Learning by Doing
Discover What’s Ahead in AI & Analytics at Wharton
Are you interested in learning what’s happening in AI and analytics across campus this fall?
Join us for a series of student information sessions designed to introduce you to new events, hands-on learning opportunities, and ways to get involved in the AI and analytics space. Open to all Penn and Wharton students, including undergraduates, graduate students, and MBAs.
Wharton Neuroscience Initiative
Thursday, September 4
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Wharton People Analytics
Thursday, September 11
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
Friday, September 12
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
Monday, September 15
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Fall 2025 AI & Analytics Accelerator
Selected students will have the opportunity to work directly with leading companies to solve actual business challenges using the latest advances in machine learning and AI.
New Major and Concentration — Starting Fall 2025
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Launching in Fall 2025, Wharton’s new Artificial Intelligence for Business major (MBA) and concentration (undergraduate) will prepare students to lead in an AI-driven world. As the first M7 business school to offer a formal AI major, Wharton is combining technical fluency, business strategy, and ethical insight to address how AI is reshaping industries.
Courses will explore how AI systems work, how they create value across functions, and how leaders can navigate the societal and legal implications of these technologies.
Learn more about the MBA major and undergraduate concentration.
AI and Analytics Modules and Courses
Course Spotlight: AI in Our Lives
How Wharton Prepares Students to Lead in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence continues to shape industries, careers, and daily life, students at the Wharton School have a unique opportunity to explore AI from a behavioral science perspective in the course AI in Our Lives: The Behavioral Science of Autonomous Technology. Taught by Stefano Puntoni, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing and Faculty Co-Director of AI at Wharton, this class examines the ways AI impacts individuals, organizations, and society, offering students a chance to critically assess both the benefits and risks of this rapidly evolving technology.
Current Student Engagement Opportunities
- Attend an Event
- Join the annual Wharton Hack-AI-thon
- Join a Student Analytics Club
- Read Student Stories on AI and Analytics
- Access Internal Wharton Research Data Services (iWRDS)
- Apply for the Khan Family AI for Business Award
- Become a Wharton Analytics Fellow and participate in the AI & Analytics Accelerator
- Explore Research Opportunities with Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
- Penn Wharton Budget Model – Research Opportunities
- Wharton Neuroscience – Research Teams
- Wharton People Analytics – Applied Insights Team
- Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative – Sports Analytics Seminars
- Join the Wharton People Analytics – Conference Team
Jobs and Internships
- Technical Assistant Opportunities
- Penn Wharton Budget Model – Student Worker Opportunities
- Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative – Teaching Assistant Opportunities
- MBA Career Management
- Penn Career Services
“Developing a fluency in AI and its impact on business decision-making is no longer an option, it’s a requirement to be competitive in any organization. We are once again answering society’s call to address the needs of tomorrow and we’re excited to provide our students and the business world with the tools and applicable knowledge they need to excel as we collectively confront the most transformative technology of our time.”
− Nancy Rothbard
Deputy Dean, The Wharton School
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