Academics
The Wake Forest University School of Business offers “a first-rate education delivered in a small school atmosphere that is conducive to high levels of interaction between students and the faculty.” Students universally laud the “personal touch” the graduate business program employs with its “commitment to academic excellence, strong faculty, [and] small class size that enables plenty of interaction among students and faculty.”
Academics at Wake Forest follow a holistic approach. The integrated curriculum helps students learn to analyze and solve problems by understanding the many components of a solution. Course content follows suit and is organized around a strong first-year core which includes essentials such as international business management, financial management, macroeconomics, operations management, and quantitative methods. In their second year students choose a career concentration within the broader areas of consulting/general management, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations management, health, or an individually-designed concentration. As one student attests, “The workload...is generally much more intense than what most students expect coming into the school and in comparison to students at similar schools. However, this intense and well-rounded education has already proven beneficial in my summer internship and in job interviews.”
The administration is “easily accessible and from faculty to staff, everyone is friendly. Student voices can be heard.” When it comes to professors, at Wake Forest it’s a first name, open-door policy. “All of my professors are engaged in my success. The level of dedication is a defining factor that sets Wake Forest apart,” says one student. In addition, the “Dean has fantastic visions for the school.”