Global Management (Global Affairs), MGM
Business, Global, Global Affairs, Global Cross-Cultural Communication, International Management, Management, global management, global negotations
Are you looking to become a leader in a nonprofit, governmental or international business role? With specialized cross-training in international affairs and the fundamentals of global management, you'll be ready to make a great impact on a worldwide scale.
The global affairs concentration within the Master of Global Management program equips students with the knowledge base and hard skills needed to thrive in the growing job markets at the nexus of global business and international politics. Students gain a critical understanding of the intersection between business and politics --- which is more important than ever for managers and executives in the private, nonprofit and public sectors.
About Thunderbird
Thunderbird School of Global Management has produced world-class leaders for more than 75 years. The ideal Thunderbird student is curious, globally minded, and eager to develop and advance their career in leadership and management within the global and digital landscape of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Upon completion of this degree, graduates join a thriving global alumni network nearly 50,000 strong, managing some of the world's largest institutions, companies, nonprofits and NGOs.
- College/school:
Thunderbird School of Global Management
- Location: Downtown Phoenix
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
49 credit hours, a foreign language exam, including the required capstone course (TGM 597)
Required Core (3 credit hours)
TAM 582 Communicating and Negotiating in a Dynamic Global World (3) or
TGM 506 Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures (3)
Concentration (12 credit hours)
Electives (12 credit hours)
Other Requirements (21 credit hours)
foreign language
TGM 515 Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments (3)
TGM 517 Global Accounting and Financial Management (3)
TGM 545 Global Leadership and Strategy (3)
TGM 557 Global Marketing and Data Analytics (3)
TGM 586 Global Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business (3)
TGM 596 Thunderbird Experiential Practicum (6)
Culminating Experience (1 credit hour)
TGM 597 Thunderbird Personal Leadership Development (1)
Additional Curriculum Information
For concentration coursework, students choose four courses from an approved list, for a total of 12 credit hours. Students should contact the academic unit for the approved course list.
Electives are approved by the academic unit.
Except for TGM 596 and the foreign language requirement, courses on the Other Requirements list may be substituted with approval of the academic unit.
Proficiency in a second language is required for graduation from the MGM program. Students whose native language is not English who meet the admission requirements for the master's degree program satisfy the language requirement.
Students whose native language is English must satisfy the graduation requirement for language proficiency either through an oral proficiency interview administered by a third-party vendor or by successfully completing six credit hours of 400-level or higher foreign language coursework as part of the program electives.
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any subject from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants are required to submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- resume
- essay response to application question
- one professional or academic reference
- interview
- proof of English proficiency
Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
The resume should demonstrate the applicant's professional and academic history.
An interview is required. Final applicants may be asked to complete an additional interview.
Students in Thunderbird's MGM program have distinct opportunities to apply and hone their learning in international settings. Experiential learning exposes students to actual problems faced by leaders of multinational businesses and governmental or nonprofit organizations that operate on an international level.
Working with Thunderbird professors, their fellow students, alumni and corporate partners, students master and apply global management principles and concepts to meet real business challenges through special courses, labs and projects. Thunderbird offers a wide variety of experiential learning engagements, giving students the ability to solve practical challenges by collaborating with the school's corporate partners around the world. Two options are described below.
Global Challenge Lab
This client-facing, project-based course is built on a six- to seven-week immersion assignment in a key emerging or advanced market. Projects take students to destinations all over the world. They are tailored to the client's business needs and challenge students to provide sophisticated data and market analysis, strategy recommendations and plans for sustained growth that are practical and effective. For more information, students should visit Thunderbird's Global Challenge Lab website.
Global Field Seminar
This one- or two-week seminar exposes students to the dynamics and nuances of doing business in a focused region of the world. Teams of students go on company site visits and attend high-level meetings and presentations with business, government and cultural leaders as well as with Thunderbird alumni. Students gain invaluable hands-on experience while expanding their global business skills, enabling them to become major assets to any organization they join after graduating.
Graduates are prepared to take on management and executive positions in government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Commerce, the State Department and the Treasury Department, or similar roles in the government of a student's home country. The global affairs concentration also positions graduates for leadership roles in international organizations, such as the World Bank or the World Trade Organization, and in major companies that require analysts to monitor policy trends, managers to oversee global supply chains, and representatives to advance global business interests to governments, both domestic and foreign.
Career examples include:
- business continuity planner
- diplomat
- intelligence analyst
- political scientist
- regulatory affairs specialist
- social and community service manager
Thunderbird School of Global Management
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3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
