Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
International Migration has recently gained increased academic and policy interest. This course, while introducing the main analytical concepts concerning migration, addresses the policy dimension in the European context. Additionally the course will assist students in becoming active citizens in an ever changing world.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Migration has been an ever present feature of human history. Yet in recent years, this subject garnered more political, media, social and academic attention, raising profound political questions that speak to key themes in International Relations. Such themes include issues of human rights, security, citizenship, inequality and development. It also keenly relates to policy-making regarding external and intra EU migration.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Oral feedback will be provided throughout and written feedback will be provided for in course assessments. |
Word Count | 3500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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3-hour unseen exam |
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| Reflection | Create | Demonstrate the ability to research, analyse and communicate effectively in written form |
| Procedural | Understand | An understanding of the migratory dynamics in Europe since the end of the Second World War. |
| Procedural | Analyse | An ability to examine the political implications of elite discourse on migration . |
| Conceptual | Understand | A knowledge and understanding of analytical concepts in relation to international migration. |
| Procedural | Understand | A critical awareness of the shifting types of migration in different epochs. |
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