AI for Students

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New Major and Concentration — Starting Fall 2025

Artificial Intelligence for Business

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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

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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.

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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 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

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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

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“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

Questions? Contact Us

ai-analytics@wharton.upenn.edu

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