Thunderbird at ASU, W. P. Carey School team up on concurrent master's degrees
The concurrent master's program equips students with advanced AI and data analytics skills, tailored specifically for business applications, alongside comprehensive global management and leadership training. Courtesy image
Students are now able to take advantage of two world-class schools at Arizona State University, at the same time.
The Thunderbird School of Global Management and W. P. Carey School of Business are collaborating to offer students a new concurrent degree program, through which students can earn an internationally recognized Master of Global Management, with concentrations in either global business or global digital transformation, along with a first-of-its-kind Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Business.
Typically, students who wanted to earn two degrees would need to achieve the full requirements and credits for each degree individually. Through this partnership, a student in the concurrent degree program could share 15 credits between the two degrees, resulting in a total of 64 credits for both. Students could complete the program, earning both degrees, in as little as two years.
Learn more and apply
Prospective students can learn more and apply for the new concurrent program here.
The concurrent master's program equips students with advanced AI and data analytics skills, tailored specifically for business applications, alongside comprehensive global management and leadership training.
Students interested in the dual program would choose between a concentration in global business or global digital transformation.
“Thunderbird’s MGM program has long been recognized as a leader in global business and management education. Through this partnership with the W. P. Carey School, we are taking the flagship MGM program and adding an exciting, new dimension with the first-of-its-kind AI in business degree,” said Charla Griffy-Brown, director general and dean of Thunderbird.
“This is undoubtedly a unique opportunity for students around the world to engage with two world-class schools within the nation's most innovative institution, combining global management expertise and cutting-edge artificial intelligence curriculum suited for a rapidly changing digital landscape," she said.
The W. P. Carey School's MS-AIB degree that launched earlier this year is the first AI graduate degree offered by a U.S. business school. The degree equips leaders with a business-aligned framework and strategies for implementing AI — delivering both technical skills and business skills to design, deploy and apply AI mindfully in diverse business contexts.
Students learn to understand and plan for the implications and possibilities enabled by artificial intelligence, in addition to the importance of governance, ethics and principled innovation.
"Our groundbreaking AI in business degree was created to build leadership for the transformations driven by artificial intelligence," said Ohad Kadan, Charles J. Robel Dean and W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair in Business. "The new concurrent program with Thunderbird offers an opportunity for students to prepare for leadership roles in an ever-changing business and technology landscape."
Thunderbird’s Master of Global Management is a leadership and entrepreneurship degree for professionals seeking a career in global organizations are that disrupting business as usual and redefining or creating entirely new industries. The MGM is ranked No. 1 in the world for international trade by the QS International Trade Rankings, ranking ahead of Harvard, MIT and Stanford.
The W. P. Carey School is the largest and one of the top-ranked business schools in the country, with 32 degrees and programs ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report. The school is internationally regarded for its research productivity and its distinguished faculty members. Its students come from more than 100 countries, and it is represented by alumni in over 160 countries.
Both Thunderbird and W. P. Carey are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a designation received by only about 6% of the world's business schools.
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