar to the courses taken by computer science…

Computer & Information Technology

Computer Science (B.A.)

Computer scientists 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.

Computer Science (B.A.S.)

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.

Computer Science (B.S.E.)

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.

Computer Science Fundamentals

The Certificate in Computer Science Fundamentals will provide students with an opportunity to specialize in a specific area of interest and add additional technical skill sets to their professional portfolio, which in turn will lead to a wider range of career opportunities in the job market. In addition, the Certificate in CS Fundamentals will help students gauge whether they would be a good fit for the Online Master of Computer and Information Technology degree.

Criminology

Penn's highly interdisciplinary Ph.D. in criminology combines the traditional concerns of criminologists with concepts, theories, and empirical research from a wide variety of academic disciplines. The program seeks to produce scholars of unusual breadth who can work creatively in academic or policy settings.

Criminology

Penn’s unique Master of Science in criminology program aims to shape criminal justice “change agents,” preparing students to spend their career applying criminological research in public and non-profit domestic and international organizations. It is also designed for those research-oriented students who are preparing themselves for graduate or professional education at leading research universities.

Criminology

Criminology enables students to acquire a theoretical and methodological framework for generating and assessing knowledge about crime and social control. The program draws upon disciplines from statistics to neuroscience to develop a liberal arts approach to the subject of crime.

Data Science

MCIT Online alumni can supplement their degree with an Online Graduate Certificate in the area of Data Science. The list of courses available to students for the certificate are below. To earn a certificate, students must take four (4) courses, which may double count up to two (2) courses from their MCIT Online degree program. Students may earn a maximum of two certificates.

Data Science

Penn’s Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Data Science prepares students for a wide range of data-centric careers, whether in technology and engineering, consulting, science, policy-making, or understanding patterns in literature, art or communications. The Data Science Program can typically be completed in one-and-a- half to two years.

Demography

Penn Demography trains independent researchers who are prepared to fill leading roles in social demography and population analysis at a variety of organizations and are well versed in the growth, structure, health and well-being of human populations.

Design

The Fine Arts department is committed to cultivating global thought leaders in the fields of Art and Design. The Major in Design addresses a need for innovative pedagogy exploring the expansive nature of contemporary design and its relationship to the humanities, the sciences, and emerging technologies. The curriculum emphasizes an integrated understanding of design that brings together different disciplinary approaches that respond to complex social, cultural, and environmental challenges.

Digital Media Design

Digital Media Design (DMD) program is an interdisciplinary major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn. As a full-fledged Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, it combines major coursework in computer graphics within the Computer & Information Science Department, communication theory courses from the Annenberg School and Fine Arts courses from Penn's School of Design.

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Introduction PDM Vision To transform global oral health and well-being through exceptional clinical care, innovation, education, and research. Mission 1. Foster a humanistic environment where each individual in our diverse community is valued, respected and empowered. 2. Treat our patients with compassion and respect, and provide exceptional evidence-based care. 3. Honor PDM’s legacy through transformative initiatives to solve the complex problems of today and tomorrow. 4.

Doctor of Medicine

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2025 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation. Doctor of Medicine, MD As the nation's first medical school and home to the first teaching hospital, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) enjoys a long tradition of academic excellence and scientific discovery.

Doctor of Science in Dentistry

The highly respected research environment at the School of Dental valuable opportunity for students applying to the School’s graduate dental education programs to combine their specialty training with advanced research and academic opportunities through a Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) degree. The DScD will prepare students to successfully enter the field of academic dentistry for careers as clinical or basic science researchers.

Earth and Environmental Science

Earth and Environmental Science, PhD The mission of the Graduate Group of the Department Earth and Environmental Science is to produce independent, well-rounded scientists that are exceptionally competent in their area of specialization and capable of understanding, solving, and communicating complex and interdisciplinary scientific issues.

Earth and Environmental Science

Earth and Environmental Science major provides graduates with a broad understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes that operate in and on the planet and how direct and indirect methods are used to examine, quantify and understand the structure, composition, and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and lithosphere.

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

The cross-disciplinary Ph.D. program in East Asian Languages and Civilizations is designed to train graduate students who can teach and conduct independent research in a variety of humanistic disciplines using Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Mongolian, or occasionally other languages of East Asia. Our region is defined roughly as China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Inner Asia. Before completion of the degree, each student is required to: 1.

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

The Graduate Group in EALC administers a Masters of Arts degree in the humanistic study of East Asia: China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. The degree is both an entry point into higher-level graduate study and preparation for careers in teaching, administration, and the public and private sector. This degree is extremely valuable to students who plan to seek employment in East Asia.

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Ecological Architecture

The goal of the Certificate in Ecological Architecture is to enable students to critically engage in performance-based design, using innovative techniques and exploring new possibilities. It introduces students to the range of approaches in the required courses of the Certificate, and then allows them to pursue different emphases through a selection of elective courses.

Ecological Planning

Interest in ecological planning has been increasing in recent years along with the growing awareness of the impacts of climate change on the world’s ecosystems, wildlife, and human settlements. The availability of water and the management of storm water and wastewater have become critical issues in planning for the future of human settlements.

Economics

Economics

Economics is a social science and, as such, an important component of the liberal arts curriculum. At the core of economics are theories of how individuals, firms, and other organizations make choices and interact, taking into account constraints on their behaviors.

Educational and Organizational Leadership

Urban Education Minor A collaboration between Penn GSE’s Urban Teacher Apprenticeship Program (UTAP), Urban Studies, and the Netter Center for Community Service, offers undergraduates a more focused, goal-directed approach to the study of education. Accelerated Masters Undergraduate students at Penn, Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges (a group of colleges and universities know as the Quaker Consortium) may apply to the Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program M.S.Ed.

Educational Leadership

Educational Linguistics (E.D.D.)

The Educational Linguistics Ed.D prepares students with the theoretical foundations and technical expertise necessary to pursue positions as leaders of world language programs. The Educational Linguistics, Ed.D program is designed for early to mid-career world language educators who have a strong commitment to bringing research into their practice.

Educational Linguistics (P.H.D.)

The Educational Linguistics Ph.D. enables students to pursue research on language learning, teaching language, and the role of language in teaching and learning. The Educational Linguistics, Ph.D. program is rooted in the view that language must be examined within the cultural contexts and social situations in which it occurs.

Education, Culture, and Society

Under the supervision and mentorship of a faculty advisor, master’s students in the Education, Culture, and Society program undertake individualized and interdisciplinary programs of study in the social foundations of education. The program therefore provides students with a nuanced understanding of education as an historical, socio-cultural, political, and moral activity.

Education, Culture, and Society

Oral Proposal: All doctoral candidates must present their dissertation proposals orally and in person to the dissertation committee. Final Defense of the Dissertation: The final dissertation defense is approximately two hours in length and is based upon the candidate’s dissertation. Required Milestones Qualifications Evaluation (Also known as Program Candidacy) A Qualifications Evaluation of each student is conducted after the completion of 6 but not more than 8 course units.

Education Entrepreneurship

Students in the M.S.Ed. in Education Entrepreneurship program acquire a strong grounding in three domains: Foundations of Education, Business Essentials, and Entrepreneurial Management of Knowledge. The nation’s first Master’s degree in Education Entrepreneurship is designed at the intersection of education, business, and entrepreneurship. The accelerated program is delivered through onsite weekend programs and blended distance education to accommodate working adults.

Education Policy

Fall, Spring and Summer) while those interested in quantitative traditions enroll in EDUC 6667 Introductory Statistics for Educational Research (offered Fall, Spring and Summer). Students are encouraged to discuss other options with their faculty advisors. Electives must be graduate level and taken for a letter grade. Students should determine elective courses in conference with their faculty advisors to ensure they align with the Planned Program of Study.

