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, students can take science and technology courses featuring renowned practitioners and scholars at ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Spring 2022 class profile
41 years old
15.5 years
20.8%
- 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.
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
Greg Autry
Sanjeev Khagram
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 |
Final deadline EXTENDED | August 4 |
Program Calendar
Program Calendar 2023-24
Course | Week 1 | Location | Week 2 | Location |
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Space for Future Global Leaders | Aug. 29 - Sept. 2 | LA | N/A | N/A |
Communicating and Negotiating Across Cultures | Sept. 16-17 | PHX | Sept. 30-Oct 1 | OL |
Global Technological Leadership/Global Personal Leadership | Oct. 14-15 | OL | Oct. 28-29 | PHX |
Global Finance and Accounting | Nov. 11-12 | PHX | Dec. 2-3 | OL |
Global Field Seminar: Space Coast Excursion | Jan. 14-20 | KSC | N/A | N/A |
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation | Feb. 3-4 | PHX | Feb. 17-18 | OL |
Global Space Policy and Law | Mar. 2-3 | PHX | Mar. 16-17 | OL |
Data in the Global Economy/Global Marketing | Apr. 13-14 | PHX | Apr. 27-28 | OL |
Global Space Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | May 18-19 | PHX | June 1-2 | OL |
Space and Global States and Markets | June 15-16 | PHX | July 8-9 | DC |
Global Personal Leadership Development: Space Capstone | July 10-13 | DC | N/A | N/A |