Executive Master of Global Management: Space Leadership, Business, and Policy
Overview
Degree program overview
Thunderbird’s Executive Master of Global Management with a concentration in Space Leadership, Business, and Policy (EMGM-Space) is a one-of-a-kind degree for professionals seeking executive management expertise in the booming space sector.
Designed and taught by industry-leading faculty and experts, this 12-month graduate program is tailored for individuals pursuing careers in commercial spaceflight, defense and civil aerospace, AI and big data, and next-generation manufacturing. Being a graduate will open doors across the aerospace and technology sectors.
The cutting-edge curriculum prioritizes industry immersion and focuses on modern practices, principles, and case studies for corporate, startup, nonprofit and governmental organizations operating in space. To build cross-disciplinary skills, select courses feature renowned practitioners and scholars from ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration (in addition to our stellar Thunderbird faculty).
Class profile
42 years old
16 years
33.3%
- Aerospace Engineering
- Business
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Master of Business Administration
- Juris Doctor
- Industrial Engineering
- Mathematics
- Political Science
- English
- Blue Origin
- ISRO Aerospace & Defense
- NASA contractor
- NASA Endeavor
- U.S Space Force
- KPMG
- U.S. Air Force
- Raytheon Technologies
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Bank of America
Who should attend?
- Professionals who want to keep up with their rapidly changing industry in a flexible master's degree program while continuing to work full-time.
- Engineers aspiring to advancement in the aerospace sector and supplying industries.
- Professional managers and executives looking to enter the booming space economy.
- Industry, policy, and military leaders looking for insight and connections to the space sector.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are leaders across a wide range of organizations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors around the world. The EMGM-Space degree will prepare you to assume managerial responsibilities in global organizations, or to make a career change across industries or sectors. Our top-ranked global management program will prepare you with the problem-solving skills needed in order to leverage the tools of the digital age to manage change and disruption in your organization.
- Chief of Global Sales
- Global Marketing Manager
- Global Product Manager
- Cross-Cultural Communication Officer
- Innovation Manager
- Adidas
- American Express
- Amazon
- The Boeing Company
- US Department of Defense
- US Air Force
- Starbucks
- Peace Corps
- UBER
- Ford Motor Company
- Google Inc.
- IBM
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Northrop Grumman
- Verizon Wireless
Curriculum
Curriculum
The EMGM-Space Leadership curriculum consists of 31 credit hours, including nine (9) 3-credit courses, a 1-credit professional development course, and a 3-credit global field seminar to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
*Students must complete an applied learning experience during the first academic year of their program. To fulfill this requirement, students may choose one of the following: (1) Global Field Seminar, (2) Global Challenge Lab, (3) applied learning-based academic course or (4) Internship registered for academic credit. Each of these options will satisfy the applied learning experience for the program.
There are additional program expenses associated with (1) and (2) as they require travel.
Course | Credits |
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TGM 598 Global Technological Leadership/Global Personal Leadership | 3 |
Specialization course #1: Space for Future Global Leaders | 3 |
TGM 598 Global Technological Strategy | 3 |
Specialization course #2: Global Space Policy and Law | 3 |
TGM 506 Navigating Global and Regional Business Environments/Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures | 3 |
Specialization course #3: Space and Global States and Markets | 3 |
TGM 557 Data in the Global Economy/Global Marketing | 3 |
Specialization course #4: Global Space Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | 3 |
TSGM 517 Global Finance and Accounting | 3 |
TSGM 597 Global Personal Leadership Development | 1 |
TSGM 596 Global Field Seminar or Global Challenge Lab | 3 |
Financial aid and costs
Program costs
Apply early for priority admissions and financial aid consideration.
Fees | USD$ |
---|---|
Application fee (domestic) | $70 |
Application fee (international) | $115 |
Non-refundable deposit | $250 |
Program cost | $67,207 |
Faculty and campus
Faculty
David Thomas
Kevin M. O’Connell
Our campus
The EMGM-Space Leadership degree is delivered in Phoenix and online. There will be excursions to Los Angeles, California, and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Requirements and deadlines
Application deadlines
Apply early for priority admission and financial aid consideration.
Deadline | Dates |
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Early consideration | October 30 |
First round | November 30 |
Second round and international student deadline | January 30 |
Third round and international student deadline | March 30 |
Final deadline | July 30 |
Program calendar
Program calendar 2024-25
Course | Week 1 | Location | Week 2 | Location |
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Space for Future Global Leaders | Aug 26-30 | LA | N/A | N/A |
Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures | Sept. 14-15 | PHX | Sept. 28-29 | OL |
Global Leadership and Personal Development | Oct. 12-13 | OL | Oct. 26-27 | PHX |
Global Accounting and Financial Management | Nov. 16-17 | PHX | Dec. 7-8 | OL |
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation | Jan. 11-12 | PHX | Jan. 25-26 | OL |
Global Marketing and Data Analytics | Feb. 1-2 | PHX | Mar. 22-23 | OL |
Global Field Seminar: Space Coast Excursion | Feb. 9-15 | KSC | N/A | N/A |
Global Space Policy and Law | Apr. 12-13 | PHX | Apr. 26-27 | OL |
Global Space Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | May 17-18 | OL | May 31 - Jun. 1 | PHX |
Space and Global States and Markets | June 14-15 | PHX | July 7-8 | DC |
Global Personal Leadership Development: Space Capstone | July 9-12 | DC | N/A | N/A |