Education Policy

Students in the Education Policy Ph.D. program pursue an individualized program of study that reflects their specific interests in education policy at the local, state, national, or international levels. The Education Policy Ph.D. program equips graduates with the knowledge and methodological tools to use, understand, and conduct research on the pressing educational issues of the day.

Education Studies

The Online Master of Science in Education in Education Studies (OMES) is a fully online program with five concentrations: Education Linguistics, Human Development, Language, Teaching, and Literacies, Quantitative Methods, and Policy, Organization, Leadership, and Systems.

Electrical and Systems Engineering

The ESE PhD program is designed to provide sufficient structure to help you build a strong foundation and to have sufficient flexibility to accommodate the direction of your creativity. You will collaborate closely with your faculty advisor on the direction of your research and develop skills needed to perform independent research and teaching in an exciting, intellectual environment.

Electrical Engineering

The MSE Program in Electrical Engineering gives students the theoretical and technological foundation needed to deal with the new ideas and new applications that are the hallmarks of modern electrical engineering. A major advantage of our MSE program is that it allows students to focus their education according to their interests and goals, from nanotechnology and circuits, to embedded systems or robotics.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering connects the physical world with the information world. Electrical engineers apply physics and chemistry in modern nanotechnology devices, encode and manipulate information in circuits and networks, and mathematically understand and reason with large amounts of data in real time. This makes electrical engineering one of the broadest forms of engineering, resulting in a multitude of possible careers.

Electrical Science

2nd Major for College Students only. College Students can apply for Electrical Science (ES) as a second major within the College. Under this program, a College student will receive one diploma from the College of Arts and Sciences with a dual major (note that this option is only for students in the College, not Engineering students).

Endodontics

Energy Management & Policy

The Certificate in Energy Management and Policy is offered through the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at The Weitzman School of Design. This certificate draws on the interdisciplinary nature of energy policy education at Penn, and draws from a comprehensive set of courses across several schools at Penn, with a foundational offering in the Weitzman School of Design.

Engineering Entrepreneurship

The Certificate in Engineering Entrepreneurship (EENT) provides a foundation of knowledge and skills for pursuing high-tech entrepreneurial opportunities, and is intended to compliment the student’s graduate education and training in Penn Engineering’s master’s degree programs. The Certificate is open to graduate students who are currently enrolled in any of Penn Engineering’s master’s degree programs.

Engineering Geology

This certificate is ideal for scientists working in the geotechnical engineering field, giving them the skills to evaluate rock and soil slope stability, foundation bearing capacities, geologic hazards and other engineering geology challenges. Similarly, engineers may also wish to expand their knowledge of geologic conditions.

English

The Department offers full-time M.A. and Ph.D. programs. Comprehensive in their range of specializations, these programs are intellectually dynamic and rigorous. Our M.A. program offers students a solid foundation in the professional study of literature and culture, and our Ph.D. program prepares students for full participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of English and American literature, broadly conceived.

English

The Department offers full-time M.A. and Ph.D. programs. Comprehensive in their range of specializations, these programs are intellectually dynamic and rigorous. Our M.A. program offers students a solid foundation in the professional study of literature and culture, and our Ph.D. program prepares students for full participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of English and American literature, broadly conceived.

English

Conceived as including the Restoration, Enlightenment, Romantic, Victorian, and Edwardian Periods, this concentration is intended for students interested in understanding British cultural history between the English Civil War and the First World War. It is especially intended for students who want to learn about literary history and wish not to limit themselves to a single genre.

English for Career Development

Designed for non-native English speakers who want to advance their careers.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration provides a cross- departmental set of skills, analytical tools, perspectives, and experiences to prepare students for careers as autonomous entrepreneurs, family- business entrepreneurs, or entrepreneurs in corporate settings.

Environmental Building Design

Environmental Health Sciences

A unique curriculum has been designed to provide training to span the disciplines of translational environmental health sciences.

Environmental Hydrogeology

The hydrogeology certificate is ideal for environmental scientists, geologists and engineers who want additional expertise in groundwater including water source protection and development, aquifer testing, fate and transport of contaminants, environmental remediation and watershed management.

Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business

The Concentration/Major in Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors for Business (ESGB) is designed to provide in-depth foundations for those interested in the complex relationships between business and the natural environment and business and society more broadly, including management of environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities, the business and economics of energy, and the ways in which firms incorporate ESG factors into their governance.

Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors for Business

Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies

Environmental History and Regional Studies The Environmental Studies major provides graduates with the necessary skills to contribute to society and effectively work on challenging problems that face humanity. Students acquire knowledge in environmental economics, environmental health, sustainability, renewable resources, and environmental management.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

ESL Specialist

Penn is not currently accepting new applicants into this program. Penn GSE’s Educational Linguistics Division offers a state-approved certification program for the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s English as a Second Language Program Specialist Certification (PDE Program Specialist Code 4499, CSPG 68).

Ethics and Legal Studies

The Ethics & Legal Studies Doctoral Program at Wharton focuses on the study of ethics and law in business. It is designed to prepare graduates for careers in university teaching and research at leading business schools, law schools, and other programs.

Executive Leadership

Our online post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership (DNP-EL) program develops nurses for various senior leadership roles aimed at transforming healthcare delivery and improving outcomes at the systems level. Executive leadership in an everchanging and complex healthcare industry requires the knowledge and skills to revolutionize care delivery models and improve patient and organizational outcomes.

Executive MBA

Family Nurse Practitioner

Finance

The Finance major provides students with the analytic and theoretical tools required to master practical issues in Finance, with applications to financial management in business firms, financial institutions, government, and not-for-profit entities.

Finance

Ethics & Legal Studies and Philosophy, PhD The joint PhD in Ethics & Legal Studies (ETLS) and Philosophy (PHIL) at Wharton and in SAS focuses on the study of ethics and law in business. The joint PhD provides a fruitfully complementary program of study as business ethics has its genesis in moral philosophy, and a significant strand of business ethics scholarship draws on moral philosophy.

Finance

The finance concentration develops the skills necessary to work at a high level of expertise in all areas of finance, including: • Asset management and Financial markets • Investment banking in a global context • The financial management of commercial and industrial enterprises as well as of financial institutions; • The financial aspects of venture capital, mergers and acquisitions; and global management consulting.

Fine Arts

Fine Arts, MFA The two-year Master of Fine Arts program at Penn is focused on the professional development of studio artists. Through studio work, seminar courses, international residency opportunities, and interactions with vital working artists, the program provides an open intellectual framework to foster critical awareness and independent methods of artistic research.

Fine Arts

Fine Arts Program combines studio practices, seminar courses, and interactions with visiting artists and professionals to provide an open intellectual framework in order to foster critical awareness and independent methods of artistic research and learning. The Fine Arts Department offers a diverse range of studio courses in the areas of animation and 3D modeling, ceramics, design, drawing and painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video.

Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies

Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies, PhD: French and Francophone Studies Francophone Studies (FIGS) offers a five-year Ph.D. program. All students admitted to the program are awarded full financial support through the University's Benjamin Franklin Fellowships. The overarching goal of the program is to train students for productive scholarship and for effective college or university teaching.

Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies

Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies

Genetic Counseling

Genetic Counseling, MSGC (MSGC) program provides a comprehensive educational environment for future genetic counselors that balances the importance of patient- focused care, scientific knowledge, research, and innovative technology. With an outstanding faculty and access to clinical opportunities at some of the nation's premier healthcare facilities, the program prepares students to be successful genetic counseling professionals in the rapidly evolving field of genetics.

