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The Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology is a Joint-Degree Program offered at the University of Pennsylvania for undergraduates. Upon completion of the program, candidates are awarded a Bachelors of Science in Economics from the Wharton School (rated as the #1 undergraduate business school in the nation), as well as either a Bachelors of Science in Engineering or Bachelors of Applied Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
About the program
The program is well known for being highly selective and extremely rigorous at the undergraduate level, integrating aspects of both the business and the technical worlds. The vast majority of program graduates choose careers in either investment banking or management consulting upon graduation.
Applicants are asked to submit an additional essay as part of their application package to the University of Pennsylvania, and acceptance rates for the program are among the lowest of any department/program at the university. The current target freshman class size for the program is approximately 55 students with five slots available annually for Wharton and Engineering students wishing to transfer into the program at the end of their freshman year. Transfers from other universities into the program are not possible.
History
The program was started in 1977 as the Management and Technology Program. As such, it is the university's oldest undergraduate joint-degree program (the University of Pennsylvania is known for its emphasis on interdisciplinary instruction). The impetus for its creation was a report by the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering, which commented that the understanding of the fundamentals of engineering and technology is as essential to the background of future leaders in business and industry as is a sound knowledge of management principles. They pointed to the growing need for people who can bridge the management and technical disciplines. Dr. William F. Hamilton, the Ralph Landau Professorship of Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, was the founding director the program and continues to lead it today.
In 1995, Jerome Fisher, a Wharton School alumnus (Class of 1953) and founder/chairman of the Nine West Group, donated $5.5 million to support the Management and Technology Program. The Program celebrated its 25th Anniversary (based on the graduation class) in November 2004.
Alumni
Jerome Fisher alumni start-up companies include Stubhub, Traffic.com, Register.com, and AQR Capital Management.
Related links
- University of Pennsylvania
- Wharton School
- Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business (another joint-degree program with a Wharton component)
External links
"Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology"