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China's Encounter with Europe: History Lessons for Business (V1465)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module, you'll analyse the fundamental philosophical values, cultural tenets, and socio-economic systems that have shaped the historical relationship between China and Europe. You'll explore these elements in a historical context to understand their impact on globalised business, with a focus on etiquette, behavioural patterns and international business norms past and present.

The module is divided into two parts:

• the connection between philosophy and business ethics
• lessons learned from key events in history.

You'll critically analyse both philosophy and key events in thie history of China-Europe encounters. This will allow you to understand the dynamics of contemporary global business.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.