Curriculum – Fall 2026

The Semester in San Francisco offers a dynamic selection of courses designed exclusively for the program.  Students can also expand their experience by taking classes alongside peers in the WEMBA program.

Semester in San Francisco

These courses are designed specifically for Semester in San Francisco students and are exclusive to the SSF MBA Cohort.  

OIDD 6950: Regional Seminar – 0.5 CU – Karl Ulrich – Required for SSF Students 

OIDD 6360: Scaling Operations – 1.0 CU – Gad Allon 

FNCE 7500: Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation – 1.0 CU – David Wessels 

LGST 6960 (OIDD 6960 / MGMT 6960):  Negotiation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – 0.5 CU – Nazli Bhatia 

Wharton Executive MBA Program Courses

As a part of SSF, students are able to choose to take courses alongside WEMBA students. 

Please note that courses listed in each row below are held concurrently. As such, you may only enroll in one course per row.

MKTG 7760: Applied Probability Models in Marketing – 1.0 CU – Pete Fader – Full Term 

FNCE 7170: Financial Derivatives – 1.0 CU – Michael Gibbons – Full Term 

OIDD 6540: Product Management – 0.5 CU – Karl Ulrich – Quarter 1 

MGMT 7210: Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisitions – 1.0 CU – Harbir Singh – Full Term 

FNCE 7050: Investment Management – 1.0 CU – Christopher Geczy – Full Term 

MGMT 7310: Technology Strategy – 0.5 CU – Lori Rosenkopf – Quarter 2 

ACCT 7471: Financial Disclosure Analytics – 0.5 CU – Brian Bushee – Quarter 1 

OIDD 6120: Business Analytics – 0.5 CU – Ziv Katalan – Quarter 1 

MGMT 7150: Political and Social Environment of the Multinational Firm – 0.5 CU – Vit Henisz – Quarter 1 

STAT 7220: Predictive Analytics – 0.5 CU – Bob Stine – Quarter 2 

MGMT 8010: Entrepreneurship – 0.5 CU – Karl Ulrich – Quarter 2 

San Francisco Block Weeks

Maximize your time in San Francisco by leveraging Block Week Courses.

October 12 – 15 

MKTG 7340: Creativity – 0.5 CU – Gideon Nave 

OIDD 6530: Mathematical Modeling & Applications in Finance – 0.5 CU – Ziv Katalan 

November 30 – December 3 

HCMG 8600: Leading Healthcare Organizations – 0.5 CU – Ingrid Nembhard 

OIDD 6140: Innovation – 0.5 CU – Serguei Netessine 

December 7 – December 10 

MGMT 8710: Advanced Global Strategy – 0.5 CU – Exequiel Hernandez (SF or Online – TBD) 

OIDD 6540: Product Management – 0.5 CU – Karl Ulrich (SF or Online – TBD)