13 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Communication Department at Wake Forest University studies the phenomenon of human communication in all its aspects. We support a liberal arts approach to communication through scholarship, creative production, and teaching in three concentrations: communication science, media studies, and rhetorical studies.

The African American Studies program of the Wake Forest University is designed to provide students with a solid disciplinary understanding of African American Studies and critical interdisciplinary scholarship.

The Department of Sociology at Wake Forest University is a thriving community of teacher-scholars and students devoted to the scientific study of society.

The Department of Anthropology at Wake Forest University promotes understanding and appreciation of human cultural and biological diversity. Through academic courses, scholarly and applied research, and public service, the Department provides the Wake Forest community with the tools and knowledge necessary for global citizenship.

In addition to its focus on Russian language, the Russian program of the Wake Forest University also actively engages in inter-disciplinary teaching across the college and seeks to provide all students a broader understanding of Russian cultural and social life.

The major in Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University entails taking classes in American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. No more than one class in each of the four subfields is required.

The Department of French Studies at Wake Forest University shares the mission of the College of Pro Humanitate. At all levels of the curriculum, our program aims to bring out the deep connections that exist between ways of talking, writing, and understanding local and global cultures. 

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Wake Forest University offers all students rigorous academic courses that examine and question cultural, biological and social constructions of femininity and masculinity. Their Department is interdisciplinary in content and approach.

The most basic value of the Department of Psychology at Wake Forest University is the advancement of knowledge and understanding for the betterment of the human condition. Within the context of our particular Department and University, there are at least three dimensions to the embodiment of this value.

One of the learning objectives of Wake Forest’s liberal education is to broaden students’ linguistic and cultural horizons. The Chinese Program at Wake Forest University helps the College achieve this important goal through its course offerings in Chinese language and culture.

The Spanish program of the Wake Forest University advances a liberal arts education through the development of communication, critical thinking, and intercultural awareness and support the University’s mission of Pro Humanitate.

The German program of the Wake Forest University introduces students to the broad arena of German language, culture, literature, arts, history, and politics.

Majors in the Economics program of the Wake Forest University gain strong quantitative skills through their courses and end up working in a vast array of professions: consulting, healthcare, banking, finance, pharmaceuticals, and real estate, to name a few, while others find careers in non-profit and public sectors.