Module overview
Migration is one of the fundamental issues for 21st century politics. The module focuses on the ethical and political issues raised by different kinds of migration - refugees, family reunion, labour - as well as arguments concerning border regimes - detention, deportation - and the ethical status of borders.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Deploy a range of modes of written communication to effectively communicate to different audiences.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The major debates in the ethics and politics of migration
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Engage in providing an advocacy/policy briefing.
- Offer cogent arguments for the design of migration governance
Syllabus
1. Refugees (wks2-3)
2. Family Re-union Migration (wk4)
3. Labour Migration (wks5-6)
4. Irregular Migration (wk7)
5. Border Regimes (wk 8-9)
4. How should transnational movement be governed? (wks10-11)
5. Migration, Climate Change and the Future (wk12)
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
2 lectures per week for 12 weeks,
2 hour workshop per week for 12 weeks.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Guided independent study | 84 |
| Completion of assessment task | 18 |
| Workshops | 24 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Joseph Carens. (2013) The Ethics of Immigration. Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
1 Advocacy Briefing 1 Institutional DesignSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 60% |
| Coursework | 40% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External