Genomics and Computational Biology

Geographical Information Systems & Spatial Analysis

The Certificate in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis is aimed at graduate students desiring knowledge of how to apply advanced techniques of GIS and spatial analysis to issues of design, planning, urban policy, the environment, and other related fields.

Global

Global Higher Education Management

Geared toward higher education administrators and academic leaders form universities around the world, this online Master's degree will connect participants to a global network and provide them with the knowledge and skills to lead their universities in to the global future. Universities operate in a confluence of local and international social, economic, and political imperatives and they need outstanding leadership, well-prepared to navigate the challenges and create innovative opportunities.

Global Public Administration

Government Administration (Exec)

Individualized Concentration Students have the option to design an individualized concentration if none of the standard concentrations align with their interests. An individualized concentration consists of two elective courses and a capstone project tailored to the student’s interests.

Government Administration (FT)

Individualized Concentration Students have the option to design an individualized concentration if none of the standard concentrations align with their interests. An individualized concentration consists of two elective courses and a capstone project tailored to the student’s interests.

Graduate Training in Medical Science

Greek and Latin Languages and Literatures

The Graduate Group in Greek and Latin Languages and Literatures trains students in the languages, literatures, cultures, and history of ancient Greece, Rome, and the Mediterranean. Students are encouraged to combine their linguistic and literary studies in Greek and Latin with the investigation of such related fields as archaeology, art history, comparative literature, gender and sexuality, linguistics, literary theory, medieval studies, philosophy, race and ethnicity, and religious studies.

Health and Societies

Health and Societies (HSOC) major examines health and medicine in social context, equipping students with the critical faculties and multidisciplinary skills that will prepare them for careers in public health, health services, and a variety of other arenas. The program is built on the foundation of three core disciplines: anthropology, history, and sociology.

Health Care and Technology

The Graduate Certificate in Health Care and Technology is designed to provide industry specific knowledge, strategic insights, and human- and patient-centered design skills. Graduates will be prepared to develop technological solutions that improve patient experience and outcomes, lower the cost of care, and foster a more sustainable work environment for health care providers.

Health Care Innovation

The Certificate in Health Care Innovation allows Penn faculty members, staff members, and currently enrolled graduate and professional students to enroll in a selection of online courses from the Master of Health Care Innovation. Students take courses individually according to their needs and interests, or complete four of these courses within two years to receive a Certificate in Health Care Innovation.

Health Care Innovation

Through high-quality, engaging online education, the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI) forges a community of innovative thinkers and leaders and prepares them to improve health care. This online degree program is led by world-renowned faculty from across Penn, with experience in behavioral economics, equity initiatives, innovation methods, process improvement, and policy reform, among other areas.

Health Care Management

The Health Care Management major builds on the established strength of the core curriculum to provide expertise in the complex and distinctive features of the dynamic and rapidly changing health care industry. Wharton Health Care majors are unusually well-qualified for careers in management, consulting, and investing in diverse areas within health care space, including health care delivery, services, managed care, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, information technology, and entrepreneurship.

Health Care Management and Policy

Health Care Management & Economics

The program combines intensive training in health care management and economics coupled with advanced training in a traditional business discipline. Our program provides thought leadership and policy development in the following areas of distinction: • Value of technology and innovation • Health insurance design and reform • Design and impact of incentives in numerous health industry contexts • Competition and collaboration across the value chain • The broad interprofessional/multidisciplinary…

Healthcare Quality and Safety

Healthcare Quality and Safety, Certificate The Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety is designed to provide individuals with a broad introduction and practical skills related to the field, with the goal of training health care professionals that are proficient and capable of leading quality and safety efforts in their area of clinical interest.

Healthcare Quality and Safety

Mission Statement The mission of the Perelman School of Medicine’s Master’s degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety (MHQS) is to train the next generation of healthcare leaders and practitioners in the science of healthcare quality and patient safety.

Health Policy Research

Based in Perelman School of Medicine, the Master of Science in health policy research (MSHP) is a two-year training program. The curriculum spans four major domains: health economics, health policy, qualitative and quantitative measurement, and statistics. The students in the program for the most part have terminal degrees in other clinical fields (largely MDs) and take part in the MSHP during their clinical-fellowship training.

Higher Education

The M.S.Ed. in Higher Education will prepare students to take on leadership roles in institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies involved in constructing higher education nationally and worldwide.

Higher Education (E.D.D.)

Higher Education Management

Peerless in our focus on the unique strengths and challenges of senior- level leaders in higher education, the Executive Doctorate reaches far beyond a standard doctoral program, as it brings together cohorts of current senior leaders to challenge each other and engage with world- renown faculty— all without career interruption.

Higher Education (P.H.D.)

The Ph.D. in Higher Education (HE) is a highly individualized program that prepares students for an academic career in the field of higher education. Through coursework, research assistantships, and working closely with their academic advisors, students in the Ph.D. in Higher Education program develop the skills they need to conduct primary research in higher education. These skills include understanding research design and the analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data.

Hispanic Studies

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.

Historic Preservation

The Certificate in Historic Preservation provides an opportunity for students enrolled in other graduate degree programs (including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City Planning) to gain expertise in historic preservation while completing requirements for their professional degree.

Historic Preservation (M.S.D.)

The one-year Master of Science in Design with a concentration in Historic Preservation (MSD-HP) complements Weitzman School’s long- standing two-year MSHP degree.The MSD-HP directly addresses the needs of practicing design professionals seeking post-professional training, specialization, or change in career path.The MSD-HP curriculum requires 10 CUs and spans one calendar year – two full-time semesters.

Historic Preservation (M.S.H.P.)

The Master of Science in Historic Preservation degree requires two academic years of full-time study, including core subjects and specialized study in one of four focus areas: architectural conservation, preservation design, preservation planning, and public history of the built environment. The required courses and specific course of study for each concentration can be found on the corresponding tabs.

History

History

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.

History and Sociology of Science

The Department of History and Sociology of Science at Penn offers a distinctive Ph.D. program focusing on the social, historical, and cultural study of science, medicine, technology, and the environment. Our faculty and student interests span the early modern period to contemporary times, covering regions from around the globe. The city of Philadelphia offers a vibrant range of scholarly resources, including world-class archives, museums, libraries, universities, and learned societies.

History of Art

History of Art

The History of Art Department offers a Master of Arts degree for students wishing to deepen their knowledge of art and the critical methods employed in the study of art. Upon receiving their M.A., Penn graduates have gone on to hold curatorial positions in national and local museums, auction houses, and galleries. Students have also used their M.A. as a stepping stone to Ph.D. programs, receiving admission to many prestigious Ph.D. departments in the US and overseas.

History of Art

History of Art seeks to deepen students' knowledge of artistic production and practice over the scope of human history, as well as to broaden awareness of the critical and interpretive aims of the discipline itself. Students develop skills in the analysis of works of art, sharpen their understanding of the social, cultural, and personal values embodied by works, and explore the relation of art history to other disciplines.

Immunology

Recognizing the need to create an environment where researchers could be adequately trained in the multifaceted aspects of immunobiology, Penn became the first medical school to establish a separate degree- granting PhD program in Immunology. The faculty of the Immunology Graduate Group (IGG) are drawn from across the University of encompassing a broad spectrum of research interests; the IGG has also established a partnership with the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.

Implementation Science

The Implementation Science Certificate Program will leverage the health system, behavioral economics) to build implementation science capacity. Through a combination of didactics, experiential learning, and mentorship, the certificate program will facilitate the development of the next generation of trainees conducting impactful implementation research and practice.

Independent School Teaching Residency

The Independent School Teaching Residency, M.S.Ed. program (ISTR) prepares early educators in our partnered schools with foundational pedagogy and classroom management skills to become successful teachers through a highly mentored, in person and online fellowship. ISTR enables aspiring and early career teachers to receive a master’s degree in education while completing teaching fellowships at host partner schools.

