Professionals expand their management and leadership repertoire while sharpening their business skills in Thunderbird School of Global Management's MALM program, earning a unique graduate degree with classes taught online by Thunderbird's world-class professors. The program provides mastery of modern practices for managers and executives in transnational organizations from a global perspective, delivering the highest quality graduate education in a flexible online format.
This is an in-depth, professional degree program that features applicable training in the nuances of managing a global business, government agency or nonprofit organization.
The Master of Applied Leadership and Management program combines cutting-edge management coursework with a truly global curriculum, cross-cultural communication and negotiation training, personal development and leadership components to prepare graduates to thrive as decision-makers in enterprises that operate across borders.
Designed to empower graduates with well-rounded, future-ready skill sets, this transformational master's degree provides a strategically choreographed progression through every facet of international management, with courses spanning the gamut of Thunderbird's online offerings, from accounting and data-driven decision making to global finance and marketing. Students also receive hands-on, experiential learning opportunities in practical, real-world situations through elective courses that allow them to apply the full range of professional skills acquired during their studies.
The Master of Applied Leadership and Management allows students to work at their own pace to earn their degree in as few as 12 months. The program is designed specifically for students from around the world and allows them to join the globally connected Thunderbird alumni network that opens doors and opportunities all over the planet. More information is available on the Thunderbird alumni website.
Specializations
Thunderbird's Master of Applied Leadership and Management degree offers optional specializations, one delivered in English and three delivered in Mandarin. Students are asked to see the Thunderbird website for details.
The global and public affairs specialization is delivered in English, and more information is available on the program website.
The data analytics, financial management and global business specializations are delivered in Mandarin. More information on these specialization areas are available on the ASU Online website.
Thunderbird School of Global Management has produced unique leaders for over 75 years, leaders in every sector capable of tackling the world's greatest challenges. The alumni network comprises 45,000 graduates and 170 chapters around the globe.

