Bachelor of Arts in Animation (STEM)

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

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 master of science in criminal justice provides students with a multidisciplinary approach to the wider criminal justice system, with particular emphasis on enhancing technical skills, critical thinking skills, decision-making processes, and increasing analytic capabilities to provide students with the ability to explain, predict, and prevent crime and victimization.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply theories of crime to the extent, causes, and prevention of crime, the processes of criminalization, and the practices and reforms of the criminal justice system, in the U.S. and globally.
• Identify quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze crime and crime control systems.
• Articulate ethical implications of decision making in the criminal justice system.
• Explain the interdependence of institutions in the criminal justice system and broader social, legal and socioeconomic environments.
• Articulate the ways issues of diversity affect the operation of criminal justice organizations and actors, including differences by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, gender, age and so on.
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.

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 and innovation. In this program, students will acquire skills necessary to effectively manage people, analyze management problems, develop sound business practice and communicate effectively.

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

Learning Outcomes
A student who successfully completes the program requirements will be able to:

• 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

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. 

This curriculum is designed for individuals who are seeking a graduate degree with a broad general management and leadership perspective. The MA in management and leadership is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the management and leadership program will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency with group dynamics, collaboration, interpersonal relations and leading individuals, teams and organizations.
• Analyze and organize proficient solutions for complex business problems and demonstrate logical reasoning and idea generation for making effective business decisions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the functional areas of business, such as finance, accounting, marketing operations and human resources, as well as the capacity to synthesize and apply this functional knowledge.
• Construct solutions to management problems using facts, concepts, principles and analytical techniques, quantitative skills and theories used in the study of management.

The coursework for the master of arts (MA) in legal studies is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the legal environment in which individuals, businesses and the judiciary operates. This degree should be attractive to those individuals who need additional legal knowledge to function more effectively (for example, managers, teachers, government employees and legal assistants). The program in legal studies does not prepare students for the practice of law, and its graduates are not eligible for admission to the bar.

MA degree-seeking students with a declared major in legal studies may seek, concurrently with the degree, a certificate in paralegal studies. All of the coursework is applied toward both the degree and the certificate. To gain the certificate, students must pay a second graduation fee.

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

• Utilize critical thinking strategies for legal reasoning and analysis.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Code of Professional Responsibility to guide professional behaviors and decision-making.
• Integrate the skills and knowledge necessary for understanding legal issues working from both theoretical and practical applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the essential goals of legal researching, problem solving and logic as applied to legal writing.
• Evaluate legal information to be used in effective written communication for practical problems encountered in a legal environment.
• Analyze the significant role that legal assistants have in the legal world.
• Apply advanced legal knowledge and skills in legal practice.

The goal of the human resources management degree is to prepare human resource professionals to address the complexities and challenges of managing today's workforce. The program content is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of the major human resource functions, addressing strategic decisions and operational execution of HR service delivery. The courses involve both practical and theoretical considerations in the development of HR professionals in settings such as business, industry, government and nonprofit organizations and institutions, both nationally and globally.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories used in human resources management.
• Students will be able to effectively apply important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques and theories used in human resources management when analyzing situations.
• Students will be able to effectively integrate important facts, concepts, principles and theories used in human resources management when developing solutions or analyzing situations.

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).

This curriculum is designed for individuals who are seeking a graduate degree with a broad general management and leadership perspective. The MA in management and leadership is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the management and leadership program will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency with group dynamics, collaboration, interpersonal relations and leading individuals, teams and organizations.
• Analyze and organize proficient solutions for complex business problems and demonstrate logical reasoning and idea generation for making effective business decisions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the functional areas of business, such as finance, accounting, marketing operations and human resources, as well as the capacity to synthesize and apply this functional knowledge.
• Construct solutions to management problems using facts, concepts, principles and analytical techniques, quantitative skills and theories used in the study of management.

The management (BA) with an emphasis in marketing prepares students for a broad spectrum of careers in marketing, including branding, product development, advertising, digital marketing and customer relationship management. Students learn how organizations create value through the various marketing activities: customer behavior, pricing, promotion, product development, distribution and marketing research.

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 be able to demonstrate an understanding of how to identify and utilize relevant information in order to make effective marketing decisions.
• Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to make and defend decisions regarding the various marketing mix elements for value creation in a way that reflects the needs and characteristics desired for organizational success and meaningful relationships among and between stakeholders.
• Students will demonstrate personal skills (i.e. ethics, teamwork, effective communication, critical thinking) which are important keys to having a successful career in marketing.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of mutually interdependent relationships of all the major functional areas of a business enterprise.