Individualized

The Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts (MPhil) is an advanced interdisciplinary graduate degree designed for individuals with a passion for academic pursuits. Only six graduate-level courses are required to earn the MPhil, including one that serves an Independent Study for your thesis project. Available on a full- or part-time basis, you elect the courses most relevant to your interests, and based on your schedule.

Individualized

Students have the option to design an individualized concentration if they cannot find a standard concentration that aligns with their interests. An individualized concentration consists of four CUs that are united by a common theme. An established concentration may also be tailored, with approval from the concentration advisor, to specific student interests by replacing a required course with one not on the list of courses that traditionally defines the concentration.

Individualized Major

You may find that your course choices do not fit within the standard majors at Wharton. In this case you may plan an individualized major as an alternative to the existing majors. Wharton offers this option for students who have specific, carefully determined interdisciplinary interests and wish to acquire depth in an area not adequately covered by any of the existing majors.

Individualized Major

The College recognizes that there are students who find that the standard majors do not satisfy their academic goals and interests. Thus, the individualized major offers an opportunity for exceptional, creative, self motivated students to explore innovative and multidisciplinary fields of knowledge.

Integrated Nursing Care of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Designed for registered nurses, school nurses, or advanced practice nurses who focus on pediatrics, mental health, or the family, this three- semester program will prepare you to design and deliver comprehensive care to this unique and special needs population.

Integrated Product Design

The certificate in Integrated Product Design makes a focus on product design feasible for students who are interested in the field from a wide range of disciplines. Jointly offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wharton and the School of Design, the IPD certificate certifies that students have had additional experience with an interdisciplinary, human-centered design process for developing new product innovations.

Integrated Product Design (M.I.P.D.)

The MIPD provides students from engineering, design or business backgrounds with expertise in a human-centered design process that leverages their existing skills and enables them to develop new ones. Designed to ground students in the disciplines of product design while allowing them to tailor their learning experience to meet their individual goals.

Integrated Product Design (M.S.E.)

The MSE:IPD teaches students design processes to generate creative ideas, rapid prototyping techniques and how to creatively resolve tensions between design, engineering and business criteria. The courses provide students with the opportunity to build greater skills in engineering disciplines related to product design while helping them contextualize those skills as a part of the product design process.

Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development

Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development

The doctoral program in Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, (ISHD) provides a strong interdisciplinary foundation in developmental theory and research, and prepares students for faculty positions and research careers. The ISHD Ph.D. program combines the study of social, emotional, and cognitive aspects of human development considered within cultural contexts and relevant to social policies.

International

Administration (I-MPA) is an innovative graduate degree that is expressly dedicated to improving global human well-being by professionally educating, nurturing, and networking present and future problem-solving leaders.

International Educational Development

The M.S.Ed. in International Educational Development program (IEDP) prepares students with distinctive skills required to address social, political and economic concerns in the world's most marginalized communities through both academic coursework and hands-on experiences.

International Impact Evaluation

The International Impact Evaluation major equips MPA students with skills in quantitative program evaluation and economic development.

International Relations

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

This degree is available ONLY to students in the Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies. Lauder MA courses integrate knowledge across international economics, comparative politics, sociology, anthropology, history, language, culture, and more. Out of the classroom, students will participate in required immersion (https://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/ immersion/) experiences which engage students in hands-on learning in their Program of Concentration.

International Studies

This major is ONLY available to students in the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business. The flexible design of the Huntsman curriculum allows students to graduate in four years with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (from the College of Arts & Sciences) and a Bachelor of Science in Economics (from Wharton).

Introduction to Corporate Finance

Understand the fundamentals of corporate finance.

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Learn the basics of financial accounting| including the balance sheet| income statement| and cash flow statement.

Introduction to Marketing

Learn the fundamentals of marketing.

Introduction to Operations Management

Provides insights into operations management concepts to improve productivity and efficiency.

Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies Program provides an opportunity for students to study the Jewish experience from several perspectives including: language (Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino), literature in the original languages and in translation, the history and culture of the Jewish people from Biblical Israel to 21st-century America and modern Israel, the exploration of Jewish law, and the roles of gender and sex in Judaism.

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning

The Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning offers two primary courses of study leading to a professionally accredited Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree. The first professional degree program is three years in length and is designed for students with an undergraduate degree in a field other than landscape architecture or architecture.

Landscape Studies

Language, Globalization and Intercultural Studies

The M.S.Ed. in Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies (LGIS), housed within the Educational Linguistics Division, provides the skills and knowledge necessary to understand linguistic and social practices in a variety of environments. The M.S.Ed. in Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies (LGIS), provides a solid foundation in ethnographic and discourse analytic research methods.

Latin American & Latinx Studies

Latin American and Latinx Studies (LALS) Program offers an interdisciplinary major and minor to study the history, arts, languages, cultures, societies, politics, and/or regional organizations of Latin American and Caribbean countries as well as Latinx communities and individuals in the United States.

Law and Society

Law and Society Major will provide students with an understanding of the place of law in economic, cultural, political, and social life. Rather than reflecting universal or natural laws, legal systems intersect with social structures and systems of stratification. Laws can mediate or exacerbate conflicts, reinforce or help to change social norms, determine access to institutions, and even regulate personal reproductive decisions and define intimate relationships.

Law (J.D.)

Penn Carey Law offers a full-time program leading to the Juris Doctor (JD), the first professional degree in Law. Applicants have completed their undergraduate degrees and, oftentimes, advanced degrees in a broad array of disciplines; many have work experience prior to attending law school. On occasion, Penn Carey Law has admitted international students who hold a law degree from outside the United States but who want to earn a JD degree in the United States.

Law (L.L.C.M.)

The LLCM (Masters in Comparative Law) program is a one-year course of advanced study for students who have already earned their LLM degree. While many LLCM students come from the population of Penn Carey Law LLM alumni, applicants from other LLM programs are welcomed.

Law (L.L.M.)

The LLM program is a one-year, full-time course of study in advanced legal topics designed primarily for lawyers trained outside the United States. Students select courses from an extensive curriculum of specialized courses and seminars at Penn Carey Law. Penn Carey Law grants a generalized LLM that allows each student to design his or her own curriculum and, in doing so, may choose to focus on a particular topic.

Law (M.L.)

Penn Carey Law's Master in Law (ML) degree enables Penn students and Penn professionals, working and studying in related fields, to expand their knowledge of law and legal principles. Students enrolled in the Master in Law's specialized curriculum will gain a solid understanding of the U.S. legal system in general as well as specific knowledge of the law in select areas of interest.

Law (S.J.D.)

Penn Carey Law’s Doctor of the Science of Law (SJD) program advances legal scholarship by producing graduates who have made significant contributions to their chosen area of study and who are prepared to become leaders in the international academic community. The SJD is the highest law degree offered by the University of Pennsylvania. All applicants must have previously earned an LLM, JD, or equivalent degree from Penn Carey Law or another comparable institution.

Leading Across Differences

Leading Across Differences

4.0 credit units are required beyond the Wharton core for the Leading Across Differences concentration. Students must take at least 1.5 credit units from foundational courses.

Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Learning Sciences & Technologies

Learning Sciences & Technologies

The Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technologies focuses on the preparation of researchers and researcher/developers in education. The program includes formal courses, mentored research, and informal seminars. Ph.D. students are required to hold a master’s degree prior to beginning the Ph.D. program, and are expected to have experience in educational practice. You will build a program of study that includes courses in teaching and learning, social foundations, and research methods.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Legal Studies and Business Ethics Concentration focuses on the social values, moral concerns, and legal considerations that are essential aspects of business decision making in our global market system. The courses students take in this program help them explore how responsible business leaders can engage ethically and effectively with diverse cultures, corporate stakeholders, government regulators, and legal systems.

