Engineering

Whether it’s prototyping or refining a product, creating a smarter financial investing model, designing more resilient infrastructure, inventing a piece of surgical equipment, or consulting on a sustainable energy project, WFU engineers deploy a vast skill set and are committed to inventing and innovating systems, processes, and materials. Infused with a healthy and productive liberal arts component, the Engineering program at Wake Forest transcends science and math to produce benefits for humanity.

• In the five graduating classes of the Engineering program, 42% of the graduates have been women. Nationally, women represent 26% of Engineering graduates over the past three years for which data are available (2021-23).
• The program celebrated its first graduating class in 2021 and earned full national certification on time in August 2022.
• Senior capstone projects presented in 2025 included an initiative to help patients mitigate loss of muscle mass while hospitalized; drone-based sensing of wildfires and related hazardous environments; innovative lighting techniques to improve bicycle rider safety; an innovation that sorts pills and helps patients take the proper amounts of each medication every day; improving the effectiveness of pediatric heart valves; and generating medical waste into usable plastic products.
• Women represent the majority of tenured and tenure-tracked faculty. The national average is approximately 16%.

The Engineering degree is offered as a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a minor.

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Our model and curriculum educate the whole person and often help students discover interests they had never previously discovered. Students generally take 100-200 level courses during their first year of college, while registering for higher level courses as upperclassmen.

Sample courses that you may take as a Engineering student include:

* Courses listed above are offered during the current academic year. Course availability and offerings can change at any time. Refer to the Academic Bulletin to view all major requirements.

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Each Wake Forest Engineering Major receives a tailored program of study. This program is developed in consultation with faculty, a major advisor, and program leaders. Students may pursue a concentration in Biomedical, Civil & Environmental, Electrical, Materials & Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering.

Students develop impactful and relevant skills to:

• Solve complex problems
• Create systems-based efficiencies
• Create novel products and solutions
• Envision ways to conserve and optimize resources
• Collaborate with a team to reach defined goals and objectives

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Joining a club or organization is a great way to get involved and do more with your major. Our Engineering students participate in the following programs:

• STEM Academy
• Society of Women Engineers
• Robotics Club

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Careers that often interest Engineering majors, and fields our graduates work in, include:

• Biochemical or Biomedical Engineers
• Chemical Engineers
• Civil Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Energy
• Healthcare
• Industrial Engineers
• Manufacturing Engineers
• Materials Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Nanosystems Engineers
• Nuclear Engineers
• Renewable Energy Engineers
• Robotics Engineers

Graduates in the inaugural cohort of 2021 are working as cloud solutions engineers; research and development engineers in pharmaceuticals; healthcare analysts; supply-chain engineers; and portfolio managers, among other careers.