Thunderbird School of Global Management

Intro

Established in 1946 as the first school in the United States to focus specifically on international business, Thunderbird has established a long-standing reputation as having one of the finest programs for international business in the world. Students who graduate from Thunderbird are leaders whose unique global training and perspective enable them to move their businesses forward. Thunderbird’s online global MBA program provides students with access to a world-class business school education from anywhere on the globe. Offering either a 19 or 28 month track, both anchored by a strong core curriculum, Thunderbird manages to balance flexibility with rigorous consistency.

Thunderbird’s Global MBA On-Demand has been named one of the top distance learning programs by the Economist Intelligence Unit. This ranking placed Thunderbird’s On-Demand program #7 overall, #4 for program content and #5 for quality of students. Thunderbird was one of only two U.S. schools to make the list.

Learning Style

Because Thunderbird’s global MBA is an online program, it provides a unique flexibility and independence to its students. 75% of the coursework is web-based distance learning, enabling students to complete work around their own schedules. This quality of the online-distance program makes it perfect for those who already may have a job. Web-based coursework also helps students learn to work with fellow students across time zones and cultural barriers, mirroring a real-world business environment. The remaining 25% of the course is compromised of week-long on-site seminars.

Curriculum

Thunderbird’s distance-learning MBA entails a core curriculum consisting of 23 courses and two intensive one-week international seminars.

Core Curriculum Courses:

*Business and Managerial Communications
*Global Management for the 21st Century
*Global Political Economy
*Fundamentals of Accounting
*Financial Accounting
*Managerial Decision Making
*Finance Fundamentals
*Financial Management
*Global Financial Management
*Global Economics
*Data Analysis
*Global Enterprise
*Global Operations Management
*Global Business Leadership for the 21st Century
*Competing Through People
*Competing Through Strategy
*Global Marketing
*Regional Business Environment
*Cross-Cultural Communications
*Global Negotiations I
*Global Negotiations II
*Global Strategy
*Global Leadership

During two intensive one-week international seminars, you will learn about the opportunities and challenges of doing business in two distinct regions of your choosing. While enjoying these once-in-a-lifetime Regional Business Environment study tours abroad, you will also learn about the history, culture, and politics of the country; experience not just formal classroom instruction, but learn cultural insights first-hand from guest speakers and local alumni; visit local companies; and enjoy cultural excursions.

Available locations to choose from for international seminars:

Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong
Prague, Czech Republic
Santiago, Chile
Lima, Peru
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Johannesburg, South Africa

Accredited by

NCA - North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

• Address: 1 Global Place , Glendale, AZ, 85306-6000
• Phone: (877) 398-3056
• Email: admissions@globalmba.thunderbird.edu
• Website: globalmba.thunderbird.edu