Programs of Study

Programs leading to master's and PhD degrees are offered through the Graduate School. The Graduate School, in conjunction with other professional schools at Wake Forest, offers the following joint degree programs: MD/PhD, MD/MA and MD/MS programs offered in collaboration with the School of Medicine, a combined PhD/MBA program is available through the Babcock Graduate School of Management, a MDiv/MA program is offered in conjunction with the Divinity School, and a JD/MA degree in Religion and JD/MA degree in Bioethics is offered in collaboration with the Law School. Also, Wake Forest has partnered with Virginia Tech to form the "Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences" (SBES).

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Master of Arts (MA)

   • Bioethics
   • Communication
   • Counseling
   • Documentary Film (MA or MFA)
   • Education (MAEd)
   • English
   • Liberal Studies (MALS)
   • Mathematics
   • Psychology
   • Religion

Master of Science (MS)

   • Biology
   • Biomedical Engineering
   • Chemistry
   • Clinical and Population Translational Sciences
   • Comparative Medicine
   • Computer Science
   • Health and Exercise Science
   • Molecular Medicine and Translational Science
   • Physics

Doctoral Degrees (PhD)

   • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
   • Biology
   • Biomedical Engineering
   • Cancer Biology
   • Chemistry
   • Microbiology & Immunology
   • Molecular Genetics & Genomics
   • Molecular Medicine and Translational Science
   • Molecular Pathology
   • Neurobiology & Anatomy
   • Neuroscience
   • Physics
   • Physiology and Pharmacology

Joint Degree Programs

   • JD/MA (master's degree in Bioethics)
   • JD/MA (master's degree in Religion)
   • MD/PhD
   • MD/MA (master's degree in Bioethics)
   • MD/MS (master's degree in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences)
   • MDiv/MA (master's degree in Counseling)
   • PhD/MBA

Certificate Programs

   • Structural and Computational Biophysics (with application to physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, computer science, or mathematics) - Application for admission in the certificate program consists of submitting a letter of intent that includes a statement of the student’s interest in the program, a proposed plan of study and how the program meets the student’s career and academic goals. This letter and accompanying materials are then reviewed by the SCB advisory committee. The SCB Track Director will then make a recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School, with the Dean of the Graduate School then notifying the student as to the status of their application.
    • Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Medieval Studies (GCPMS): for English and Religion master's students - Application for admission in the certificate program consists of submitting a letter of intent that includes a statement of the student’s interest in the program, a proposed plan of study and how the program meets the student’s career and academic goals. This letter and accompanying materials are then reviewed by the Medieval advisory committee. The Medieval Studies Director will then make a recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School, with the Dean of the Graduate School then notifying the student as to the status of their application.
    • Graduate Certificate in Bioethics

Special Programs

   • U.S.A. - Brazil Consortium - The purpose of the program is to train U.S. and Brazilian students in
      integrative/translational biology and to strengthen interchange of cultural and scientific
      values to widen the horizons of participants.
   • Post-Baccalaureate Research Program for Minority Students (PREP) - This is a research-intensive
      program for minority and under-represented students who will have completed their undergraduate
      degree prior to enrollment, and are interested in obtainng a PhD in the biomedical sciences.