Migration and Transnationalism
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| SOCI3007 | Sociology and Social Policy | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- SOCI3007
- School
- Sociology and Social Policy
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module examines key issues and concepts connected to the movement and settlement of people in Europe and beyond. Informed by a transnational studies perspective, the module considers migration debates and practices in a critical, comparative and historically informed manner. The first part of the module explores the political, social and economic factors that cause people to move in an increasing interconnected world. The second part of the module is dedicated to the examination of the different theories of integration and settlement and processes of inclusion and exclusion. The key issues and concepts addressed might include those of transnationalism and diaspora; gender and intersectionality; transnational families and global care chains; incorporation and exclusion; identity and belonging.
Target Students
Available to all Level 3 and Level 4 UG students including subsidiary students from outside the school and PGT and exchange students.Also available to students on an MA SSR programme (all pathways) in the School of Sociology and Social Policy.
Classes
This module is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars.
Assessment
- 25% Group Presentation: 10 minute Group Presentation
- 75% Coursework: 3,000 words
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
By the end of this module students will be equipped with an advanced and critical understanding of migration and transnationalism and related issues and concepts. This understanding will be the outcome of extensive reading, seminar discussions, lectures, and of an analysis ofspecific and relevant case studies(chosen by the students).Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
On completion of this module students will have achieved:
- Critical and wide-ranging understanding of how migration and transnationalism have been theorised, researched and managed. Knowledge of different theoretical perspectives of transnational migration and their relation to previous and competing theories of migration;
- A broad ranging knowledge of the causes and consequences of transnational migration.
Intellectual Skills:
By the end of this module students will have:
- Enhanced their ability to critically relate theory to data and vice versa.
- Improved their ability to assess evidence and construct coherent arguments on the basis of reasoned analysis.
Professional/Practical Skills:
- Effective oral and written communication skills.