MS Global Technology and Development at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science program in global technology and development is a program in international development that examines social, economic and political development and is concerned with the global disparity in wealth and access to resources between and among countries around the world. Global in scope, the program highlights the variables of technology and innovation in these development dynamics with explicit goals to seek equity and justice and ease human suffering.

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required applied project course (GTD 593) Required Core (3 credit hours) GTD 511 Development Policies and Practices (3) Other Requirements (12 credit hours) GTD 501 Global Technology and Development (3) GTD 503 Technology and the International Political System (3) GTD 505 Social Science Inquiry for Global Development (3) GTD 506 Applied Project Methods in Global Development (3) Restricted Electives (12 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) GTD 593 Applied Project (3) Additional Curriculum Information For the approved electives course list, students should contact the academic unit.

Career pathways

Graduates of the global technology and development program pursue impactful and rewarding careers in international development, across all sectors and in all types of entities: government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, educational institutions, private businesses and corporations. Career examples: analyst (research, project, technical, data), consultant (fundraising, marketing, information technology), coordinator (environmental, health, safety, operations), educator (instructional design, teacher, instructor), manager (product, project, security, business, program, information technology), researcher (higher education, government, nonprofit).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Rob Walton College of Global Futures. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by ASU in a related field such as political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology, economics, business, education, technology, engineering, life sciences, foreign languages or literature (i.e., topics related to global development, culture or socioeconomic institutions). 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. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement resume proof of English language proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

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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