Wharton Global Modular Courses (GMCs) deliver global, experience-based learning to Wharton students in key business locations around the world. Our courses are led on location by our world-class Wharton faculty, linking innovative ideas to new business phenomena, contextualized both in emerging markets and in developed economies.
Students take project-based courses on new, innovative business practices and mental models in select geographic locations best suited for experiential learning. The courses include classes and discussions led by Wharton faculty with expertise specific to both the new business models and to the geographic and market context. Each year since 2010, numerous courses are offered globally. The 2026-2027 lineup is scheduled to include 17 courses in various countries including: Africa (Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa), Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan & Hong Kong, Vietnam), the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), Europe (Poland, Romania & Sweden, United Kingdom), and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico).
GMCs expose students to a unique combination of local immersion, course concepts and cutting-edge business and social issues. The topics and locations give students first-hand exposure to business challenges and opportunities in regions undergoing rapid change by providing on-site company visits, meetings with prominent leaders working in the region, and interacting with students from host institutions as well as Wharton alumni. Students work across degree programs within Wharton (undergraduates, full-time and executive MBA students) and also are exposed to faculty and students in the local context when available. These courses deliver new teaching material, access to live cases set in the geographic region, and are taught in a new, intensive learning format creating an extremely dynamic and exciting learning experience for all.
2026 – 2027 Global Modular Course Schedule
The following GMCs are subject to change.
Winter Break
2026-2027
OIDD: Operations & Business in India: From Gandhi to Globalization
Local Partner: Ahmedabad University
Professors Senthil Veeraraghavan, Ziv Katalan & Pankaj Chandra (AU)
Ahmedabad, India
December 27-Dec 31, 2026
MKTG: Saudi Arabia: Understanding its Transformation*
Professor David Reibstein
Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 3-7, 2027
*The university has approved accepting applications and registering students for GMCs in Saudi Arabia and UAE. However, if the geopolitical situation worsens, the university could cancel these programs. If the university cancels a program, students will receive a 100% refund of their travel package fee but all other costs, including airfare, are the student’s responsibility.
LGST/OIDD: The Next Ten Years in Vietnam: Anticipating Business in an Emerging Socialist Country
BEPP: Brazil: The Business, Politics, and Institutions of (Uneven) Economic Development
FNCE: Finance in the UAE*
Professors David Musto & Burcu Esmer
Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 11-15, 2027
*The university has approved accepting applications and registering students for GMCs in Saudi Arabia and UAE. However, if the geopolitical situation worsens, the university could cancel these programs. If the university cancels a program, students will receive a 100% refund of their travel package fee but all other costs, including airfare, are the student’s responsibility.
OIDD: Indonesia Rising: Sustainable Growth in ASEAN’s Largest Economy
Spring Break 2027
LGST/MGMT: South Africa: The Role of Business in Societal Opportunity
Professors Kenneth Shropshire and Eric Kacou
Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa
March 8-12, 2027