Global Management, MGM
Business, Entrepreneurship, Global, Global Cross-Cultural Communication, Global Entrepreneurship, Global Studies, International, International Business, International Studies, global business, global entrepreneur, global ethics, global management, global strategy, international leadership
Gain hands-on experience and learn from the diverse perspectives of a global cohort of classmates. This program offers applied learning opportunities, 16 concentration options and practical internships in global settings.
Thunderbird School of Global Management's Master of Global Management program is the most innovative leadership and entrepreneurship degree for professionals seeking a career in the most exciting global organizations. The program builds on a strong foundation of traditional business administration courses and adds Industry 4.0 skills such as digital transformation; environmental, social and governance-informed investing; diversity and inclusion; and entrepreneurship and innovation, delivering cross-cultural, hands-on training in the nuances of international management. Students are prepared with the perfect balance of practical and people skills to inspire, influence and drive global success. They globalize their mindset and marketability by pairing their deep-dive leadership training with an innovative concentration area, foreign language options, practical training, consultative collaborations with corporate partners, internships, real-world simulations and study abroad modules.
Programs start in August or January with a 16- or 21-month track.
The accelerated MGM enables students to earn both a bachelor's and master's degree in as few as five years. This cost-effective option enables students, with the help of their undergraduate academic advisor, to take 12 credit hours of core master's degree classes during their senior year.
Students choose one of the 16 concentration areas or design their own concentration. This program features three concentration options for STEM specializations that meet F-1 student visa status requirements, starred below.
Thunderbird concentrations:
- global affairs
- global business*
- global digital transformation*
- global entrepreneurship
Concentrations offered in partnership with other ASU schools and colleges:
- creative industries and design thinking
- data science*
- digital audience strategy
- global development and innovation
- global health care delivery
- global health care innovation
- global legal studies
- nonprofit leadership and management
- public administration
- public policy
- sustainability solutions
- sustainable tourism
Students complete rigorous core courses in global management, international political economy and cross-cultural engagement, with electives spanning the university's offerings. The result is a flexible, multidisciplinary curriculum featuring a rich variety of coursework in international business and management, social sciences, and humanities.
Moving from theory to practical experience, students gain skills by taking on projects for major corporations and other global organizations, including nonprofits and government agencies.
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 careers in leadership and management within the global and digital landscape. 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
Students can choose to create their own concurrent degree combination to match their interests by working with their academic advisor during or after their first semester of study. Some concurrent combinations are not possible due to high levels of overlap in curriculum; students should speak with their academic advisor for more details.
This degree is also offered as a concurrent program with the following:
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 including a foreign language exam and 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)
Other Requirements (21 credit hours)
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)
Electives (24 credit hours)
Culminating Experience (1 credit hour)
TGM 597 Thunderbird Personal Leadership Development (1)
Additional Curriculum Information
Proficiency in a second language is required for the MGM degree. Students whose native language is not English who meet the admission requirements for this 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.
For electives coursework, students should see the academic unit for approved courses.
For other requirements coursework, other courses may be used with approval from the academic unit.
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 from a regionally accredited institution. The program is open to candidates from any undergraduate major.
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 applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants must 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 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, enabling students to solve real-world challenges by collaborating with the school's corporate partners around the world. Options include the following:
Thunderbird Global Challenge Labs
This client-facing, project-based course is built on a five-week immersion assignment in a key emerging market. Projects take students to destinations all over the world. They are tailored to the business needs of the client and challenge students to provide sophisticated data and market analysis, strategy recommendations and plans for sustained growth that are both practical and effective. The lab offers projects which are truly win-win propositions, creating value for companies and providing a distinct, professional learning experience for students. For more information, students should visit the Global Challenge Lab website.
Global Field Seminars
This one- or two-week seminar exposes students to the intricacies 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.
Thunderbird prepares graduates to enter the complex and exciting global economy with specialized, hands-on training in international business, cross-cultural relations, global political economy and regional business environments. With their global mindset, core professional skills, mastery of management principles and practices, and multicultural outlook, Thunderbird graduates are prepared for leadership roles in organizations with a global scope.
Career examples for graduates include positions as:
- financial managers
- general and operations managers
- intelligence analysts
- logistics managers
- management analysts
- marketing managers
- market research analysts and marketing specialists
- social and community services managers
- supply chain managers
- sustainability specialists
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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.
