APG5122 Corporate sustainability management
Faculty of Arts
APG5122 Corporate sustainability management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5122
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After APG5122
No unit lists APG5122 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
In this unit, you will delve into the crucial role corporations play in addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality. You will examine the complex relationship between corporations and sustainability exploring multiple perspectives, global trends and guiding principles for making a business case for corporate sustainability. Furthermore, you will develop the critical analytical skills and reflective capabilities necessary to assess contemporary business practices related to corporate sustainability.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Caulfield | Online |
| Second semester | Caulfield | Online |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseExercise30%
- Case studyWritten30%
- Project40%
- Reflective writingWritten20%
- Case studyWritten40%
- ReportWritten40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically analyse the key concepts and tools in the field of sustainability management;
- 2
evaluate the broader context and incentives that are driving efforts and investments towards sustainability-driven business models;
- 3
develop and communicate a business case for sustainability;
- 4
design and apply appropriate strategies to drive a successful sustainability transformation for an organisation.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops18 hours
- Seminars6 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
The unit will be delivered through Moodle and other online platforms, such as Zoom. Other online resources - Kahoot and Polleverywhere.com - will be used to enhance student learning.
This unit will provide you with opportunities to work with peers in groups and pairs in class. You will have interactive discussions to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the topic, and reinforce your learning.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
APG5122 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Xiao Han
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Xiao Han
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5122?
APG5122 has no prerequisites.
When is APG5122 offered?
In 2025, APG5122 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield, with an online option.
How much work is APG5122?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5122 have an exam?
No. APG5122 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include APG5122?
APG5122 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; and Sustainable business.