MGX5832 European business and society
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGX5832 European business and society is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for MGX5832. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MGX5832
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MGX5832
No unit lists MGX5832 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed 24 credit points of study to undertake this unit.
Enrolment in this unit is subject to an application process. More information on this unit is available here.
Overview
European business and society is an intensive two week unit taught in Europe. One week is taught at the Monash Prato Centre in Italy and the second week incorporates presentations/lectures in organisational visits in Europe. The unit enables you to better understand the political, economic and social environment in which business operates in Europe. Specifically the unit considers the establishment and functioning of the European Union (EU) and its relationship with its member states as well as providing you with an awareness of the key debates, issues and on-going challenges facing Europe and the European Union. These challenges and their implications for business/management policy and practice in Europe, underpin the essence of this unit.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for MGX5832.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
increase students awareness and understanding of Europe and the European Union
- 2
examine the nature of the forces in the European environment (e.g. political, economic, legal, social and cultural) and their impact upon business
- 3
research and critically analyse the challenges facing Europe and understand their implications for policy and practice in business and society
- 4
gain knowledge from organisational visits in order to develop insights that can be applied as future generators of sustainable economic, social and environmental value for business and society.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement 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 you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit provides you with opportunities to participate in experiential learning by visiting cultural, geographical and/or industrial sites relevant to your studies.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Paul Kalfadellis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGX5832?
MGX5832 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGX5832 offered?
MGX5832 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is MGX5832?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGX5832 have an exam?
No. MGX5832 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Management
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2025