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Master in Business and AI

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Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education as Business and AI — Master’s.

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6Terms of
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AI fluency is a differentiator today. In five years it will be the baseline.

Every industry is being rebuilt around artificial intelligence right now, and the people who understand it are the ones being handed the decisions. That advantage has a shelf life, the way spreadsheet literacy stopped being a differentiator a generation ago. The advantage belongs to whoever moves while it is still an advantage.

What the Master in Business and AI actually changes

  1. 1
    You become the person who translates.

    Between the team that builds the model and the room where the money is decided, there is a gap almost nobody can cross. Someone who understands both sides ends up in the second room. That role barely existed five years ago and now every serious company is looking for it.

  2. 2
    Doors that were closed by a checkbox.

    Senior and leadership roles increasingly list a graduate degree as a requirement rather than a preference. It is rarely about what you studied. It is a filter applied before anyone reads your experience. Clearing that filter changes which conversations you are invited into.

Why AGTU

Why the Master’s in Business and AI at AGTU (American Global Tech University), and not at another institution?

  1. 1
    An American credential, from an American institution.

    AGTU (American Global Tech University) is licensed by the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education, and accredited by ASIC in the United Kingdom. Your completion documents read the same whether you studied from Lima or from Lagos.

  2. 2
    Real letter grades, with a full GPA.

    A through F, not pass/fail. It matters if you plan to continue to a doctorate, or to claim tuition reimbursement from an employer, several online universities issue pass/fail only, and both of those doors close quietly.

  3. 3
    You can verify all of it before paying anything.

    A full competency, two subjects, with a tutor assigned to you and a certificate of hours at the end. The $48 enrolment fee is waived. And if you continue, those hours are recognised as up to six credits toward your programme, so the work carries forward instead of starting over.

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Licensed in the United States and accredited in the United Kingdom AGTUyes Traditional online universityno
Present in more than 20 countries AGTUyes Traditional online universityno
Programme available in three languages AGTUyes Traditional online universityno
Who teaches you

One faculty, every country.

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The Master in Business and AI here, and what you don’t get elsewhere.

What this is

A real course, not a preview.

Most free trials give you a sample video and a countdown timer. AGTU (American Global Tech University) gives you an entire competency of the Master in Business and AI, two full subjects, delivered exactly the way our degree students receive it. You enroll as a continuing-education student at AGTU (American Global Tech University).

Free competency program
  • 01
    A full competency: Strategy and Decision-MakingTwo subjects: Business Strategies and Marketing, delivered exactly as our degree students receive them.
  • 02
    A tutor from day onePlus the student forum, recorded lectures, digital materials and AGTU (American Global Tech University) international events.
  • 03
    A free certificate of hoursA printable PDF you download the moment you finish, yours regardless of what you decide next.
  • 04
    Up to six credits toward the Master in Business and AIOut of 36 credit hours, 12 subjects and six terms of six weeks. You continue from where you stopped.
What it costs you

What it costs you: nothing.

The free competency costs nothing, in every sense. And when you decide to continue into the Master in Business and AI, the full program is published up front: the full figure and yours, with your country’s scholarship already applied.

The same five teach every country, whatever you pay.

Everything included

Nothing to pay. And nothing waiting for you later.

No hidden fees, no add-ons, and no card requested at any point. AGTU’s $48 enrolment fee is waived when you begin the Master in Business and AI through the free competency, and the certificate you download at the end costs nothing either.

No hidden fees, no add-ons in the Master in Business and AI. Every course carries its own edX certificate at no extra cost, and starting through the free competency waives the $48 enrolment fee for good.

The curriculum

The Master in Business and AI: 12 subjects across six terms.

Each term runs six weeks and closes with an assessment. You continue from where the free competency program stopped.

Term 1 · freeStrategy and Decision-Making
Business professionals analyzing business strategies and AI data
  • MBU-507 Business Strategies

    What you learnHow to read a market, position an offer and decide where a company should compete, and where it should not.

    What it gives youYou stop executing someone else’s plan and start being in the room where the plan is made.

  • MBU-505 Marketing

    What you learnHow demand is created and measured: segmentation, positioning, channels and pricing.

    What it gives youYou can defend a marketing decision with numbers instead of taste.

These are the two subjects you study for free: full content, a dedicated tutor, the student forum and AGTU (American Global Tech University) international events. Finish them and you download your certificate of hours, and if you continue into the degree, they are recognized as up to six credits.

Term 2Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
  • MBU-501 Communication and Leadership

    What you learnHow to lead people who don’t report to you, and how to build a case that survives the room.

