Master of Global Management, MGM

Offered through ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, the Master of Global Management (MGM) is a degree at the intersection of Global Business, Public Policy and International Affairs.

The MGM is regarded as the most innovative leadership and entrepreneurship degree for professionals seeking a career in top global organizations who are disrupting “business as usual” by redefining or creating entirely new industries.

Attendance type

Full-time

Credit hours

Study method

Campus immersion

STEM-OPT option

Available

Campus

Downtown Phoenix campus

About ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is the world’s premier institution for global leadership, management and business education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Thunderbird is also a global network of leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs across the private and public sectors who advance the School’s vision of inclusive and sustainable prosperity worldwide.

A unit of Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management is ranked No. 1 in the world for international trade by the QS International Trade Rankings, scoring 100/100 points and ranking ahead of Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

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ASU degree pathways

Students enrolled at an ASU Cintana Alliance Network institution have the chance to start their courses at their home institution and transfer those credits* to finish their remaining years at ASU.

Models available: Graduate dual degree and accelerated masters.

Courses at home university

TAM 557: Global Marketing in Digital Age

TAM 511: Global Accounting: Managing with Numbers

TAM 530: Data Analytics and Digital Transformation in a Global World

TAM 542: Global Leadership and Personal Development

Courses at ASU

Courses at ASU (37 credits)

TGM 506: Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures

TGM 545: Global Leadership and Strategy

TGM 515: Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments

TGM 517: Global Accounting and Financial Management

TGM 586: Global Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business

TGM 597: Thunderbird Personal Leadership Development

TGM 596: Thunderbird Experiential Practicum (Global Challenge Lab)

*Transfer eligibility is subject to student performance in bridge courses and Arizona State University transfer requirements.

Featured courses

Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures

This dynamic and interactive course provides managers with an effective framework for achieving their goals in global management settings. Assists students to prepare for and execute time-tested strategies for achieving communication competence with persons from different cultures. Also covers negotiating in the global context.

Global Marketing and Data Analytics

Global companies are embracing digital technologies to better understand their customers' journey and subsequent word-of-mouth discussions consumers have about their product online. This course is about understanding how multinational organizations make strategic use of Big Data to gain a competitive advantage in the global economy.

Global Leadership and Strategy

Creating value in modern organizations comprises the strategy and the way in which its leaders execute the strategy to achieve superior economic returns. This course covers two distinct but interconnected domains dealing with competitive strategy and leadership. The strategy segment focuses on how organizations choose their strategic position, build sources of competitive advantage, and design their value proposition and business models.

Available concentrations

The ASU Thunderbird Master of Global Management program integrates more than 16 concentrations designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving and decision making, developing leaders who can apply diverse perspectives to real-world challenges.

STEM concentrations

Global Digital Transformation
Data Science
Global Business

Non-STEM concentrations

Creative Industries and Design Thinking
Digital Audience Strategy
Global Health Care Delivery
Global Health Care Innovation
Global Development and Innovation
Global Entrepreneurship
Global Affairs
Global Legal Studies
Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Public Administration
Public Policy
Sustainability Solutions
Sustainable Tourism
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Career opportunities and applicable roles

Graduates of the MGM program will be equipped to lead diverse, cross-cultural teams in various levels of social and business enterprise with Industry 4.0 skills such as digital transformation, sustainability/ESG, diversity and inclusion, entrepreneurship and innovation.

MGM internship rate

MGM students are employed within 6 months of graduation

Business Consultant

Outperformer Global

Leadership Program

Associate VP - Global

Operations Manager

Global Supply Chain Manager

2025-26 Important dates and deadlines

Program Start	Application Deadline	Classes Begin	Tuition Payment Deadline
Spring start (January)	October 30, 2024	January 13, 2025	January 25, 2025
Fall start (August)	March 30, 2025	August 21, 2025	August 25, 2025
Spring start (January)	October 30, 2025	January 12, 2026	January 25, 2026

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