Bachelor of Arts in Management

at Global University Systems (GUS) - Webster University - St. Louis Campus USA

The successful organization has a deliberate strategy for maximizing the value it creates. This strategy is effectively communicated to all participants in the business. The internal stakeholders understand their role in implementing the organization's vision and all processes are developed to achieve it. The Walker School of Business & Technology's MBA is developed with this organizational purpose in mind. Its aim is to teach students the business competencies needed to develop and implement value creating ideas and solutions while building the personal skills necessary to achieve their professional aspirations.

Learning Outcomes

This purpose is made clear in the following program learning outcomes:

• Students can analyze a business and identify and evaluate opportunities for value creation. 
• Students can apply the core business competencies necessary to increase organizational value. 
• Students demonstrate the personal effectiveness competencies necessary to achieve their professional goals and to contribute to the accomplishment of the organization's objectives. 

Creators of film, television and video productions build the lens through which the world observes and understands itself. The film, television and video production degree at Webster University prepares students to be visual storytellers, idea shapers, entertainers, artists and communicators. Film/video is an art, a craft, a business, a passion and a way of life; it is inherently technical, theoretical and aesthetic.

Our program prepares students in each of these areas, ensuring that they are ready to enter any facet of the industry upon graduation. Whether students want to be a director, cinematographer, editor, visual effects or motion graphics artist, producer, gaffer, grip or any of the many other jobs available, this degree provides the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to succeed by placing students in real-world production environments at every level, starting from the moment they arrive, using industry-standard equipment and software. Students will learn fiction, nonfiction and experimental approaches; they will then be given the opportunity to specialize as their own path dictates.

Advance your business skills to develop and implement value-creating ideas and solutions in today's worldwide economy. The innovative MBA program at Webster University is designed for professionals who want to shape their own career, upgrade credentials, and be strategic players in the world of business.

Why Choose the Webster MBA?

• A focus on creating value in an ESG (environmental, social, governance) framework consistent with modern business practice.
• A competency-based program that builds your skills in 18 business and nine personal effectiveness areas. 
• A "flipped classroom" option with two hours of in-class experiential learning each week.
• Gain international perspective by working with students from across the Webster network.
• Specialize with 10 areas of emphasis, and 12 dual-degree options.
• Annual flat-rate textbook fee for all MBA designated courses. 

The graduate program offers a master of science in biomedical sciences degree through which students can pursue multiple career opportunities (medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacology, etc). The program, built on graduate core requirements, is designed with consideration of the individual career goals of the student in health science and research programs.

Education at the graduate level is an expansion of the knowledge attained from undergraduate studies. Graduate education at Webster University encourages the development of theoretical knowledge and critical thinking skills. The sciences are dynamic and require a dedication to continued educational endeavors to stay abreast of current theory and changes presented through research.

Quality Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a deep and integrated understanding of the biological sciences and their implication to the advancement of health and biomedical science.
• Employ critical analysis and reasoning skills and the application of these skills to the design and execution of scientific inquiry relevant to specific biomedical disciplines.
• Generate and effectively communicate scientific knowledge relevant to specific biomedical disciplines (medical, dental, pharmaceutical, etc).
• Develop a commitment to life-long learning and career pursuits within health and biomedical science disciplines.
• Foster a commitment to health equity and ethics.

The management program examines the relationship between an organization, its leaders and employees. This program is designed to help students develop the competencies as both a business professional and scholar-practitioner with the capabilities to drive growth an innovation. In this program, students will acquire skills necessary to effectively manage people, analyze management problems, develop sound business practice and communicate effectively.

