Global Management, MGM
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.
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STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
International students (F1), this program is not eligible for the STEM-OPT extension.
Accreditation
Thunderbird School of Global Management and all its degree programs ar...
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Degree description
If you are a professional seeking a career with leading global organizations, Thunderbird School of Global Management's Master of Global Management is an innovative leadership and entrepreneurship degree for you. The program builds on a strong foundation in business administration and integrates essential skills such as digital transformation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and innovation. Through immersive, cross-cultural learning and hands-on experience, you gain a deep understanding of the complexities of international management. The MGM prepares you with a balanced combination of strategic, analytical and interpersonal skills to inspire, influence and lead effectively across borders. You further globalize your mindset and career potential through specialized concentration areas, foreign language study, consulting collaborations with corporate partners, internships, real-world simulations, and study abroad experiences.
Programs start in August or January with a 16- or 21-month track.
The accelerated MGM enables you to earn both a bachelor's and master's degree in as few as five years. This cost-effective option enables you, with the guidance of your undergraduate academic advisor, to take 12 credit hours of core master's degree classes during your senior year.
You choose one of the 16 concentration areas or design your 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
You 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, you 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 nearly 80 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 today's interconnected world. After completing this program, graduates join a thriving global alumni network nearly 50,000 strong, managing some of the world's largest institutions, companies, nonprofits and NGOs.
Curriculum
This graduate degree includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below.
49 credit hours including a foreign language exam and the required capstone course (TGM 597)
Required Core (3 credit hours) Other Requirements (21 credit hours) Electives (24 credit hours) Culminating Experience (1 credit hour) Additional Curriculum Information 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.
TAM 582 Communicating and Negotiating in a Dynamic Global World (3) or
TGM 506 Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures (3)
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)
TGM 597 Thunderbird Personal Leadership Development (1)
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.
What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Design strategic solutions to complex global business challenges.
- Apply cultural dimension theories to diagnose cross-cultural communication challenges.
- Formulate a personal leadership development plan to support their professional growth as global leaders.
Design strategic solutions to complex global business challenges.Admission requirements
Here are the admission and application details
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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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 a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: Additional Application Information 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.
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Explore expanded study opportunities
This program allows you to obtain both a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years. As a high-achieving student, accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree programs are designed for you to share undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of your master's degree. These programs feature the same high-quality curriculum taught by ASU's world-renowned faculty.
This program is offered as an accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree with:
Approval to pursue the accelerated master's is typically granted during the junior year of your bachelor's degree program. If you are interested, you can learn more about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
ASU offers formally approved and coordinated degree programs at the graduate degree level. These programs include a designated number of approved credit hours that are shared by two degrees. For most concurrent degree programs, you apply once through the ASU graduate application. However, if you want to pursue a concurrent program that includes a law degree, you must submit both the ASU graduate application and the law school application.
This degree is also offered as a concurrent program with the following:
Global Challenge Lab
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.
The Global Challenge Lab is a client-facing, project-based course 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.
Paying for college
Use our calculator to estimate your full-time or part-time tuition fees for this program prior to any financial aid. Keep in mind that most of our students receive financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs.
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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
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
Prospective students should fill out the Request for Information form.
Thunderbird School of Global Management
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602-496-7100
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Frequently asked questions about degree programs
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
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. 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.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) provides a reduced tuition rate to non-resident graduate students who qualify. Visit the WRGP/WICHE webpage for more information: https://graduate.asu.edu/wiche.
