Walker Global Hybrid Courses
The Walker Global Hybrid Courses are 3 credit hour courses that consist of a blend of online and immersive travel learning offered by the Walker School of Business & Technology. They are composed of 8 weeks of online work with a one week travel component offering students the opportunity to explore a global business, technology or management issue in locations around the world.
The Walker Travel Award
The Walker Travel Award is designed to support Webster's international mission to graduate the next generation of global citizens. Qualified Walker School of Business & Technology students have the opportunity to receive up to $1,000 towards international travel expenses when they participate in one of the Walker Global Hybrid courses. The Walker Travel Award Application is included in the Study Abroad Application for each course listed below.
Questions? Contact Denise Harrell at 314-246-8713 or harreldm@webster.edu.
2013-2014 Course Schedule
Course specific information for the upcoming Walker Global Hybrid Courses can be found linked below. Students should review the Course FAQ, Syllabus and Study Abroad Application for each course linked below in the Course Document column.
| Course | Course Title |
Instructor | Term | Travel Dates |
Online Course Dates |
Registration Deadline |
1-Week Travel Destination |
Course Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINC 9950 | A History of Financial Crises: From Tulips to Housing to the Euro | Rich Ryffel | Summer 2013 |
July 22 - July 26 | May 27 - July 26 | NYC, New York, USA | Application FAQs Syllabus |
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| BUSN 3100 / ECON 3100 | The Shadow Economy and International Financial Fraud | Peter Gumpel, Svetla Porenta | Fall 2013 Semester | October 21 - 25 | September 16 -November 8 | July 19, 2013 | Vienna, Austria | Application FAQs Syllabus |
| BUSN 9910 | Global Operations and Project Management | Richard Sheng | Spring 2014 Semester | March 10 - 14 | January 27 - March 21 | December 13, 2013 | Shanghai, China | Application FAQs Syllabus |
| ITM 9950 | International Computer Crime Law | Mendi Drayton | Spring 2014 Semester | March 10 - 14 | January 27 - March 21 | December 13, 2013 | The Hague, The Netherlands | Application FAQs Syllabus |
| HRMG 9950 | Comparative International Labor-Management Relations | John Gaal | Spring 2014 Semester | March 10 - 14 | January 27 - March 21 | December 13, 2013 | Toronto, Canada | Application FAQs Syllabus |
| MNGT 3100 / HRMG 9950 | Issues in Management | Julie Palmer-Schuyler | Summer 2014 | July 14 - 18 | May 26 - July 25 | April 25, 2014 | Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil | Coming soon! |
| INTB 9950 | Understanding Israel's Economic Miracle | Thomas Cornwell | Spring 2014 Semester | March 10 - 14 | January 27 - March 21 | April 25, 2014 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Application Syllabus |
| BUSN 9950 | Understanding Business in "Indian Country" | Kevin Henson, Will Johnson | Summer 2014 | July 14 - 18 | May 26 - July 25 | April 25, 2014 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Application FAQs Syllabus |
| FINC 9950 | International Commodity Trading | Robert Piller | Summer 2014 | July 21 - 25 | May 26 - July 25 | April 25, 2014 | Singapore, Republic of Singapore | Application FAQs Syllabus |