Liberal Arts Individualized

Students in the Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) degree program have the rare opportunity to develop their own concentration in the liberal arts from courses across the University. As an MLA student, you design an individualized curriculum of nine graduate-level courses that center on a particular theme that interests you, culminating in an individual capstone project. The capstone is a large-scale academic project of your own choosing, created with the guidance of your professors and advisors.

Linguistics

The Ph.D. program in Linguistics at Penn embraces a wide range of theoretical specializations and methodologies. What unites them is a commitment to careful and explicit formal analysis of the human capacity for learning and using language. The core of our program is the formal generative tradition, but we encourage the cross-fertilization that results from the confrontation of empirical and theoretical perspectives on language structure.

Linguistics

The Master's degree provides a grounding in the core areas of linguistic theory, supplemented by courses chosen according to the student's specific interests. The Graduate Group in Linguistics does not provide fellowships for pursuit of a master's degree, so students must bring funding from another source.

Linguistics

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.

Literacy Studies

Students in this interdisciplinary program study literacy and language from sociopolitical, cultural, psychological, historical, and linguistic perspectives. The M.S.Ed. in Literacy Studies program prepares students as practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in educational settings that include K-12 schools, colleges and universities, community-based literacy programs, educational publishing, and government programs. Four principles guide the program: 1.

Literacy Studies (E.D.D.)

The Ed.D. in Literacy Studies features a strong commitment to educational practice and preparing practitioner-scholars. Ed.D. applicants are required to hold a master’s degree and are expected to have experience in educational practice. This Ed.D. program trains practitioner- scholars for positions involving the practice of education in schools, school districts, colleges and universities, government agencies, foundations, entrepreneurial ventures, and consulting organizations.

Literacy Studies (P.H.D.)

The Ph.D. in Literacy Studies program prepares scholar-practitioners for positions in research universities and other educational organizations with a primary mission related to furthering knowledge in literacy and literacy education.

Logic, Information, & Computation

Management

The Management major develops students’ knowledge and expertise to manage complex, established enterprises or guide start-up enterprises in their formative years. The department encompasses strategic and entrepreneurial management, as well as the management of people and organizations across national and cultural borders.

Management

Wharton’s Management program prepares students to apply rigorous social science disciplinary theory and research methods to the demands of current management and leadership challenges in the public and private sectors. Our faculty has a broad range of interests ranging from the behavior of individuals, teams and groups to organizational strategy of multinational firms.

Management

Management concentration allows a student to flexibly choose among the full set of the department's offerings. As a consequence, students can mold a curriculum that spans issues of managing the internal processes of firms and considerations of strategic advantage - for both young and growing organizations as well as established ones.

Marketing

Marketing

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2025 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.

Marketing

Students pursuing a concentration in marketing acquire a solid grounding in applying the basic disciplines (e.g., psychology, economics, statistics) essential for understanding consumer and organizational buying patterns and developing successful marketing strategies. They also gain practical experience applying these concepts and methods via half-semester mini- courses (e.g., new product development, advertising, retailing).

Marketing & Communication

Marketing professionals must understand the communication process and the most effective methods of conveying information, regardless of whether they intend to focus on advertising, the development of web-based initiatives, or the conduct of market research. Students in this dual concentration will augment their understanding of the core concepts taught in their marketing courses and be better prepared for employment or graduate study.

Marketing & Operations Management

Marketing and Operations are two closely interrelated functional areas in all manufacturing and service firms. This cross-functional major is designed to satisfy the strong need in industry for MBAs with in- depth training in both areas. Graduates from this major are better prepared to accept future career challenges at the intersection of these two disciplines.

Marketing & Operations Management

Materials Science

2nd Major for College Students only. College students can apply for Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) as a second major within the College.

Materials Science and Engineering

The master’s program in Materials Science and Engineering prepares students to be leaders, innovators, and visionaries in the materials revolution that is being driven by discoveries that cross the boundaries of physics, chemistry, engineering and biology, such as in the growing fields of nanobioscience, nanophotonics and optoelectronics. Penn is one of the first universities to establish a center for materials research.

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mathematical Economics

Economics is a social science and, as such, an important component of the liberal arts curriculum. At the core of economics are theories of how individuals, firms, and other organizations make choices and interact, taking into account constraints on their behaviors.

Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics At the core of modern theoretical science, mathematics has historically provided an expressive language and a theoretical framework for advances in the physical sciences. It has since become central in the life and social sciences and in computer science. Mathematics at Penn embraces traditional core areas of mathematics and developing areas (Penn is one of the world's leading centers in the application of logic to theoretical computer science).

Mathematics (M.A.)

Mathematics (M.P.H.I.L.)

The Master of Philosophy in mathematics is a terminal professional degree that is designed for students who want to go beyond the usual masters degree. Entering students should have previously completed either an undergraduate or a regular masters program in mathematics. The degree is typically earned one or two years after beginning to take courses that go beyond the regular master of arts degree.

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

The PhD program is a dynamic, hands-on and research-focused degree program. Overseen by the Graduate Group in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, students interact closely with faculty to pursue a degree tailored to their research interests. Each student's course of study is selected with the help of their advisor and is approved by the Graduate Group Chair.

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics

Mechanical Sciences

2nd Major for College Students only. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences can add Mechanical Sciences as a second major, but it cannot be a student's sole major. College students will receive one degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, with Mechanical Sciences as the second major on the student's transcript.

Medical Education

Medical Ethics

Program Goals The goal of the MHQS is to provide in-depth didactic instruction and hands-on experience to current healthcare professionals who aim to improve the quality and safety of healthcare, locally, regionally or nationally. This program will prepare students to pursue careers in healthcare administration and leadership that may be broad (e.g. director of quality and safety for a healthcare system or hospital) or more focused (e.g.

Medical Physics

The Certificate in Medical Physics program offers a career pathway for individuals who have already earned a PhD in physics or a related field (e.g., engineering, computer science or physical chemistry) and a physics minor. The program provides students with elective clinical experience and a curriculum based on the recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Medical Physics

The Master of Science in Medical Physics (MSMP) degree program prepares students as future leaders for careers in medical physics specialties such as radiation therapy, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, and health physics. Students gain the clinical experience necessary to apply for residencies and move into clinical practice as well as research experience to prepare students for a PhD program.

Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2025 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation. Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, PhD: Biblical Studies Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC).

Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

In addition to the MA awarded within the PhD program, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) offers an independent (terminal) MA degree in Biblical Studies, which is one of the tracks in MELC’s graduate program in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. This track offers advanced study of the languages and philology of the Hebrew Bible as well as the history and archaeology of ancient Israel in its Middle Eastern context.

Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

Modern Middle Eastern Studies

Modern Middle Eastern Studies degree is designed to allow students to specialize in the Middle East as a region of the world and human experience by combining course work using both social scientific and humanistic approaches, underpinned by relevant language skills. Students will work with faculty committed to supporting interdisciplinary, applied, research-oriented advanced study.

Multinational Management

Music

The Ph.D. program in Composition stresses training in the craft of composition, contemporary repertory, and theory and analysis. Instruction in composition comprises much of the course requirement; such instruction takes the form of private lessons. Participation in the concert life of the department and attendance at Composers’ Forum events complement that instruction.

Music

The music major is founded on a balance in the core training between the fields of music history, ethnomusicology, theory, and composition. Through a series of requirements, you will acquire a foundation that introduces you to the sheer range of musical traditions available for study and to a series of specialist skills and tools that facilitate and deepen that study.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Networked and Social Systems Engineering

Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Neuroscience (formerly 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.

