MA Global Affairs and Management - Executive at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The executive Master of Arts program in global affairs and management prepares you with a digital global mindset and a distinct combination of hard and soft skills for leading systems and new enterprises, managing complexity, disruptive innovation, digital transformation, collaborative problem-solving and creating sustainable global futures across geographies, cultures and sectors. The program also includes an intensive focus on how to manage the systemic hazards facing the business and policy worlds.

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required capstone course (TGM 545) Required Core (3 credit hours) TGM 575 Global Affairs (3) Electives (15 credit hours) Other Requirements (9 credit hours) TGM 506 Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures (3) TGM 515 Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments (3) TGM 557 Global Marketing and Data Analytics (3) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) TGM 545 Global Leadership and Strategy (3) Additional Curriculum Information Students focus their elective courses in a specific area approved by the academic unit.

Career pathways

Career examples: adjunct professor, chief executive, chief sustainability officer, general and operations manager, human resources manager, lawyer and officer for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leader in federal and state government, leader of an international organization.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and Thunderbird School of Global Management. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any subject from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 credit hours of their first bachelor's degree program or they must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts professional resume 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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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