Our Faculty
All Fuqua degree programs are taught by the same world-renowned faculty, scholars recognized for excellence in both teaching and research. The classes they teach are academically challenging and relevant to business today. In spite of their world-class credentials, your professors are highly accessible—with an open-door policy, they’re often happy to continue a classroom debate over coffee or lunch.
Team-Based Learning
What sets Fuqua apart is the way we structure our programs—as learning teams. You’ll collaborate on coursework and projects with a team of 4–6 students hand-picked to ensure you learn from people with different backgrounds. Replicating a corporate environment, you’ll learn as much from your team experience as you do from your courses—gaining an understanding of the ways drawing strength from others leads to stronger results.
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Over five terms you can complete up to 19 courses and a Capstone Project. Each term, required courses cover topics in data, statistics, and analytics as well as business context, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Starting in Term 2, you will also take at least one course per term in your functional track, as well as optional electives from the other tracks.
You'll apply for a functional track in either Finance, Marketing, Forensics, or Strategy as part of the admissions process. Each class generally meets twice a week for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Here is a representative class schedule:
Term 1 (6 weeks)
- Business Fundamentals
- Applied Probability & Statistics
- Business Communications 1
- Data Infrastructure
Term 2 (6 weeks)
- Data Science for Business
- Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration
- Optional Elective
Plus:
Finance Track
- Introductory Finance
Marketing Track
- Digital Marketing
Strategy Track
- Empirical Economic Analysis
Forensics Track
- Financial Reporting Foundations
Term 3 (6 weeks)
- Data Visualization
- Navigating Organizations
- Optional Elective (except for Finance Track)
Plus:
Finance Track
- Intermediate Finance
- Derivatives
Marketing Track
- Pricing
Strategy Track
- Operations Analytics
Forensics Track
- Financial Statement Fraud
TERM 4 (6 WEEKS)
- Decision Analytics and Modeling
- Ethical & Legal Issues of Data Analytics
- Optional Elective
Plus:
Finance Track
- Fixed Income Securities
Marketing Track
- Customer Relationship Management
Strategy Track
- Strategic Management
Forensics Track
- Managing Operational and Informational Risks
Term 5 (6 weeks)
- Business Communications 2
- Capstone Project
- Optional Elective
Plus:
Finance Track
- Financial Risk Management
Marketing Track
- Market Intelligence
Strategy Track
- People Analytics
Forensics Track
- Fraud Analytics
| Month | Date | Event |
| August 2020 | 25 - 28 | Business, Communication, and Culture [optional, unless required by Admissions]*** |
| 29 - 30 | Orientation [mandatory for all students] | |
| September 2020 | 2 | First Day of Class |
| 7 | Labor Day [classes in session] | |
| 29 | Summer Term classes end | |
| October 2020 | 1 - 3 | Summer Term exam period |
| 8 | Fall Term 1 classes begin | |
| November 2020 | 17 | Fall Term 1 classes end |
| 19 - 21 | Fall Term 1 exams | |
| 22 - 29 | FALL AND THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| 30 | Fall Term 2 classes begin | |
| December 2020 | 19 | WINTER BREAK |
| January 2021 | 11 | Fall Term 2 classes resume |
| 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday [no classes] | |
| 19 | M/TH Classes Held | |
| 20 | T/F Classes Held | |
| 29 | Fall Term 2 classes end | |
| February 2021 | 1 -3 | Fall 2 exams |
| 10 | Team Changeover (mandatory for all students) | |
| 11 | Spring Term 1 classes begin | |
| March 2021 | 23 | Spring Term 1 classes end |
| 25-27 | Spring Term 1 exams | |
| March - April 2021 | 28-7 | SPRING BREAK |
| April 2021 | 8 | Spring Term 2 classes begin |
| May 2021 | 18 | Spring Term 2 classes end |
| 20 - 22 | Spring Term 2 exams | |
| 22 | Class of 2021 MQM: BA and MMS: FOB Graduation Celebration | |
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29 | Official Degree Conferral |
Calendar subject to change
***also known as International Student Bootcamp
| Month | Date | Event |
| July 2021 | 5-8 | Business, Communications, and Culture (BCC) (as required by admissions) |
| 9-10 | Orientation (mandatory for all students) | |
| 12 | Summer Term classes begin | |
| August 2021 | 20 | Summer Term classes end |
| 23-25 | Summer Term exam period | |
| September 2021 | 2 | Fall Term 1 classes begin |
| October 2021 | 12 | Fall Term 1 classes end |
| 14-16 | Fall Term 1 exams | |
| 17-24 | FALL BREAK | |
| 25 | Fall Term 2 classes begin | |
| November 2021 | 24-26 | THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| December 2021 | 7 | Fall Term 2 classes end |
| 9-11 | Fall Term 2 exams | |
| 12 | WINTER BREAK BEGINS | |
| January 2022 | 12 | Team Changeover (mandatory for all students) |
| 13 | Spring Term 1 classes begin | |
| 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) | |
| 18 | M/TH classes held on Tuesday | |
| 19 | T/FR classes held on Wednesday | |
| February 2022 | 22 | Spring Term 1 classes end |
| 24-26 | Spring Term 1 exams | |
| Feb - March 2022 | 27-13 | SPRING BREAK |
| 14 | Spring Term 2 classes begin | |
| April 2022 | 22 | Spring Term 2 classes end |
| 25-27 | Spring Term 2 exams | |
| May 2022 | 6 | CLASS OF 2022 MQM: BUSINESS ANALYTICS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY |
| 8 | Class of 2022 Duke-wide Commencement Ceremony |