Accelerated Master of Global Management
Overview
Thunderbird's accelerated master's program offers an accelerated pathway for Arizona State University (ASU) immersion undergraduate students to obtain a Master of Global Management (MGM) degree in only one year after a student's undergraduate graduation.
Choose one or two specialty concentrations, ranging from Global Business, Digital Transformation, Data Science (all STEM Designated) to Global Affairs, Health Solutions, Public Policy, and more. Thunderbird's one-of-a-kind Global Challenge Lab takes students into the field for a real-world, client-facing practical group project, during which they work full-time with a client in an international or domestic location.Â
This full-time accelerated graduate program prepares students with the skills necessary to lead diverse international teams in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. The accelerated MGM combines an ASU undergraduate degree with Thunderbird's Master of Global Management, enhancing students' global mindsets, skill sets, and marketability—all through just one additional year of study.
A degree at the intersection of global business, public policy and international affairs
Explore how the MGM's core curriculum overlaps with these three key areas, and how its concentrations and applied learning opportunities earn it the #1 ranking in the world.
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innovating across the private and public sectors to advance inclusive and sustainable prosperity worldwide.
Learn MoreWho should attend?
- ASU students enrolled in full-immersion campus degree programs.
- Diverse students that have a desire to access the global marketplace in the industry of choice.
- ASU undergraduates looking to obtain a global view of organizations and are ready to add globally-focused projects, a foreign language, travel, and complementary global business skills to their resume.
- Applicants who are pursuing a foreign language, participating in a study abroad program, or demonstrating an ability to thrive in cross-cultural environments.
Student Testimonials
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are leaders across a wide range of organizations in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors around the world. The MGM will prepare you to assume different roles in global organizations or to make a career change across industries or sectors. Our top-ranked global management program will prepare you with the problem-solving skills needed in order to leverage the tools of the digital age to manage change and disruption in your organization.
Thunderbird’s coursework includes career coaches who provide assistance with self-assessments, resume and cover letter development, building a LinkedIn profile, finding and applying for job and internship opportunities, interview preparation, and negotiating an offer. Individualized career support and professional development are offered throughout the academic program to help students prepare to compete in the global job market.
- Chief of global sales
- Senior financial analyst
- Global marketing manager
- Global project manager
- Innovation officer
- Rakuten
- UNICEF
- Johnson & Johnson
- Amazon
- Intel
- Saudi Aramco
Core Curriculum
Core Curriculum
The one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge curriculum of the MGM includes 18 hours of course credits, 6 credits overseas applied consulting lab, 24 elective credits for concentrations and languages, and a one-credit for career development.
Use 12 of your 24 elective credits to earn one of seventeen different concentrations, or design your own. Use the other 12 elective credits to learn a second language, take additional courses within your concentration, or earn a second concentration.
Course | Credits | Dates |
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TGM 506 Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures | 3 | |
TGM 557 Global Marketing and Data Analytics | 3 | |
TGM 545 Global Leadership and Strategy | 3 | |
TGM 515 Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments | 3 | |
TGM 517 Global Accounting and Financial Management | 3 | |
TGM 586 Global Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business | 3 | |
TGM 597 Thunderbird Personal Leadership Development | 1 | |
TGM 596 Thunderbird Experiential Practicum (Global Challenge Lab) | 6 |
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Program Costs
Students pay their regular undergraduate tuition while still enrolled in their senior year. By accelerating your master's program in a single year after graduation, you will save time and money by graduating with a single additional years of graduate study.
Fees | USD ($) |
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Senior Year of Undergrad | No additional costs for graduate-level courses |
Graduate Tuition | $53,000 (USD) |
Our Faculty & Campus
Faculty Highlights
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Seigyoung Auh
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Our Campus
We wanted to give every student the resources to change the world so we built the most technologically advanced educational headquarters on the planet. Learn a new language in our immersive VR language lab, visualize and interpret data using AI in our global decision theater, and connect with our global community using the latest in immersive and virtual communications.
Thunderbird's new global headquarters on ASU's Downtown campus is the world's most technologically-advance management and leadership building. With over 100,000 square feet, 31 million pixels of LED content, 1,600 square feet of displays, a VR language lab, a global decision theater, and a roof-top pub, just to mention some highlights.
The Haas Digital Global Forum at One Global Place serves as the center of the building and a convening space for our global community, in-person or remotely, boasting the latest technology anywhere in the world. Over 14 million pixels of high-resolution LEDs wrap the entire 360 degrees of the circular Global Forum, in addition to the 8-foot LED globe hanging from the ceiling.
The state-of-the-art 26 feet wide and 10 feet tall video wall in the Global Forum allows for stunning displays. During events, it can be used for presentations, live camera feeds, and data visualization.
