INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Webster University's International Perspective:

We have 95 campuses worldwide. This includes a main campus in St. Louis, satellite campuses in 16 different states and six foreign countries, including Vienna, London, Geneva, Bermuda, Leiden (The Netherlands), Shanghai and most recently, Bangkok.  Students in our masters programs regularly move easily between our campuses. They can actually complete their degree while traveling the world, starting at a foreign campus, then finishing up in the U.S., or doing the reverse.

When job responsibilities require working students spend a few months in another city, they continue courses there and pick up where they left off when they return home. Our ability to offer this kind of mobility may be one of the reasons Webster University has the largest MBA program by enrollment in the U.S.

The International MBA has been designed with the goal of preparing managers for the complex and constantly changing global business environment. The focus of an international MA or MBA program is to offer students the tools and knowledge needed to manage effectively in the U.S. as well as abroad. Through specialized electives and international components of the core subjects, students build a base of international competencies in order to meet the unique challenges and opportunities that exist in a globalized marketplace.

The popularity of an international degree has grown dramatically in recent years. Graduates who understand how business works globally are frequently on preferred-hire lists. American companies with overseas offices are looking for employees skilled in the intricacies of foreign business. They know these hires can shortcut the company's orientation and training processes, hit the road running and get the job done better and faster.

An international university allows students to live and learn abroad. Students network and establish long-term relationships. The faculty at the campus are in-country business professionals, not guest lecturers. Students go to class with other business professionals who work and live in that country. Further, they have the chance to become more fully integrated into the country where they are studying. In the past, students had to learn a foreign language to study abroad or availed themselves of the opportunity to attend short-term courses - perhaps over a summer or one semester - offered overseas by their university. By contrast, an international university allows students to study abroad without losing time by getting off track in their studies or dealing with language issues while still ensuring student can continue a full, rigorous MBA education and graduate with a degree which has provided them the practical knowledge to operate successfully in the global workplace.