Nonprofit/NGO Leadership

The Nonprofit/NGO Leadership (NPL) Program at the School of Social Policy and Practice welcomes individuals who are bright, passionate, and energized to be transformative thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, and innovators for social impact. The world needs innovative approaches to address the world’s complex social challenges.

Nurse Anesthesia Program

Led by a team of expert practitioners, and leaders in anesthesia care, our DNP-NA brings the real world and innovative science into the classroom. Our program faculty – who include many alumni – are nurse anesthetists who practice across a range of settings and are fully invested in helping you develop your educational and professional career.

Nurse-Midwifery

We prepare you for a midwifery practice focused on providing family- centered, comprehensive care to essentially healthy people and their families. We believe that the autonomous practice of midwives is based on the health promotion model and interdependent practice—a system that emphasizes the unique aspects each health professional brings to the care of a client.

Nursing

Penn Nursing’s Master of Professional Nursing (MPN) Program is a pre- licensure master’s entry program designed for post- baccalaureate non- nursing students who desire to lead in the delivery of high quality, safe, equitable nursing care for diverse populations with complex care needs.

Nursing

Nursing combines the resources and opportunities of a large university with the intimacy and personal attention of a small college. Our traditional four-year BSN is a direct-entry program for graduating high school seniors.

Nursing (D.N.P.)

Our post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice degree is a comprehensive online program that allows master’s-prepared nurses from all program specialties to enhance their clinical and leadership experience. Students can complete their DNP project at their own site of employment, and, in doing so, have an impact on their own institution.

Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Program Description: This 10 CU online Nursing & Healthcare Leadership MSN program develops leaders who are equipped to improve healthcare delivery by applying knowledge of systems thinking, quality improvement, population health, emerging technologies, and value-based care delivery models. Students engage with expert faculty, alumni, and leaders in the field to develop a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry.

Nursing (P.H.D.)

School of Nursing is to develop scholars of the discipline of Nursing capable of building a program of research that advances nursing knowledge and contributes to the health of individuals, families, and communities. Graduates of this program will serve as leaders at the forefront of nursing research and its translation into practice locally, nationally, and globally.

Nutrition

The Graduate Nutrition Certificate is designed for graduate students who desire more advanced training in nutrition taught by top researchers, clinicians, and educators. For the past 25 years, Penn Nursing has provided outstanding nutrition training at the undergraduate level. This graduate certificate expands opportunities for nutrition training to the graduate level for individuals who have an undergraduate degree and at least one basic nutrition course.

Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science (B.A.)

Jointly sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Nursing, the second major in Nutrition Science builds on a student's basic science skills with a deep dive into the science of nutrition. Linkages of nutritional compounds and dietary approaches with health and disease, novel approaches to the study of nutritional impact on health, and future avenues of exploration in the field are examined.

Nutrition Science (B.S.N.)

Nutrition Science major is an interdisciplinary collaboration with Penn's School of Arts & Sciences. You will study concepts like dietary behaviors and metabolism, as well as scientific approaches to the physiological roles of nutrients in the diet, from the cellular to human level. You will explore the role of nutrition in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity, which together account for nearly seventy percent of global mortality.

Operations, Information and Decisions

Wharton’s program in Operations, Information and Decisions emphasizes research on real management problems and maintains a balance between theory and implementation. The faculty trains scholars in decision making, information systems and operations management.

Operations, Information & Decisions

Operations, Information, & Decisions

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and Population Health

The MSOB Advisory Panel consists of the Program Director and a representative from each of the participating Penn Dental Medicine departments. The Associate Dean for Academic Policies and the Director of Postgraduate Education serve as ex officio to this group. Thesis Committee Thesis committees consist of the research mentor and three appropriate Penn Dental Medicine standing or associated faculty members (rank of Assistant Professor or higher) chosen by the candidate and his/her mentor.

Oral Biology

Oral Health Sciences

Penn Dental Medicine offers a variety of advanced degree programs for both college graduates and dentists. The Master of Oral Health Sciences (MOHS) degree is designed to prepare participants for dental school admission and/or in other health sciences related careers. The program includes two separate tracks — the MOHS for Pre-Dental Track Students and the MOHS for Non-U.S.-Trained Dentists.

Oral Medicine

The Oral Medicine Residency Program at Penn Dental Medicine began training qualified practitioners in the early 1960’s, many of whom have gone on to become program directors at other institutions both in the United States and abroad, examiners on the Board of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, and internationally respected researchers and leaders in the field of Oral Medicine.

Organizational Dynamics (M.P.H.I.L.)

The Organizational Dynamics Programs (https://www.lps.upenn.edu/ degree-programs/dynamics/) study the people, systems, and cultures that shape—and can reshape—our work lives. Our programs fuse research-based knowledge rooted in the arts and sciences with practical applications. Our students are mid-career professionals with at least five years of career-level experience.

Organizational Dynamics (M.S.O.D.)

Master of Philosophy capstone Students will choose a member of the Organizational Dynamics faculty to work with as their capstone paper or project advisor. The format for the capstone may vary. It may be an applied project with an organization or among a select group of people; a multimedia project; an evaluation or synthesis of a topic of interest; or another approach selected with your advisor.

Organizational Effectiveness

Orthodontics

The postgraduate program in Orthodontics integrates basic science and clinical Orthodontics in a comprehensive curriculum, designed to develop clinically proficient specialists who possess a scholarly insight into Orthodontic theory as it relates to patient care. While the basic science courses build upon residents’ predoctoral knowledge of oral biology and related areas, the major part of the program consists of clinical education and training.

Orthodontics and Periodontics

Palliative Care

In our palliative care program, you’ll learn to work throughout the continuum of illness, addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of your patients while bolstering their autonomy and access to information. This high-demand speciality is relevant for all types of nursing practice, including gerontology, oncology, pediatrics, home care, and mental health.

Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Graduates of this program are prepared to provide collaborative, comprehensive care to children and adolescents with a variety of complex critical, acute and chronic conditions, and emerge as clinical and professional leaders who are expert in physical assessment and clinical decision making, managing multifaceted disorders, culturally sensitive family focused care, community engagement, transitional care and integrating health care policy.

Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Penn is a nationally recognized leader in training excellent nurse practitioners for primary care practice. As you study with us, you’ll learn all of the pediatric nurse practitioners’ responsibilities, including well-child care, sick exams, health counseling, telephone management, behavioral issues, conducting research, providing education, and impacting public policy.

Penn Chief Learning Officer

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2025 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation. Penn Chief Learning Officer, EdD The PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program prepares the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) and other senior-level executives for success in their roles as learning and talent development leaders.

Periodontics

Approved by the American Dental Association, the Periodontics program is designed to provide postdoctoral students with advanced training in periodontics and implantology. Upon successful completion of the program, students are issued a certificate in periodontics and are qualified for examination by the American Board of Periodontology.

Periodontics and Prosthodontics

Pharmacology

Pharmacological sciences represent an extremely large field of modern science, intertwined with many other biomedical disciplines: cancer and cardiovascular pharmacology, cell signaling, neuropharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacological chemistry, environmental health sciences, and targeted therapeutics. Core courses include Cell Biology, Fundamentals in Pharmacology, Human Physiology, and Medical Pharmacology. Electives are chosen by the student to suit their interests.

Philosophy

Philosophy, PhD The Penn Philosophy Department has a long and distinguished history. Philosophy has been taught at the University since 1755, and Penn was among the first universities in the country to offer the PhD degree in Philosophy, in 1882.

Philosophy

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. It also provides a vantage point for reflecting on the nature and achievement of other disciplines, such as science, the arts, and the humanities.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Physics

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.

