Webster University “Real Knowledge for Real-World Success”
http://www.webster.edu/ Webster Vienna: http://www.webster.ac.at/
Oct. 2011
LONDON
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located on a park-like setting in Bellevue, a 7-minute train ride from central Geneva five buildings on two and a half hectares 500 students from over 90 different countries
LEIDEN •
urban Webster campus, main building and housing in the center of Leiden
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Leiden is a university town
CHA-AM and BANGKOK
SHANGHAI
VIENNA
Webster Vienna
Webster Facts Vienna
Worldwide
Students:
500
22,000
Nationalities:
60
150
Alumni:
2,300
150,000
Webster Vienna Faculty represents over 20 nationalities
Webster Housing
Undergraduate Programs Bachelor of Arts (BA) •
Art Visual Culture
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International Relations
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Management Human Resource Management International Business Marketing
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Media Communications
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Psychology
Bachelor of Science (BS) •
Business Administration
Advantages • Flexibility
Gen. Education 4 – 12 courses
Electives / 2nd Major / Minor 13 – 22 courses
American liberal arts system 5 terms per year Study as personal schedule permits
Major 12 – 21 courses
Advantages • Dual accreditation • Individual attention • Professors and teaching style • Advanced standing credits International Bac., AP, A-levels Austrian Matura, German Abitur etc. IB diploma, certificate
• Focus on the student Writing Center Career Centre Counseling Service Student Council Student Support Services Student Affairs Services Guest Lectures & Study Trips
Graduate Programs undergraduate degree (Bachelor) required
Master of Business Administration (MBA) •
General 12 courses
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With an emphasis, 16 courses Finance Human Resource Mgt International Business International Relations Marketing
Master of Science (MS), •
Finance
Master of Arts (MA) 12 courses • • • • •
• 12 courses
HR Management International Business International Relations Marketing Psychology, emphasis in Counseling Online Aviation MBA
Academics International Faculty • From 20 different countries • Practitioners in their fields of expertise • Graduates from top universities: – Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford, Johns Hopkins, London Business School, University of California, etc. – University of Vienna, Vienna University of Economics, Webster University
• Local and international executives and scholars are frequent visiting instructors
Art/Visual Culture Mission •
Comprehensive art education including courses in art history, studio art, art theory and criticism, and art as a business, design 2D and photo, creative strategies, various music courses
BA Bachelor of Arts •Art/Visual Culture • Minors in: studio art, art history
Students learn to: • Interpret visual images and use visual codes • Develop creative thinking • Relate historical precedents to today’s art • Understand the mechanisms of the art market • Develop and execute various types of art projects
Potential Areas of Employment Curator/consultant, artist’s representative, newspapers/magazines (cultural reporting and cultural criticism), commercial art galleries and auction houses, museums and other cultural institutions, private and public organizations related to art, personal art production
Business and Management Mission •
Develop conceptual, technical and human skills to achieve your career and life objectives in this fast-paced and ever-changing business world
Students learn: • Emphasis on group projects and real life case studies • Course work includes finance, accounting, management, trade, law, human resource management, organizational behavior, advertising, marketing, global competitive strategies
-Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Management •HR management •International Business •Marketing -Bachelor of Science (BS) in business administration -Masters and MBA programs Potential Areas of Employment All business areas
International Relations Mission •
To prepare students for leadership and service in the international community
Students learn: • Negotiation techniques and conflict prevention • Elements of peacekeeping • Issues of wars, ethnic cleansing, genocide • Course work includes: comparative politics, modern Europe, diplomatic history, international affairs, international law, international organizations , political conflict
-Bachelor of Arts (BA) •International relations -Masters of Arts (MA) • International relations •Global MA in international relations
Potential Areas of Employment International organizations (UN, IAEA, OSCE), the Peace Corps, WHO etc.
Media Communications Mission •
To understand how media works technologically, socially and as a business Students learn: • Reporting, print journalism, video, audio, photography skills, digital media design and production • Theoretical and research skills • Production and post-production skills • internships at the only English language newspaper published 10 times a year with distribution at over 100 newsstand locations throughout Austria
Bachelor of Arts (BA) • Media communications Potential Areas of Employment Journalism, public relations, corporate communications
Psychology Mission •
To combine theory with practice to provide a sound foundation for advanced studies
Students learn: • To understand human experience and behavior • Creatively to further the theory and apply their knowledge in practice • Personal reflection on real life • Coursework: personality theory, counseling, abnormal psychology, interpersonal communication, child psychology, lifespan development
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology Potential Areas of Employment Organizational psychologists (leadership, employee training, team dynamics etc.), clinical psychologists (emotional problems ), experimental psychologists (inside and outside research laboratories), developmental psychologists (child and adult development, consulting of schools), or continue advanced studies, e.g. at Columbia, Cambridge, Yale, Sorbonne Institute
Additional Minors • • • • • • • •
Art history Computer science Economics History Political science Studio art Web site design (minor or certificate) German
Certificates • Digital Media Design & Production • Web Site Design • Curatorial Studies • International Art
Webster Vienna Alumni Association
Financing Options • Private Student Loan Programs – From a private lender • Webster Vienna has cooperation with banks in Austria for educational loans e.g. Erste Bank, Wüstenrot, Raiffeisenbank
• Sponsorship – Companies might sponsor students • can obtain tax benefits by sponsoring their employee‘s education • statement of financial responsibility is required • invoices on a term by term basis
• Reimbursement by International Organizations – Parents employed at UN, UNIDO, IAEA, CTBTO etc. can check on eligibility for reimbursement arrangements with their employer
Financing Options • Tax Inclusion / Return – Educational tax deductions for: • Students employed full time • Parents, whose children are not employed
• U.S. Financial Aid – American citizen and greencard holders are eligible for various forms of financial assistance from the US government • Student loans (Stafford, PLUS loans), Pell Grant (for Bachelor students), etc.
• Webster University Vienna scholarships – Webster University Vienna scholarships up to 50% – Donor scholarships sponsored by specific companies – Work study scholarships For more details, please contact Ms. Carina Starlinger-Mazelle, Finance/Financial Aid Officer at starlinger@webster.ac.at or + 43 -1-269-9293 25
Application Process Jan, March, May, August or October 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Online or paper application Academic documents (last 3 years + final Diploma), Bachelor degree TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Advanced Certificate 400 word essay RĂŠsumĂŠ Two letters of recommendation Copy of biographical page of passport
Webster University “Real Knowledge for Real-World Success”