    What it gives youMost senior decisions are lost in the telling, not in the thinking.

  • MBU-504 Creating and Leading Effective Organizations

    What you learnHow teams, incentives and structures actually produce results, and the points where they break.

    What it gives youYou can diagnose why a team underdelivers instead of blaming the people in it.

Term 3Operational Excellence
  • MBU-508 Project Management: Managing Strategic Performance

    What you learnHow to turn a strategy into a plan with deadlines, owners and outcomes that can be measured.

    What it gives youIt is the skill that separates who proposes from who delivers.

  • MBU-502 Operations Management

    What you learnHow work flows through an organisation, where it stalls, and how to redesign it.

    What it gives youYou find the cost nobody sees, because it is hidden inside a process.

Term 4Economic Intelligence
  • MBU-506 Financial Analysis

    What you learnHow to read a financial statement and judge whether a decision creates or destroys value.

    What it gives youYou can argue for a budget in the language of the people who approve it.

  • MBU-509 Global Economy

    What you learnHow currency, trade and interest rates move across borders and arrive in your market.

    What it gives youFor anyone working with clients or suppliers in another country, it stops being background noise.

Term 5AI Literacy
  • MBU-513 Digital Transformation

    What you learnHow to move a company built on old processes without breaking what already works.

    What it gives youIt is the project most organisations are running right now, and few people know how to lead it.

  • MBU-514 Artificial Intelligence

    What you learnWhat AI actually does, what it cannot do, and where it fits inside a business.

    What it gives youYou become the person who separates what is real from what is being sold.

Term 6Data-driven Decision Making
  • MBU-516 Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

    What you learnHow to turn raw data into a dashboard someone can make a decision from.

    What it gives youAn argument with data behind it wins over an argument without.

  • MBU-511 Governance

    What you learnHow decisions, risk and accountability are structured in an organisation.

    What it gives youIt is what gets asked of anyone moving into a director-level seat.

We teach with edXfounded by Harvard and MIT

We teachwith edXfounded by Harvard and MIT

Your Master in Business and AI comes with university courses. And their certificates.

In the years since, edX has become the platform where more than 250 institutions publish their courses, for over 100 million learners in more than 190 countries.

Through that partnership, the Master in Business & AI includes courses from the institutions below. Each one issues its own certificate, in your name, at no additional cost.

Sixteen edX courses from twelve institutions, included in your programme
SubjectedX course includedCertificate issued by
MBU-507Business Strategies Generative AI for Business Leaders and Executives IBM
MBU-505Marketing Introduction to Marketing University of Edinburgh
MBU-501Communication and Leadership Leading with Effective Communication Catalyst
MBU-504Creating and Leading Effective Organizations AI for Leaders Babson College
MBU-508Project Management Project Management Principles USM
MBU-502Operations Management Project Management PrinciplesApplied Scrum for Agile Project Management University of Maryland
MBU-506Financial Analysis Financial Analysis for Decision MakingCorporate Finance Babson CollegeIIM Bangalore
MBU-509Global Economy The Superpower Grand StrategiesFX Markets Derivatives and Credit Derivatives University of MarylandNew York Institute of Finance
MBU-513Digital Transformation Digital Strategy and Transformation Tec de Monterrey
MBU-514Artificial Intelligence Elevating Businesses and Careers with Generative AI IBM
MBU-516Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BIPower BI: Get Started with Microsoft Data Analytics Davidson CollegeMicrosoft
MBU-511Governance Introduction to Global Governance KU Leuven

16 courses from 12 institutions — eight universities and four market organisations.

Which course comes with which subject
  • Business StrategiesGenerative AI for Business Leaders and ExecutivesIBM
  • MarketingIntroduction to MarketingUniversity of Edinburgh
  • Communication and LeadershipLeading with Effective CommunicationCatalyst
  • Creating and Leading Effective OrganizationsAI for LeadersBabson College
  • Project ManagementProject Management PrinciplesUSM
  • Operations ManagementProject Management Principles · Applied Scrum for Agile Project ManagementUniversity of Maryland
  • Financial AnalysisFinancial Analysis for Decision Making · Corporate FinanceBabson College · IIM Bangalore
  • Global EconomyThe Superpower Grand Strategies · FX Markets, Derivatives and Credit DerivativesUniversity of Maryland · New York Institute of Finance
  • Digital TransformationDigital Strategy and TransformationTec de Monterrey
  • Artificial IntelligenceElevating Businesses and Careers with Generative AIIBM
  • Data Analytics and Business IntelligenceAnalyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI · Power BI: Get Started with Microsoft Data AnalyticsDavidson College · Microsoft
  • GovernanceIntroduction to Global GovernanceKU Leuven
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How it works

Three steps into the Master in Business and AI, from registration to certificate.

