Thunderbird Overview Brochure 2024

Global leadership for the digital age

About Thunderbird

Undergraduate degrees

Bachelor of Global Management (BGM)

Full-time | In-person at ASU West campus | Choose international business track or language and culture track | Internship and Senior Capstone Project required | 4-year program | Start dates: January, May, August

Bachelor of Science in International Trade (BSIT)

Full-time | In-person at ASU West Valley campus | STEM certified | Internship and Senior Capstone Project required | Optional internship | 4-year program | Start dates: January, May, August

Graduate degrees

Master of Global Management (MGM)

For early to mid-career professionals | In-person at Thunderbird Global Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona | Customizable interdisciplinary concentrations | 16 to 21-month program | Start dates: January, August

Accelerated Master of Global Management (AMGM)

ASU Accelerated 5-year track for high-performing undergraduates | In-person at Thunderbird Global Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona | 5-year program (ASU undergraduate degree + MGM) | Start dates: January, August

Master of Leadership and Management (MLM)

For working professionals | Online | Flexible scheduling | 12 to 24-month program | Start dates: January, May, August

Executive degrees

Executive Master of Global Management (EMGM)

For experienced professionals | In-person at Thunderbird Global Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona | Monthly classes and global seminars | 1-year program | Start date: August

Executive Master of Arts in Global Affairs and Management (EMAGAM)

For mid-career professionals | Washington, D.C. | Once a month weekend classes, 1-year program | Start date: January

Online Bachelor of Global Management (OBGM)

Full-time | Online | Professional management skills | Internship and Senior Capstone Project required | Highly flexible | 4-year program | Start dates: January, March, May, June, August, October

Online Bachelor of Science in International Trade (OBSIT)

Full-time | Online | STEM certified | Internship and Senior Capstone Project required | 4-year program | Start dates: January, March, May, June, August, October

Master of Leadership and Management with a specialization in Global Creative Industries (MLM-GCI)

For working professionals | Los Angeles, California | Flexible scheduling | 1 year program | Start dates: August

Executive Master of Global Management: Space Leadership, Business, and Policy (EMGM-Space)

For professionals seeking executive management expertise in the booming space sector | Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid (online and in-person) | 1-year program | Start date: August

Regional Centers of Excellence

With a presence across nearly 15 regional Centers of Excellence worldwide, Thunderbird has developed a curriculum specifically designed to create the next generation of global and digital leaders, equipped to tackle the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Existing Centers of Excellence

- Geneva, Switzerland

- Dubai, UAE

- Nairobi, Kenya

- Tokyo, Japan

- Seoul, Korea

- Shanghai, China

- Mumbai, India

- Los Angeles, CA

- Washington, D.C.

- Jakarta, Indonesia

- Amsterdam, Netherlands

- London, UK

- Dakar, Senegal

- Bogotá, Colombia

- Phoenix, AZ (HQ)

Future Centers of Excellence

- Toronto, Canada

- Sydney, Australia

- São Paulo, Brazil

- Frankfurt, Germany

- Mexico City, Mexico

- Manilla, Philippines

- Singapore, Singapore

- Rome, Italy

- Taipei, Taiwan

- Bangkok, Thailand

- Riyadh, KSA

- Cape Town, South Africa

- Istanbul, Turkey

- Almaty, Kazakhstan

- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

- Algiers, Algeria

Global Headquarters

Professional Doctorates

Doctor of Professional Practice in Global Leadership and Management (DPP)

• For organization and industry practitioners

• Online

• 36 - 48 months

• Start date: August

Executive Education

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Our Executive Education programs are designed to tackle current and future business challenges in an increasingly complex global marketplace. These programs are led by a diverse network of thought leaders who blend academic expertise with industry experience. Gain the necessary skills to lead in a diverse, global marketplace through on-demand or live executive certificate programs.

Certificates for individuals

Thunderbird offers a suite of programs designed to challenge business leaders to more effectively think and deliver results in a constantly evolving and turbulent world. Curriculum is offered through on-demand (online) or live (in-person or online) certificate programs.

Custom programs for organizations

Thunderbird partners with enterprises of all sizes, industries, and sectors to offer leading-edge integrated talent development experiences that sharpen performance and improve organizational capacity.

Lifelong learning

Through the Francis and Dionne Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative, Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University offers online, global education from these world-class accredited institutions in 40 different languages to learners across the globe, at absolutely no cost to the learner.

The Global Initiative furthers Thunderbird’s mission to empower and influence global leaders and managers who maximize the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to advance equitable and sustainable prosperity worldwide. The Global Initiative offers three pathways to learners depending on their current education levels:

Foundational courses:

For learners at any level.

Intermediate courses: For advanced high school learners to current undergraduate learners.

Advanced courses: For advanced undergraduate learners and above.

Learn more and register today at 100millionlearners.org

Global and multinational school

With over 45,000 distinguished alumni in 148 countries, and a rapidly expanding network of centers of excellence in all regions, Thunderbird delivers cutting-edge and fit-for-purpose programs, from executive education to basic entrepreneurship training, providing stackable degrees and credentials to professionals across the globe.

45,000+ 46% 150+

alumni across 148 countries live outside the U.S.

alumni participating in our Mentor Program