Take your MBA to the next level
Gain a concentration in international business by earning your Thunderbird Master of Global Management post-MBA degree. As a post-MBA candidate, you'll take courses that will provide you with an international skill set and mindset to compete as a global business leader in today's international economy. Thunderbird’s post-MBA Master of Global Management program builds on the foundation of your MBA degree with an emphasis on: global business analysis, global leadership skills, cross-cultural understanding, and analytical and assessment tools.
English proficiency
Depending on your TOEFL, IELTS or PTE score (if applicable), you may be required to take “Business English Communications” course(s) prior to beginning the program.
Sample course descriptions
Note: Not all courses shown here are taught at all times. This listing represents a sample of the courses available at Thunderbird, but is not meant to be all-inclusive. Please speak with an admissions representative to discuss the specific classes being offered in the next term.
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Course Number: GF-4519Credit Hours: 3.00
This program explores the brand management function as presented by top marketing executives from a variety of global companies across a wide range of industries. The course is designed to explore and communicate the role of marketing in general, and that of the brand manager (or managers with brand-related responsibilities), in the context of each company?s business strategy, with a specific focus on marketing and brand strategy development, brand plan development and execution, and program evaluation.
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Course Number: GF-5520Credit Hours: 3.00
This course provides a managerial orientation to the topic of international brand management. It is designed to prepare students for a career in international brand and/or product management.
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Course Number: GF-4512Credit Hours: 3.00
The effective management of channel relationships
is essential to the marketing manager's ability to create value for customers though the efficient delivery of goods
and services. This course provides the knowledge and skills required to manage channel relationships effectively. Specifically, the course facilitates an understanding of: (1)
alternative channel structures; (2) roles played by channel members in strategy and logistics; (3) effective methods for
negotiating with channel members, and (4)technologies that enable the channel system. -
Course Number: GF-4511Credit Hours: 3.00
The effective management of channel relationships
is essential to the marketing manager's ability to create value for customers though the efficient delivery of goods
and services. This course provides the knowledge and skills required to manage channel relationships effectively. Specifically, the course facilitates an understanding of: (1)
alternative channel structures; (2) roles played by channel members in strategy and logistics; (3) effective methods for
negotiating with channel members, and (4)technologies that enable the channel system. -
Course Number: GM-4450Credit Hours: 3.00
Foundations for Global Business Leadership serves as an introduction to the Global MBA On-Demand program. As such, we will examine the changing international business environment. Our goal is to begin the program?s process of understanding the dynamics of the global political economy, examining its effects at the firm level, and identifying skills managers need to function effectively in this environment.
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Course Number: GF-5671Credit Hours: 3.00
This seminar will provide participants a richer understanding and appreciation of the Jordanian business environment in the contexts of the Middle Eastern region and the role of developing nations in the international economy. It will also imbue seminar participants, who are future international business managers, with the consciousness of considering Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries for business and investment opportunities.
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Course Number: GF-5542Credit Hours: 3.00
This course focuses on the strategic and tactical development of business plans for marketers whose customers include other businesses, the government, and institutions, as opposed to consumers. The course places emphasis on (a) business market processes, strategies and their tactical execution, (b) management of B2B relationships and account management strategies, (c) leveraging of Web 2.0 tools in market strategies and tactics(d) all taking into consideration the implications and opportunities of globalization.
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Course Number: GF-5422Credit Hours: 3.00
The guiding framework for a global enterprise and an essential tool for the global entrepreneur is a well-developed, comprehensive business plan. The process of creating a business plan provides an in-depth view of the complex inter-dependency of the functional elements of a viable organization: marketing, finance, management & leadership and systems & operations.
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Course Number: GF-5701Credit Hours: 3.00
This course focuses on the economic growth and market opportunities in high-performance economies such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and other economies in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Sources of rapid growth are analyzed including market liberalization, investment incentives, export promotion, infrastructural investments, and technology development. Rose of business, government, and global markets are examined.
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Course Number: GM-4210Credit Hours: 1.50
This course investigates the nature of foreign exchange markets and hedging instruments; international financial markets and the transmission of funds; balance of payments; alternative international monetary arrangements and institutions; and the respective adjustment mechanisms in response to fiscal and monetary policy changes. The course also examines how countries grow successfully and the causes of economic crisis.
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Course Number: ST-5461Credit Hours: 1.50
This course focuses on the business and management issues of the global energy industry?specifically, the non-petroleum sources of energy. Course content will therefore include the business, strategy, and management of non-petrochemical sources such as nuclear, coal, hydro, wind, tidal, geothermal, and other evolving technologies and innovations. This would include energy for both transportation and power, the traditional distinction in energy use.
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Course Number: GM-4404Credit Hours: 1.50
In global economies, entrepreneurship is the engine of economic growth and prosperity. As emerging global leaders, it is important for you to understand the underlying principles and concepts about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process. This course covers the personal characteristics and qualities of the entrepreneur, innovation, creativity, the business plan, opportunity analysis, and the role of entrepreneurship in developed and developing economies.
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Course Number: GM-4213Credit Hours: 3.00
This course explores the theory and practice of financial management in a corporate context and market environment.
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Course Number: GM-4203Credit Hours: 1.50
The third module of Finance examines corporate finance issues from managerial and strategic perspectives, and extends the concepts covered in the previous two modules to cross-border settings. Topics addressed include: financial and real options; risk management; corporate valuation (domestic cross-border).
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Course Number: ST-5277Credit Hours: 1.50
Financial markets provide the structure for the flows of funds between savers and borrowers to facilitate the investment by corporations, governments and individuals. Significant changes have occurred as a result of advances in technology and communication and because of the growing importance of emerging markets in the world economy. There are two broad financial markets that will be studied: the public and the private markets.
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Course Number: GF-4279Credit Hours: 3.00
This course is intended to provide a broad and insightful overview of the myriad of contemporary issues facing financial executives and leaders (corporate, commercial, and investment banking) in today?s most important global marketplace.
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Course Number: GF-5622Credit Hours: 3.00
Switzerland is one of the world?s most important centers of international cooperation and Geneva is home to a large number of global intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations. This course provides students an opportunity to experience the work of many international organizations, both public and private, and aims to provide practical knowledge of these organizations as well as a greater appreciation of the challenges they face in today?s global community.
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Course Number: GM-5486Credit Hours: 1.50
This course provides practical insights into those factors, both external and internal, which impact leadership effectiveness. Topics covered include the achievements of leaders, characteristics of leaders, leading across cultures, leading change and relationship between leaders and followers.
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Course Number: GM-4505Credit Hours: 3.00
This course provides a managerial orientation to the topic of global marketing in today?s complex, rapidly changing international business environment. A key focus is developing competitive advantage by creating customer value. Course participants will gain a fundamental understanding of marketing strategy and marketing analysis (i.e., customer, competitor, and company analysis) as well as an appreciation of the basic strategic issues involved in market segmentation, market targeting, and market positioning in the international arena.
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Course Number: GF-4508Credit Hours: 1.50
This course covers all the managerial aspects of a well integrated marketing communication plan as it impacts brand building. Students will learn how to design and evaluate integrated communication strategies and programs in a global context. The influence of different cultures is stressed throughout the course as it impacts all the elements of an integrated marketing communication plan, but the course specifically uses advertising as the main vehicle to demonstrate these cultural issues.
