Thunderbird School of Global Management (Bachelor)

For more than 75 years, Thunderbird has produced leaders capable of tackling the world’s greatest challenges. Founded in 1946 on the grounds of a deactivated airbase (Thunderbird Field No. 1), Thunderbird was the first graduate management school focused on global business. The 1960s proved to be a time of global expansion for the institution. Thunderbird enjoyed steady growth and with that came a sense of identity in the world of international education. By the 1980s, Thunderbird has risen to become a major player in the corporate and academic arenas, ranking No. 1 in the world for international management.

In 2014, Thunderbird joined Arizona State University, bringing the world’s No. 1 ranked Master of Global Management program under the umbrella of the No. 1 ranked most innovative University in the United States. Thunderbird and its internationally acclaimed graduate programs relocated to ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus in early 2019. Thunderbird’s rich tradition as a premier global institution is stronger than ever today as part of ASU. Thunderbird’s new location in ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus offers valuable access to corporate, state, cultural and recreational resources throughout metropolitan Phoenix.

At the center of Thunderbird’s global network of Centers of Excellence is our new state-of-the-art Global Headquarters, a home that connects us to the rest of the world. Opening its doors in the fall of 2021, the new building brings the School closer to key organizations across the public and private sectors in this most technologically-advanced center of international business education. 

Thunderbird School of Global Management is the world’s premier leadership and management school. As part of Arizona State University, ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for seven years in succession, Thunderbird draws on a vast spectrum of disciplines of excellence to empower leaders across sectors with future-ready skills. Thunderbird advances inclusive and sustainable prosperity worldwide by educating and influencing global leaders and managers who maximize the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for business, government, society, and the environment.

We are much more than a school. Thunderbird is a global network of future-ready leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs innovating across the private and public sectors to advance inclusive and sustainable prosperity worldwide.

Through our global mindset and worldwide presence, we equip students and professionals to thrive in today’s international business environment. With more than 45,000 distinguished alumni in 145 countries and a rapidly expanding network of satellite Centers of Excellence in all regions, Thunderbird delivers cutting-edge and fit-for purpose programs worldwide. From executive education to basic entrepreneurship training, our offerings and global learning experiences provide transformative global skills and stackable degrees and credentials to students and professionals around the world.

Thunderbird School of Global Management has a research focus on Global Management, International Trade, Global Strategy, Global Leadership, 4th Industrial Revolution, Digital Transformation, and Global Affairs.

Bachelor of Global Management (BGM)

• Compliance Manager
• Foreign Service Officer
• General Manager
• Manager of a nonprofit organization/NGO
• Marketing Manager
• Business Analyst
• International product or brand manager
• Sustainability specialists

Bachelor of Science in International Trade (BSIT)

• Commodities broker
• Country/Regional Manager
• Global logistics manager
• Import and export agent
• International business development manager
• International market analyst
• Supply chain manager   
• Regulatory affairs manager