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SO5527: REFUGEE AND DISPLACEMENT STUDIES (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38


Course Overview

The MSc in Refugee and Displacement Studies will introduce students to the multiple forms of displacement, including, but not limited to, conflict-induced, development-induced and disaster-induced displacement. In addition, the course will explore the categories of migrants, including refugees, internally displaced peoples (IDPs), disaster displacees and human trafficking. Encouraging an analytical and critical approach to refugee and displacement studies, the degree functions both as a stand-alone programme for students wishing to enhance their knowledge of this area to an advanced level, as well as providing the necessary bases for students wishing to pursue PhD and related studies in sociology.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Luisa Gandolfo

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course is designed for students wishing to develop an advanced intellectual understanding of refugee and displacement studies, located in the broader context of transition and development. Drawing on dimensions of human rights, international relations and strategic studies, the programme familiarises students with the core theoretical, conceptual, and empirical discourses within refugee, displacement and forced migration studies. The course will address the multiple forms of displacement, including, but not limited to, conflict-induced, development-induced and disaster-induced displacement, as well as the varied categories of migrants, including refugees, internally displaced peoples (IDPs), asylum seekers, smuggled peoples, disaster displacees and human trafficking. Commencing with the initial impetus for the displacement, the course will also explore the movement of migrants, the politics of humanitarian assistance and the role of gender and identity, as well (re)integration and reconstruction on a macro and micro level.

Further Information & Notes

Not running 2014/15

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

100% Continuous Assessment: two 3,000 word essays on prescribed topics, worth 50% each.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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