Physics and Astronomy

Political Science

The Graduate Program in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania reflects the methodological diversity of the discipline. The department has significant strengths in each of the four major subfields in the discipline: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. Courses in each of the four substantive fields clarify important intellectual and conceptual issues and help students learn how to formulate an original research project.

Political Science

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, political theory, or political economy. In addition students may select a world region for an area studies concentration.

Professional Counseling

The M.Phil.Ed. prepares students to become Certified School Counselors and/or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs). The M.Phil.Ed. in Professional Counseling program emphasizes supervised counseling and clinical skills development for addressing the emotional and behavioral health challenges facing individuals and groups in a wide range of settings, including schools, neighborhoods, and larger communities.

Professional Writing

Professional Writing gives you a scenario-based deep dive into the kinds of writing essential to business. Our online professional writing courses offer a series of concepts and practical applications that provide an accelerated understanding of the subtle arts of communication, enhanced by tips to make anyone a power-writer-a master of grammar, concision, and clarity.

Program for Advanced Standing Students

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Prosthodontics

The Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics at Penn Dental Medicine is designed to provide postdoctoral students with advanced training in prosthodontics and maxillofacial prosthetics. Successful completion of the 3-year program will satisfy the formal training requirement for eligibility for the American Board of Prosthodontics certification examination. This program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Significant advancements have been made in recent years in our understanding of neuroscience and human behavior and the effective treatment and prevention of mental illness. Yet, despite this progress, mental health issues are often minimized, mishandled, and insufficiently treated, shrouded in fear and shame.

Psychology

Graduate study in Psychology at Penn emphasizes scholarship and research accomplishment. The first-year program is divided between courses that introduce various areas of psychology and a focused research experience. A deep involvement in research continues throughout the graduate program, and is supplemented by participation in seminars, teaching, and general intellectual give-and-take. Students are admitted into the graduate program as a whole, not into specific subfields.

Psychology

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.

Public Health

Public Health

The Public Health Certificate Program (PHCP) offers BGS biomedical science students an opportunity to learn more about public health. PHCP training includes formal coursework, the PHCP seminar series, and a public health project. FORMAL COURSEWORK: PHCP students will take public health courses in addition to their doctoral coursework. Students will complete most of the formal coursework during the first and second years of graduate school.

Quality Improvement & Safety Processes Healthcare

In this minor you’ll focus on systems thinking, the science of patient safety, patient-centered care, team-based collaboration, and quality improvement. Our faculty will mentor you in how to implement process improvement tools, and we’ll give you the opportunity to do a quality improvement project within a healthcare organization.

Quantitative Finance

This major focuses on the application of advanced quantitative and computational tools in the finance industry. It prepares students for a professional career in the quantitative modeling of financial markets. Students majoring in Quantitative Finance are ideally suited for careers in asset management firms or in financial modeling in a broad range of firms.

Quantitative Methods

Quantitative Methods

The Ph.D. program in Quantitative Methods is designed to prepare students for faculty positions at universities and important responsibilities at research and assessment organizations. Graduates will be prepared to design first rate empirical research and data analyses and to contribute to development of new research methodologies. Doctoral degree studies include advanced graduate coursework, a research apprenticeship, a Ph.D.

Quantitative Policy Analysis

The Master of Public Administration in Quantitative Policy Analytics allows students to develop their skills in data gathering, data analysis, data visualization and data presentation.

Reading Specialist

Real Estate

The real estate concentration consists of one required course (REAL 2090: Real Estate Investment: Analysis and Financing) and three electives. While the required course focuses on the financial and 2025-26 Catalog | Generated 08/05/25 338 Real Estate, BS economic aspects of real estate investments, the electives allow students to explore a variety of issues related to real estate.

Real Estate Design & Development

The Certificate in Real Estate Design and Development is open only to Master’s degree students already enrolled at the Weitzman School of Design in Architecture, City Planning, Historic Preservation, or Landscape Architecture. Certificate students must complete five course units from the following list of courses; with at least one course each from Architecture, City Planning, and Wharton.

Regulatory Affairs

The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) Education program offers an online Regulatory Affairs Certificate. The certificate provides educational content, specific to the management of FDA products, for professionals who are interested in pursuing knowledge in this area. The Regulatory Affairs Certificate is designed to develop learners’ knowledge and skill necessary to bring medical products to market that are safe and effective.

Regulatory Affairs

The objective of the Master of Regulatory Affairs (MRA) degree program is to produce a cadre of highly trained and sophisticated practice professionals adept in the skills necessary to maximize compliance and minimize risk in the development of FDA regulated products. Students will learn both the foundation and application of science-based clinical investigation and the corresponding regulation.

Regulatory Science

The primary objective of the Master of Science in Regulatory Science degree program is to produce a cadre of highly trained and sophisticated investigators adept in the skills necessary to become leaders in the field of regulatory science. The Master of Science in Regulatory Science provides trainees with in- depth instruction in the fundamental skills, methodology, and principles necessary to become a well trained investigator positioned for a future career as a successful academic researcher.

Religious Studies

Clinical Program Requirements The clinical training program, nested in the Department, is intended to prepare students for research/academic careers in Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, or Personality. Clinical training (in assessment, diagnosis and psychotherapy) is seen as an integral part of the education of highly qualified, creative clinical scientists.

Religious Studies

The academic study of religion examines how ethical ideals, ritual practices, and deeply held values have impacted societies past and present. Combining historical, ethnographic, and philological methods with rigorous study of visual and material culture, Religious Studies courses do not simply involve reading canonical texts produced by religious groups.

Retailing

The secondary concentration in retailing provides an interdisciplinary overview of the retailing industry, combining courses in core retailing skills with industry-relevant electives from Wharton and the College of Arts & Sciences.

Robotics

Russian and East European Studies

School and Mental Health Counseling

EDSL 5080C Teaming and Collaborative Leadership in Schools .33 EDSL 5090 Field Internship Seminar: Leadership for School Improvement EDSL 5100A Critical Issues in Education .33 EDSL 5100B Critical Issues in Education .33 EDSL 5100C Critical Issues in Education .34 Program Meetings 1 weekend/month All-day Sat & Sun 1 virtual class/month Focused Observations 3 of 5 daylong visits Summer Master's Seminar 2 weeks in July Internship Requirements 360 Hours Under Principal Capstone Projects Portfolio…

School Leadership

The Principal Certification-Only Track is for public/charter school administrators and educators who already hold a Master’s degree and are seeking eligibility for Principal Certification. Over its five courses, this track provides a 360-hour internship, focused class topics, and practitioner assignments relevant to the public/charter school environment.

School Leadership

The School Leadership Program prepares professionals in independent, public, and charter schools to inquire into their own practice and develop their identities as leaders, building confidence and excellence. Our integrated program of study focuses on the dynamics of instructional, organizational, public, and evidence-based leadership with coursework designed to help students draw connections between theory and practice by applying learning in school settings.

Science, Technology and Society

Science, Technology & Society (STSC) examines the social contexts in which science and technology occur, the organizations of people and things that make up science and technology systems, and the social and cultural consequences of scientific and technological change over time. In a wide array of courses, STSC majors explore the relationship between scientific knowledge, technological innovations, technological systems, and society past and present.

Scientific Computing

The MSE in Scientific Computing (SCMP) program at Penn provides multifaceted education in the fundamentals and applications of computational science. This education program provides a rigorous computational foundation for applications to a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Social Policy

The Master of Science in Social Policy Program (MSSP) program is a ten-course program over eight months that prepares professionals with knowledge and skills to use policy to increase equality, promote equity, and forge social change.

