• Offered by Research School of Management
  • ANU College ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Course subject Business
  • Areas of interest International Business
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • AsPr Pierre van der Eng
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2021
    See Future Offerings

This course involves on campus teaching. For students unable to come to campus there will be a remote option. See the Class Summary for more details.

The course provides an overview of business in Europe and an examination of specific issues related to foreign companies doing business in Europe. Specific topics include the European business environment, European Union institutions, legal framework and policies, the growth of the European Union, emerging European economies, business strategy for the European market, marketing strategy in Europe, managing cultural diversity in Europe, human resource management issues in Europe and corporate governance and control in Europe.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Distinguish between the different business environments in the European Union;
  2. Establish the roles and functions of different institutions and their impact on organizations;
  3. Describe the challenges in terms of cultural differences in the European Union and implications of management decisions;
  4. Explain how the organization of the European Union and European integration impact on organizations and their strategies;
  5. Reflect on the emerging evidence about changing nature of business environment in the European Union, its institutions and policies and their impact on organizations.

Other Information

Indicative Assessment

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Workload

Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 10 hours per week to completing the work. This will include 3 hours per week in class and at least 7 hours a week on average on course reading, research, writing and assignment work.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
34
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $2940
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $4890
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2478 22 Feb 2021 01 Mar 2021 31 Mar 2021 28 May 2021 In Person View

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