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MN50461: The European Union as a global economic actor

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 50%, EX 50%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
(1)To look critically at the place and role of the EU for business and governments. (2)To introduce students to theories of European integration. (3) To review the most significant areas of EU policy for international management.(4)To enable students to understand and engage with EU decision-making.

Learning Outcomes:
Students on completion of this unit will have (1) knowledge of the EU decision-making environment and (2) knowledge of the main EU policies and the principles underpinning them, as well as (3) the ability to understand the dynamics of the European integration process as this affects the business environment, both in an institutional and in a policy and practical context.

Skills:
Analysis of the contemporary socio-economic and political environment (T,F and A); critical thinking (T,F and A); research skills (F and A).

Content:
Institutional, legal and policy development of the European Union and how this relates to the integration process. The unit will also cover the treaty base and public attitudes towards the EU, as well as the debate between theorists of European integration. The principal economic policies of the EU (trade, competition, EMU and the single market). Enlargement and EU - Russia relations. The EU, climate change and environmental policies. Lobbying the EU.
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MN50461 is Optional on the following programmes:

School of Management
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.