0.5 required CU
A range of integrative/capstone course options that involve work on group projects and draw on prior coursework can fulfill the senior capstone requirement. Courses that will satisfy the requirement will require students to:
- Apply knowledge to practice for actual or simulated clients, with a focus on the synthesis of knowledge acquired during four years.
- Practice analytical thinking skills (analyzing and framing business problems and problem-solving techniques), including consideration of ethical issues.
- Practice written and oral communication skills.
- Practice working in an assigned team environment by leveraging the experience developed in earlier modules of the leadership Journey.
- Produce a group report and a presentation on their project.
- Produce individual reports reflecting on the problem-solving experience as well as the team dynamics.
Capstone courses must be taken for a grade, not pass/fail.
Approved courses ¹
Questions about a particular course should be directed to the academic department offering the course. Any other questions should be directed to your academic advisor or undergradinfo@wharton.upenn.edu.
Note that students must have completed WH 1010, WH 2010 and MGMT 3010 to be eligible to enroll in a capstone course. Additional prerequisites are listed below.³
Fall
- BEPP 4010: Public Policy Analysis (0.5 CU, prerequisite: BEPP 2500)
- FNCE 4010: Advanced Private Equity (1.0 CU, prerequisites: FNCE 1000/1008 and FNCE 1010/1018)²
- FNCE 4020: Shareholder Activism (1.0 CU, prerequisites: FNCE 1000/1008 and FNCE 1010/1018)²
- LGST 4010: Global Social Impact (0.5 CU, prerequisites: LGST 1000/1008 or LGST 1010/1018)
- MGMT 4010: Growing Social Impact (0.5 CU)
- WH 2991/3991: Honors Thesis (Students may use the second semester of this course to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students in coordinated dual-degree programs should check with their program office about any program-specific thesis policies).
Spring
- MGMT 3880: Venture Acceleration Lab (1.0 CU, prerequisite: MGMT 2300 or 2670)²
- MGMT 4020: Service-Learning Client Projects: Senior Capstone (0.5 CU)
- MKTG 4010: Marketing Analytics (0.5 CU, prerequisite: MKTG 1010/1018)
- STAT 4010: Sports Analytics (0.5 CU, only open to students concentrating in STAT or BUAN or minoring in DATS)
- STAT 4020: Communicating Quantitative Analyses (0.5 CU, prerequisites: STAT 1010/1018 or STAT 1020/1028 or STAT 4300/4310; STAT 4050 or STAT 4700 or STAT 4710)
- WH 2991/3991: Honors Thesis (Students may use the second semester of this JWS/WRS course to fulfill the capstone requirement. Students in coordinated dual-degree programs should check with their program office about any program-specific thesis policies).
Dual-Degree Students
- Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management: LSMP 4210: LSM Capstone Course (1.0 CU)
- Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business: MGMT 4090: Huntsman Capstone Study (0.5 CU)
- Nursing and Health Care Management: NURS 4000: Advances in Health Systems Research and Analysis (1.0 CU)
- Wharton-Engineering dual-degree students (including M&T) will satisfy the capstone requirement via their BAS or BSE degree design project or thesis requirements.
- Wharton-College dual-degree students must complete one of the Wharton capstone courses above.
¹ Additional courses will be added as they are approved by the Curriculum Innovation and Review Committee. Also note that WH 401: Integrative Business Simulation (not offered after fall 2021) fulfilled the requirement.
² Students may count 0.5 CU toward the Capstone requirement and the other 0.5 CU toward other purposes (e.g., concentration or Business Breadth)
³ For all senior capstone courses offered in fall 2027 and beyond, students must complete all business fundamentals as a prerequisite. This is in addition to the Leadership Journey courses and any other required prerequisite courses.