Majors

Presentation
Madison, Josh, Jack, Blake, Lucas

Wake Grads and Mystery Major

ID Analytics

Business Analyst

San Diego, CA

4 Peaks Environment Engineering

Business Supplies and Equipment

Associate

Phoenix, AZ

Best Buddies Maryland

Senior Program Manager

Baltimore, MD

Dish Network

Customer Service Supervisor

Denver, CO

Deloitte

Trading and Tracking Analyst

New York, NY

Stanford Football

Offensive Assistant

Palo Alto, CA

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Actuarial Analyst

Boston, MA

What is Mathematical Business?

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The bachelors program in mathematical business is designed for students

interested in pursuing business careers in which a strong analytical
background is essential to analyze and solve business problems in various
business functional areas

Mathematical business is an interdisciplinary major offered jointly by the

Schools of Business and the Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science

The program consists of approximately one-half business and one-half

mathematics and computer science courses

What skills are developed?

Analytical reasoning
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Applying theory
Reading graphs
Quick thinking
Conceptual ability

Group cohesion
Presentation ability
Public speaking
Understand computer technologies
Detail oriented
Time management
Critical thinking and organizational
skills

Careers

Interesting Facts
- 93 WFU Grads on LinkedIn
- Wake is one of few schools where it is
offered

My Interest
- More interested
- Liked the combination of math and applied
business
- Provides a good framework for future jobs

Mystery Major
Bank of America

Global Risk Management

Charlotte, NC

Deloitte

Consultant

Washington DC

Dish Network

Marketing Specialist

Denver, CO

MTV Networks

Client Services Representative

New York, NY

Ohio State University

Law Student

Columbus, OH

Teach for America

Teacher

Baton Rouge, LA

US Army

2nd Lietenant

Ft. Bragg, NC

Economics

What is Economics?
Economics is the study of how people
allocate resources in order to maximize their
well being.
Economics balances a theoretical framework
with real life applications
Economics is essential in analyzing both
social and political issues.

Skills Developed in Economics

Problem Solving
Decision Making
Team Building
Critiquing and Diagnosing Problems
Analyzing Information
Inference from Data

Careers

Wake Grads
Nearly 400 graduates from Wake majored in
Economics. Of those 400, 179 are on Linkedin.

People who majored in Economics

George H.W. Bush
Bill Belichick
Warren Buffett
Sam Walton
Steve Ballmer

Interest in Economics
Provides a nice blend of theory and application.
I am already majoring in this so I was already
interested in Economics

Wake Grads and Mystery Major

Justin Allman- Teacher, Winston-Salem
Jennifer Fahey- GMAC Insurance, Winston-Salem
Grey Ballard- WFU soccer coach assistant, Winston-Salem
Cynthia Irby Wilson- Internal Medicine at UAB, Birmingham Alabama
Evan Willett- Basketball coach, Washington D.C
Jay Bhalodia- Security Infrastructure Consultant and Project Manager, Miami
Florida
Austin Mann- Reservoir Engineer, Houston Texas

What is Mathematical Econ

Mathematical economics is a discipline of economics that utilizes
mathematical principles and methods to create economic theories and
to investigate economic questions. Mathematics permits economists to
conduct tests and create models to predict future economic activity.

Skills developed
Superior analytical skills
Logical thought used in solving problems,
Finding crucial data needed for informed
decision making
Understand economic situation

Careers

Accountant
Actuary
Archivist
Attorney
Bank Officer
Budget Analyst
Consultant
Controller
Credit Analyst

Educator
Foreign Service Officer
Financial Analyst
International Trade Specialist
Investment Banker
Lobbyist
Statistician
Technical Writer

Interesting Facts
Only 3% of all Economics majors decide to
specialize in Math Econ

LinkedIN Connections
281 graduates of WFU who majored in
Mathematical Econ are on LinkedIN

My Interest
My interest has grown with regard to this major
because of the positive job outlook and being
similar to fields I am already interested in.

Wake Grads and Mystery Major

Urban Outfitters inc.

Intern

Philadelphia

BPM Specialists Inc.

System Architect Trainee

Alpharetta

City Year

First Year Corps Member

Orlando

Congressman Dan Burton

Legislative Intern

Washington DC

Corbis

Copywriter

Seattle

Campbell University

Law School

Buies Creek NC

Teach for America

Teacher

St.Louis

Philosophy

Philosophy
- understanding the concepts that are used to
describe feature of human experience as
well as the natural/physical world.
- Big ideas like: notions of reality, matter and
mind, rational/irrational, good and evil are all
concepts studied under the field of
philosophy.

Philosophy Skills
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Objectivity
problem solving
analytical reasoning
logic through self-expression
keeping an open mind
support thinking with facts and reason

Philosophy Careers

critical thinking
skills have led to
the highest LSAT
scores

Famous philosophy Majors

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Thomas Jefferson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Pope John Paul II
Harrison Ford
Alex Trebek

Fun Facts
- Median mid-career salary for philosophy
major is 81,200 (BM majors = 72,100)
- Philosophy majors performed best on the
LSAT test than any other major.
- Scored better on the GMAT than all other
majors except physics, mathematics and
engineering.

Wake Graduates
- 69 Graduates who majored in philosophy are
on LinkedIN

Personal Feelings
- Ive actually been considering philosophy as
a minor. Upon seeing how well philosophy
majors do on graduate school testing, I am
only further interested in pursuing a minor in
philosophy.

Wake Grads and Mystery Major

Wake Forest University

Researcher

Winston-Salem, NC

Walt Disney World

Education Presenter

Orland, FL

Walter G. Alton Jr. & Associates

Paralegal

New York, NY

Eat The Hub LLC

Project Manager

Ann Arbor, MI

AmeriCorps

Fellow for Environmental Studies

Knoxville, TN

Harpoon Brewery

Beer Captain

Boston, MA

Kilpatrick Design

Communications Intern

Winston-Salem, NC

What is Anthropology?
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Anthropology is the scientific study of humankind, from its beginnings

millions of years ago to the present day.

Common goal is to advance knowledge of who we are and how we came to

be that way. An undergraduate major in anthropology is part of a broad
liberal arts background for people interested in law, environmental studies,
government, business, international relations and medicine.

Anthropologys scope and intellectual perspective prepares students to

make objective, far-sighted decisions at the professional level in any career
field.

What skills are developed?

Writing
Planning Projects
Interviewing
Surveying
Sampling, gathering,
and organizing data

Understanding of different cultures

Communication
Attention to detail
Ability to summarize information
Conducting field studies

Careers

Archaeologist
Employer Trainer
Foreign Service Officer
Government Service Executive
Historian
Historic Site Representative
Labor Relations Advisor
Librarian
Market Research Analyst
Museum Curator
Paleontologist

Professor
Public Health Service Officer
Research Assistant
Social Worker
Travel Writer
Urban Planner

Notable Anthropology Majors

Rick Bayless, celebrity chef

Michael Crichton, author
Glenn Close, actress
Kurt Vonnegut, author
Prince Charles of England
Stephen Riggio, CEO of Barnes & Noble

LinkedIn Graduates
There are currently 226 graduates who majored in
anthropology on LinkedIn (WFU Alumni group)

My Interest
More or less the same
Was interesting to find out that anthropology sets the
foundation for multiple careers in law, government, etc.
Already majoring in communication and journalism, so
anthropology is not for me