Thunderbird's innovation lab houses the School's VR Language Lab, as well as other state-of-the-art technology such as the table-top computers that allow for collaborative working on custom-made touch-screen, interactive surfaces. There are nine multi-touch tables across the campus, each comprised of 55-inch ultra-narrow bezel optical touch LCDs that allow for next-generation collaboration.
At the center of the Haas Digital Global Forum is the interactive globe. This globe has an impressive diameter of 8.2 feet and can be controlled via motion-responsive technology at the 18 foot wide control screen below.
Relax and socialize in One Global Place's global forum which can be transformed to host events, host a convocation ceremony, a student-led Regional Night, or host a World Cup match.
Our state-of-the-art classroom feature flexible layouts, multiple LED and projection displays, in-ceiling mics and video cameras to facilitate remote learning, and the latest technologies to enhance the classroom experience.
The innovation lab on the first floor of Thunderbird's global headquarters provides a comfortable space for members of our global community to come together to collaborate and socialize.
Each floor of One Global Place is connected by a regional Heritage Lounge. The second and third floors are connected by our Africa and the Middle East Heritage Lounge featuring comfortable furniture and relics from the Thunderbird archives from both regions.
The 3rd-floor Asia Heriate Lounge serves as yet another area for students and alumni to come together and socialize in a climate that reflects the school's global focus and heritage.
Connecting the faculty offices on the 4th floor to the Dean's office and pub on the 5th floor is the Latin America Heritage Lounge. The space serves as a gathering space for faculty, students, and staff to socialize, study and celebrate.
One Global Place serves as a convening spot, not only for the global Thunderbird community and larger ASU community but also the Phoenix business, non-profit and diplomatic community. Our 2nd floor reception area welcomes visitors from around the world and provides great overviews of the Global Forum.
T-birds can take time for personal reflection in our Meditation and Prayer room on the 2nd floor. Two adulation rooms are available across the way for our Muslim students to prepare for daily prayer.
Our Global pub located on the 5th floor is open to students, staff, and the public allowing them to build their networks by furthering connections beyond the classroom.
The Pub at One Global Place pays homage to the original and icon pub at the original campus in Glendale Arizona at the site of Thunderbird Airfield, where the school was founded 75 years ago. It incorporates original elements such as the licenseplates from around the world along the bar.
The 5th-floor pub serves as a great gathering point for socializing and fun and includes a shuffleboard underneath the iconic marlin from the old pub.
The Pub features a roof-top deck offering spectacular views of downtown Phoenix and comfortable dinning tables and lounge furniture to enjoy the Phoenix weather.
The flexible format of our classrooms allow for various types of layouts, including study group modules that facilitate collaboration with dedicated LED screens and whiteboards for each group.
When not being used for events, Thunderbird's global forum welcomes students, faculty, and staff with casual lounge space fit to enjoy the nearby Thunderbird Coffee shop.
Nestled between the building's glass facade and 2nd-floor balcony sits a comfortable lounge area where students and visitors can socialize, collaborate, or hold meetings while enjoying the views.
Serving our 45,000-strong global alumni community is our second-floor alumni suite which includes dedicated conference room space, alumni services and staff, and the alumni balcony overlooking the One Global Place courtyard.
Students have ample spaces to meet and work throughout the building. From private study rooms, heritage lounges, and the pub, to public lounge areas such as the S-couch on the 3rd floor.
The third-floor student lounge area offers a variety of spaces to relax, study and socialize. Whether you want to meet as a group, or ready in a quiet space, the lounge area can accommodate you and all of your electronics
One Global Place serves as a convening space for many global organizations across sectors. Our Global Community Suite on the 1st floor provides workspace to global partners who in turn provide internships and jobs to T-birds, and partner with the School on thought leadership and global solutions.
Requirements & Deadlines
Application Requirements
Entry requirements of the Accelerated MGM include:
Good standing with Arizona State University, Cumulative GPA of 3.0, GMAT/GRE not required but optional. International experience preferred. Eligible students must first gain approval from the undergraduate academic unit and apply with a Thunderbird recruiter. Once candidacy is granted, the student will need to submit the online Graduate Application prior to graduating with their Bachelors from ASU. Items for submission include current resume documenting professional and academic history, 1 personal essay answering an application question, contact information for 1 professional or academic reference, official transcripts from all previous attended universities, and an admissions interview (not required for Thunderbird Undergraduate students).
Application Deadlines
Apply as soon as possible for priority admissions and financial aid consideration.
Deadline | Dates |
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Early Consideration Deadline | October 30th |
First-round Deadline | November 30th |
Second-round Deadline | January 30th |
Third-round and international student deadline | March 30th |
Final Deadline | June 25th |