Geography
Understanding Global Migration
Module code: L7041C
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Workshop
Assessment modes: Portfolio
Migration has transformed millions of people’s lives.
It has underpinned global capitalist growth and reshaped cultures worldwide. In politics and media, it sparks prejudice and misinformation, and is at the top of British, European and global agendas.
On this module, you’ll explore the key theories, concepts and ideas used to define and understand migration. Topics include:
- labour migration
- refugees
- irregular migration
- integration and exclusion
- migration and development
- the impact of gender on the migration process.
Module learning outcomes
- Understanding of key approaches to measuring migration, including data sources and their limitations.
- Knowledge about the range of definitions, terms and concepts which are often applied to theories of and current debates about migration.
- Knowledge of the main geographical and historical patterns of migration in Europe, and how they have affected both sending and receiving countries.
- Acquire the ability to critically evaluate, analyse and debate texts and other relevant material in written essays.