Postgraduate Courses
Webster Graduate School offers a range of MA, MS and MBA
programmes that are delivered under the American modular
method.
We have 5 terms in the year with each term lasting for 8 weeks.
Students generally take 2 or 3 classes in each term, building the
required credits for the degree over a period of 12 - 18
months.
Most Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees require
completion of 36 credit hours (12 classes), which can be completed
in just over 1 year.
Degree Composition
- The principal parts of your MA, MS or MBA are the Core
subjects. You are required to follow between 7 and 9 Core
classes.
- A selection of Electives makes a total of 12 classes.
- The MBA consists of 9 Core classes and 3
Electives taken from the Webster Graduate School's
selection of MA, MS and MBA classes.
The MBA program is designed for students with some academic
background in business. If you do not have sufficient academic
background in business, you will be required to complete one or
more Prerequisite Courses.
MBA Emphasis
If you want to add an area of Emphasis to your MBA, you must
complete 7 classes in addition to your Core subjects, which will
specialise your MBA in an area such as:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Management and Leadership
- International Relations
- International Business
Credit Hours
Your MA, MS or your MBA is made up of units called Credit Hours.
Each course that you undertake will allow you to accumulate Credit
Hours.
You must successfully complete at least 36 Credit Hours to
complete an MA, MS or MBA. An MBA with emphasis will require 48
Credit Hours. Most courses or classes at Webster Graduate School
carry 3 Credit Hours.
Flexibile Course Structure
There are opportunities to transfer and complete degrees at
other Webster University campuses in both
the USA, Europe and Asia.
The American modular degree system allows flexibility and
enables you to easily adapt your studies to your personal
circumstances, with the option of studying at different
campuses.
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