Students interested in careers in business, finance, and entrepreneurship or innovation have a lot of options at Duke. You can explore the information below to learn more about resources available. Also, refer to the links on the left that discuss Business School Advising and steps you should take during your college career.
Business Career Counseling
Duke's Career Center offers extensive career counseling that will help you develop an action plan for accomplishing your business career goals. Develop a relationship with your counselor early and visit often. Meredith McCook the business counselor in the Career Center provides excellent information for students interested in business related internships, career exploration and employment.
Financial Education Partnership
The Financial Education Partnership (FEP) is a collaborative effort between the Duke Financial Economics Center (DFE) and the Duke University Career Center to enrich and expand co-curricular and extra-curricular programs and education for students interested in finance and financial markets. The FEP organizes activities throughout the year so you can learn more about the field of finance and to network with professionals in the financial markets. You can choose to participate in any or all of the various events hosted by FEP. Join the mailing list now!
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Duke has a wide array of academic and extracurricular programs that focus on entrepreneurship. Whether your interest is in business, law, engineering, medicine, public policy or a combination of several, there is a program to introduce you to a community of like-minded individuals and to assist in your understanding of the entrepreneurial process. Check out the Duke in Silicon Valley or Summer Internship Programs, the InCube living dorm, and more.
Markets & Management
Markets and Management is a certificate program for Duke undergraduates wanting to study business, organizations, entrepreneurship, and related issues. The program exposes you to cutting-edge research and provides opportunities to engage in real-world experiences both at home and globally. This certification prepares you for careers in business and management, banking, consulting, technology, government, the non-profit sector, and related graduate fields.
Duke Clubs
Students clubs are a great way for you to explore business careers, network, and build skills:
- Investment Club - http://dukeinvestmentclub.com
- Business Oriented Women - http://duke-bow.com
- Duke Business Society - https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/resource/duke-business-society/
- Duke Challenge - www.dukestartupchallenge.org
- Delta Sigma Pi - http://duke-dsp.com/