Business & Management brochure

BA Business and Management


Many Webster students focus on business or management during their undergraduate studies. Earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Business, Marketing or Management or a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration can be a good way to start a business career in most parts of the world.

Studying business or management exposes you to all kinds of fascinating questions about how to communicate with individuals, how to make organizations work more effectively, how to develop strategic plans and how to reward creativity and innovation.

We offer the following 4 majors:

International Business

Required Courses:

  • ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
  • MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices
  • MNGT 3290 Business Law I
  • MNGT 3320 Business Law: International
  • MNGT 3400 Human Resource Management
  • MNGT 3500 Marketing
  • MNGT 4100 International Management
  • MNGT 4330 International Marketing
  • ECON 4720 International Trade and Finance
  • MNGT 4940 Global Competitive Strategies

 Four international courses from the following areas:

  • International History
  • International Politics
  • International Relations

Plus 9 general education, 17 elective courses and mastery of a foreign language other than English

The student must complete at least 30 credit hours at Webster, at least 18 credit hours in the department. No more than one course completed with a grade of D may count toward fulfilling the major requirements, and the student must have a GPA of at least 2.0.  

Management

Required Courses:

  • ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
  • MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices
  • MNGT 3320 Business Law: International
  •  MNGT 3400 Human Resource Management
  • MNGT 3500 Marketing
  • MNGT 4900 Managerial Policies and Strategies
  • Plus 3 additional electives in MNGT, 9 general education, and 22 elective courses


The student must complete at least 30 credit hours at Webster, at least 18 credit hours in the department. No more than one course completed with a grade of D may count toward fulfilling the major requirements, and the student must have a GPA of at least 2.0.

Marketing

Required Courses:

  • ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
  • MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices
  • MNGT 3290 Business Law I
  • MNGT 3400 Human Resource Management
  • MNGT 3500 Marketing
  • MNGT 3510 Advertising
  • MNGT 4330 International Marketing
  • MNGT 4570 Marketing Research
  • MNGT 4920 Marketing Strategies

Plus 9 general education and 22 elective courses.

The student must complete at least 30 credit hours at Webster, at least 18 credit hours in the department. No more than one course completed with a grade of D may count toward fulfilling the major requirements, and the student must have a GPA of at least 2.0.

BS in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is for students with a very strong interest in business who want exceptionally strong preparation in that field. The program is more structured than many business programs and ensures that the student is exposed to the business areas of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, international business, business law and information systems. The program also includes exposure to advanced topics that are important to business.

Required Courses:

  • MATH 1430 College Algebra
  • ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting
  • BUSN 2750 Business Statistics
  • MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices
  • ECON 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
  • FINC 3210 Principles of Finance
  • CSIS 3410 Information Analysis
  • MNGT 3320 Business Law: International*
  • MNGT 3450 Organizational Behavior
  • MNGT 3500 Marketing
  • BUSN 4100 Operations Management
  • MNGT 4990 Business Policy
  • Three 3000- or 4000-level courses from the School of Business and Technology


Plus 9 general education and 17 elective courses

The student must complete at least 30 credit hours at Webster, at least 18 credit hours in the department. No more than one course completed with a grade of D may count toward fulfilling the major requirements, and the student must have a GPA of at least 2.0.

* At the St. Louis campus, students need to take MNGT 3310 Legal Environment of Business instead of this course.

 

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