Globalisation, Politics & Culture - MAN00023H

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module summary

The module is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of the nature of contemporary globalisation, focusing on the various economic, cultural and social elements of an increasingly interdependent world economy. It encourages students to develop a critical position on the multifaceted environment in which international business is embedded and which it, to some extent, also shapes.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2025-26

Module aims

The module is designed to develop the knowledge and understanding the students have of business and management by exploring how theory and practice has responded to the internationalisation of economic and social activity. The course will engage in broad and deep analysis of the interrelated economic, political and cultural angles of globalisation. An important aspect of the module is to develop the intellectual capacities of students by engaging in in-depth analysis and critique of globalisation theory and applying it to a highly complex, dynamic, and frequently uncertain arena of management endeavour.

Module learning outcomes

  • Analyse and critically interrogate the concept of 'Globalisation'

  • Understand the history of globalisation and its theories from the 1990s onwards

  • Understand the interrelated economic, political and cultural angles of globalisation

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.

Module assessment reports to students are written by the module leader for all assessments (open and closed) and placed on the VLE after the Board of Examiners has received the module marks.

Indicative reading

McCann, L., (2018) A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Globalization, London: Sage