Social Policy + Data Analytics

Social Welfare

All students in the program are responsible for the successful completion of the required classes listed in the Social Welfare curriculum. All required and elective coursework must be at the graduate level and must be completed before a student can be eligible to take the Preliminary Exam followed by the defense of the dissertation proposal. Successful defense of the dissertation proposal (also known as the candidacy exam) admits the student to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

Social Work

The Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice is one of the oldest and most well-respected social work programs in the country. The program (ranked 8th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report) is designed to prepare social workers for leadership roles in developing and providing services to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in the local, national, and global arenas.

Social Work

The Doctorate in Clinical Social Work is a fully online program that offers all the advantages of a world class learning community in a highly interactive, relational, accessible and convenient format. Balancing the rigor of doctoral education with the practical considerations of busy working professionals, students complete the coursework and dissertation simultaneously, earning the degree in 3 years without career disruption.

Sociology

Sociology

Sociology - Applied Research and Data Analysis Concentration Sociologists pursue knowledge in many ways, one of which is through the examination of society through surveys, demographic data, and statistical models. In the Applied Research and Data Analysis concentration, students will become familiar with quantitative and/or qualitative methods in sociology, both with respect to how to use them in general and how they are applied for specific topics.

Software Systems

MCIT Online alumni can supplement their degree with an Online Graduate Certificate in the area of Software Systems. The list of courses available to students for each certificate are below. To earn a certificate, students must take four (4) courses and they may double count up to two (2) courses from their MCIT Online degree program. Students may earn a maximum of two certificates.

South Asia Regional Studies

South Asia Studies is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the history, languages, society, literature, and art from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bhutan. America's oldest and most distinguished South Asia program, faculty work in multiple disciplines and offer study in nearly 15 South Asian languages. The Department of South Asia Studies (SAST) offers PhD and MA degrees, attracting exceptional students from around the world.

South Asia Regional Studies

South Asia Studies

South Asia Studies is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the history, languages, society, literature, and art from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bhutan. We are America's oldest and arguably most distinguished South Asia regional studies program dealing with the past and contemporary life of one-fifth of the world's population and teaching more languages than any other South Asian studies program in the US.

Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish and Portuguese, PhD The Graduate Program in Spanish and Portuguese, a five-year Ph.D. program within the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, offers a rigorous professional formation in academic research, writing, and pedagogy. The program prepares students in a range of critical and methodological approaches to the study of literature, culture, and theory in Spain and Latin America.

Statistics and Data Science

Wharton’s Bridge to a Doctorate in Statistics and Data Science is a two- year research master’s (AM) degree program which provides advanced coursework and research experience to students who need additional preparation for admission to a doctoral program. Bridge Fellows will work with faculty on an individualized curriculum built around their interests and goals.

Statistics and Data Science

Statistics and Data Science

A key challenge 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, managers must use data analysis and statistics to interpret them. Statistics and Data Science courses develop the skills and insights required to make effective use of quantitative methods, select and apply techniques, and communicate statistical results.

Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology

The M.S.Ed. in Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART) program is designed to prepare individuals for work in research and assessment organizations, public institutions, and government agencies focused on education, psychology, and related human services fields.

Systems Engineering

Systems Science and Engineering

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Teaching, Learning, and Leadership

Focused primarily on K-12 populations, the M.S.Ed. in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership is designed for individuals who wish to work in educational and leadership capacities both in and outside of formal classroom settings. Students choose one of two areas of informal specialization: Teaching and Learning, or Educational Leadership. Students enjoy individualized courses of study in a small, community- oriented cohort.

Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (E.D.D.)

The Ed.D. in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education program has a strong commitment to educational practice and preparing scholar- practitioners. The program is designed to draw together course work, research apprenticeship, and other professional academic activities to build a complete professional program that is tailored to students’ interests and needs. Students devise an individualized program of study based on their research interests and in consultation with their advisor.

Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (P.H.D.)

The Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education prepare graduates to serve as researchers and teacher educators in universities and colleges, curriculum developers and evaluators in educational agencies, curriculum specialists in school districts and state departments of education, and instructional leaders and classroom teachers in K-12 schools.

Theatre Arts

Theatre Arts program focuses on all intellectual and creative aspects of theatre and performance studies. Our courses link academic approaches to the theatre such as the study of dramatic literature, theory, history, and criticism, to practical aspects of performance such as acting, directing, designing, devising, and playwriting.

Time-Based and Interactive Media

The Time-Based and Interactive Media Certificate program is suited for graduate students and professionals who wish to develop skills with the moving image, digital technology, and interactivity. The curriculum will enable applicants to engage in new technologies and skills that could be incorporated into their practice, or extend their knowledge to improve their career opportunities.

Transformative Nursing Education Program

Graduate courses in education are integral for preparing future nursing leaders in education. The aim of this program is to produce educators who enrich learning experiences for nursing students in an academic environment, or for those nurses working in healthcare settings.

Translational Research

The Certificate Program provides training in translational science through the completion of four credit units of coursework and a research project. There are three certificates to choose from: • Certificate in Regulatory Science (https://www.itmat.upenn.edu/ itmat-ed/certificate-in-regulatory-science.html) • Certificate in Translational Science (https://www.itmat.upenn.edu/ itmat-ed/certificate-in-translational-science.html) • Certificate in Entrepreneurial Science…

Translational Research

Urban Design

Urban Design, Certificate The Certificate in Urban Design is open to students already enrolled at the Weitzman School of Design in Architecture, City Planning, Historic Preservation, Fine Arts, or Landscape Architecture. The pedagogy of Urban Design education at the Weitzman School of Design is interdisciplinary and based on an appreciation of the city as an irreducibly complex socio-political and ecological system.

Urban Education

Urban Resilience

The Urban Resilience Certificate draws on resilience expertise within the different departments of the School and builds upon a rich legacy at Penn. Rooted in Ian McHarg’s layered-analysis methods of thinking holistically across systems and scales, the certificate offers a foundational program for "resilience by design." It includes a flexible set of courses offered at the Weitzman School of Design as well as at Wharton and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Urban Spatial Analytics

The for-profit sector has embraced data and analytics as a means to increase efficiency and grow the bottom line. The government and non- profit sectors are next in line. The Master of Urban Spatial Analytics is a one year graduate program that teaches students how to use spatial analysis and data science to address the most pressing public policy and city planning conundrums of our day. We are teaching the next generation of civic technologists.

Urban Studies

Urban Studies students are interested in making a difference and connecting to real world issues. To do this well, students learn about urban history and current challenges. They come to understand how policy at the national level and global economic trends affect what we see at the local, even neighborhood level. In a broad, theoretical sense, the central intellectual frame of Urban Studies is about understanding people and place at different spatial scales.

Urban Teaching Apprenticeship

Urban Teaching Residency

Urban Teaching Residency (UTR) The Urban Teaching Residency program provides solid academic training and professional mentoring necessary to create effective urban educators. The curriculum is set around four core principles: unwavering focus on children; teacher inquiry and reflection; broad understanding of education and commitment to equity and social justice.

Veterinary Medicine

Visual Studies

Visual Studies at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students to forge innovative connections across the disciplines that study vision and images. Students acquire a critical awareness of seeing and the problems and possibilities for investigating, thinking, and writing about seeing in the 21st century. Fundamentally interdisciplinary, the Visual Studies Program partners with the Departments of Philosophy, Psychology, History of Art, Fine Arts, and Architecture.

Women's Health/Gender Related Nurse Practitioner

The Women’s Health/Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner program focuses on the primary health care needs of women from adolescence through the advanced years, concentrating on promoting and maintaining wellness. We put a premium on research that examines the influences that affect women’s lives, such as public policy, advances in technology, and environmental and socio-cultural factors.