Introduction to Migration Studies 2400-OG-EN-AIMS
The course will present and discuss contemporary migrations concerning:
- potential causes
- race and ethnicity
- globalisation
- religion
- biographies
- transnationalism
- humanitarianism
- sociology and anthropology
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1. Migration – an introduction.
2. Race and ethnicity.
3. Causes of migrations.
4. Forced Migration.
5. Racism and ethnic integration.
6. Migration in a global era.
7. Migration policies.
8. The second generation in exile.
9. Religion in migration studies.
10. The biographical method in migration studies.
11. Transnationalism.
12. Tibetans in exile.
13. Presentations.
14. Presentations.
15. Presentations.
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
The final grade will depend on: the activity of the student during seminars, his preparation to the subject (50%) and oral presentation with the use of PowerPoint (50%) [which will be graded with the use of standard scale (2-5)].
Assessment criteria:
fail- (0-50%)
satisfactory- (51%-60%)
satisfactory plus- (61%-70%)
good - (71%-80%)
good plus- (81%-90%)
very good- (91%-100%)
Additional information
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