Emphasis in Sports and Entertainment Management
The emphasis in sports and entertainment management is designed to provide students, with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to succeed in the business side of sports and entertainment, in addition to the skills provided in the management core curriculum. The administration of academic and professional sports and athletic franchises is a large and growing business both in the United States and around the world. Sometimes overlooked but also important, is the large and growing business of using professional sports venues to regularly host live entertainment events (concerts, ice events, children's shows). Recognizing the importance of both sports and entertainment, this program is designed to be an all inclusion approach so graduates of the program have what is necessary to be successful in both of these areas of business.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze, understand and evaluate how legal, social, economic and global issues affect business.
• Integrate key theories to manage people, processes and resources in a diverse organization.
• Use appropriate tools and technology to critically analyze and interpret key business information.
• Apply concepts regarding ethics and corporate responsibility and how they impact managerial decisions.
• Build upon ambiguous and incomplete information to draft, support and defend innovative solutions to complex managerial challenges.
• Students will explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories used in sports and entertainment management.
• Students will be able to identify and apply appropriate terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories used in sports and entertainment management when analyzing moderately complex situations.
• Students will be able to synthesize and integrate important concepts, principles and theories used in sports and entertainment management into solutions to moderately complex management problems.

The international relations curriculum enables students to analyze the legal, historical, socioeconomic, and political factors that are key elements in this field of study. Webster students also examine the dynamics, structural characteristics, and humanitarian issues of the global community. The undergraduate international relations major at Webster is designed to help students develop the skills they need to understand and take part in an interconnected world: political awareness, economic understanding, cultural competency, and global citizenship.

The Educational Studies major focuses on both the art and science of instruction across a broad range of contexts. The influence of philosophy, sociology and psychology are examined to understand their impact on community engagement in today's world. This degree does not lead to K-12 teacher certification but focuses on a scholarly examination of learning and informal learning environments in classrooms, as well as informal educational settings within the larger community. This major is also appropriate for individuals interested in pursuing an emphasis in sustainability studies, international human rights, entrepreneurship or leadership.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with the major philosophical and sociological perspectives concerning schooling.
• Understand and apply principles of developmental psychology to learners in formal and informal educational settings.
• Demonstrate familiarity with current issues in education.
• Understand and use research to evaluate educational practices.
• Explore options for applying their educational knowledge and skills in professional/occupational pursuits.

The human services curriculum is designed to prepare students for professional careers in human and social service agencies. The curriculum incorporates interdisciplinary local and global perspectives and knowledge, which facilitate the interpretation, analysis, synthesis and communication of human services concepts, theories and skills.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Analyze the scope of social and human conditions that promote or inhibit effective human services delivery systems, policies and outcomes.
• Identify core human services ethics, values, systems and skills.
• Evaluate policy or process recommendations to improve the functioning of human service agencies and interventions.
• Apply current research-based knowledge, theories, skills and ethics in a human services context.

Through the curriculum for the BA in photography at Webster University, students learn to be technically proficient, versatile, imaginative and capable of working in a variety of photographic fields and technical environments. Photography majors graduate with a solid grounding in the aesthetic and the communicative aspects of the medium. Students take courses in a variety of formats (small, medium and large), materials (black/white and color) and technical environments (chemical and digital). Students become familiar with a variety of approaches (journalistic, commercial/editorial and scientific), while concentrating on one.

Learning Outcomes
Successful graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate:

• Technical and aesthetic proficiency in the principles of photography.
• Technical proficiency with professional camera types and their applications.
• Technical proficiency with software as currently used in the profession.
• Familiarity with a variety of photographic approaches and careers.
• Expertise in the chosen field of specialization.

The field of finance blends economics, accounting and other business disciplines with the goal of making financially sound business decisions. Financial tools and methodologies are of crucial importance for both small and large businesses. Important areas of finance include raising capital, making investments and understanding financial markets.

In addition to completing the core business curriculum requirements, students taking a major in finance will study the three general areas of finance: corporate finance, investments and financial markets and institutions. Students will complete at least one advanced course in each area after completion of the principles-level course. After completion of the finance core, students have choices to tailor their program according to their interests and career outlook. Students desiring to take advanced certification, such as the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) or CFP (Certified Financial Planner), are encouraged to take Financial Statement Analysis, International Finance and Advanced Investments. All finance majors will complete the business school's common core capstone course.

The BS in finance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).