Curriculum Overview

Technology leaders face a twin challenge — staying at the forefront of technology and keeping up with advancing management practice. With faculty who are leaders in advancing technological knowledge and studying and shaping best practice in business, EMTM puts you at the front of both these streams of knowledge.

• Core fundamentals + wide range of electives. EMTM offers a foundation of knowledge in technology and business that can be expanded in many directions through a wide range of electives. Approximately half of EMTM courses are taught by Penn Engineering faculty and half by faculty of the Wharton School. (See Degree Requirements for more on EMTM's curriculum structure.)
• Customized technology courses in multiple disciplines from Penn Engineering. You're not here to learn coding. Technology courses look at key concepts relevant to understanding and managing different technologies in a business context. With EMTM's 6-course technology requirement, you can focus 4 or more courses in a specific cluster, or gain exposure across multiple technologies. Areas include: Biopharm & Biotechnology; IT & Telecommunications; Nanotechnology & Materials Science; and Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.
• World-class business courses from Wharton. Core courses and electives cover vital aspects of successfully deploying modern technology, managing people in a technology-driven firm, and managing innovation and entrepreneurship in any organization. Drawn from Wharton MBA offerings, core courses and management electives are tailored for EMTM's schedule and focus.
• Ahead-of-the-curve insights from research and industry leaders. EMTM's Emerging Technologies Seminar (ETS) keeps you up-to-date in subjects beyond course offerings. The year-long ETS features 90-minute seminars led by faculty drawn from across the university, as well as executive guest speakers.
• Opportunities outside the classroom. Learning doesn't stop at the classroom. The Executive Speakers Series; workshops in Project Management, Business Plan Writing and Management Communications; a multi-week series on Politics and Networking; a Global Immersion Trip — all are examples of extracurricular offerings that form an integral part of Penn's EMTM experience.