  1. 1
    Register in five minutes

    Create your account and choose your area. No payment, no documents, and no card is requested at any point.

  2. 2
    Study your free competency

    Immediate access to two full subjects, the forum, the AGTU (American Global Tech University) international events and your tutor.

  3. 3
    Download your certificate

    A printable PDF with your documented hours, yours to keep permanently, and your hours count as up to six credits if you continue.

You can also skip ahead and apply directly to the degree at any time.

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Scholarship by country

And when you continue, your country sets your tuition.

Every student admitted to the Master in Business and AI receives an automatic scholarship based on where they live, up to 80% off, set by the economic group your country falls into. No essay, no committee, no waiting list.

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  • No credit card, at any point
  • The $48 enrolment fee, waived
  • Materials, tutor, forum and events
  • Your certificate of hours
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in 1 + 18 instalments, your scholarship already applied

Every admitted student receives a scholarship. Yours is set by the country you live in.

  • 36 credit hours · 12 subjects · 6 terms of 6 weeks
  • Scholarship applied to every term
  • Your six free credits carry into the degree

Your six free credits carry into the degree. Figures follow AGTU’s published pricing rule; country of residence is confirmed at registration.

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Three ways to engage

Three ways in, one Master in Business and AI.

Start at no cost, let your country set your tuition, or move at your own speed. They combine, most students use all three.

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Students from more than 20 countries, studying the same programme as you. Every AGTU (American Global Tech University) student joins a network that is already working, people in your field, in your time zone, and often in your country. You can see who they are before you enrol, connect with them on LinkedIn, and ask them anything you would rather not ask an advisor.

Community

Connect with AGTU (American Global Tech University) on LinkedIn

Students from more than 20 countries, studying the same programme as you.

Every AGTU (American Global Tech University) student joins a network that is already working, people in your field, in your time zone, and often in your country. You can see who they are before you register, connect with them on LinkedIn, and ask them anything you would rather not ask an advisor.

Many of them started exactly where you are now: on this page, wondering whether a free master’s competency could possibly be real.

Class of 2026More than 20 countries, one cohort.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this really free, or is there a catch?

It’s really free. The free competency program costs nothing: no card required, no automatic billing, no cancellation deadline, no hidden fees, and all materials included. What we’re asking for is your time and attention, in the hope that the experience convinces you to enroll in the full degree. If it doesn’t, you owe us nothing and you keep your certificate.

Is there a test? Which language?

Yes, a short admission test that confirms basic knowledge of the language you choose to study in: English, Portuguese, or Spanish. It is straightforward, it is taken online, and it is the only test required to begin the free competency program.

Do I need transcripts or diplomas?

Not for the free competency program. Formal admission requirements, including academic documentation, apply when you enroll in a degree program.

Are there live classes?

Not in the free competency program. It’s fully asynchronous by design, so students in any time zone can participate equally. You’re still supported throughout by your tutor and the forum. Some degree programs include live components; those are described on each program page.

How long do I have to complete it?

The free competency program has a defined study period, shown when you register. If you need more time, your tutor can discuss options with you.

Am I enrolled in the degree yet?

No. You start as an AGTU (American Global Tech University) continuing-education student. Enrollment in a formal degree program happens only when you decide to continue and complete the admission process. This keeps your record clean and your decision genuinely open.

Do I need a visa, or to relocate?

No. The programme is delivered entirely online, so there is no visa, no relocation, and no resignation letter. You study from where you already live, around the job you already have, and the credential you receive is the same American degree.

Can I transfer the hours elsewhere?

The credit recognition described on this page, up to six credits, applies to AGTU (American Global Tech University) programs under AGTU’s internal policy. Your certificate documents genuine completed hours, but other institutions set their own transfer rules. We can’t promise what a third party will accept.

Does this make my degree cheaper?

It makes it shorter, not cheaper. The published tuition for your category still applies. The benefit is that you’ve already completed part of the program and have credit for it.

Do I have to apply for the scholarship?

No. It’s applied automatically when you’re admitted, based on your country of residence.

How fast can I really finish?

There are no artificial speed limits. Many motivated learners finish in half the traditional time.

Do I get real grades?

Yes, A to F, with a full GPA.

Can I split my term fees?

Yes. Flexible plans are available per term.

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