Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present and evaluate arguments, explanations and theoretical perspectives, and discussing alternative viewpoints through written work
- Critically read results of previous research
- Self-management by combining your learning in lectures, seminar discussions and independent study
- Apply basic numerical techniques to solve practical or theoretical problems
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 122 |
| Teaching | 28 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Massey DS, J Arango, G Hugo, A Kouaouci, A Pellegrino and JE Taylor. (1993). Theories of international migration: A review and appraisal.. Population and Development Review, 19(3), pp. 431-466.
Geist C and McManus PA (2008). Geographical mobility over the life course: Motivations and implications.. Population, Space and Place, 14, pp. 283-303.
King, R (2002). Towards a New Map of European Migration. International Journal of Population Geography, 8(2), pp. 89-106.
Zlotnik H (1987). The concept of international migration as reflected in data collection systems. International Migration Review, 21(4), pp. 925-946.
Bell M, Blake M, Boyle P, Duke-Williams O, Rees P, Stillwell J and Hugo G (2002). Cross-national comparison of internal migration: Issues and measures. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 165(3), pp. 435-464.
Arango J (2010). Explaining migration: a critical view. International Social Science Journal, 52(165), pp. 283-296.
Raymer J and A Rogers ( (2007). Using Age and Spatial Flow Structures in the Indirect Estimation of Migration Streams. Demography,, 44(2), pp. 199-223.
Textbooks
UNHCR (2006). The state of the world's refugees: Human displacement in the new millennium. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
Castles S and Miller MJ (2009). The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Winder R (2004). Bloody foreigners: The story of immigration to Britain. London: Abacus.
King R, Black R, Collyer M, Fielding A and Skeldon R (2010). The Atlas of Human Migration. London: Earthscan.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 40% |
| Exam | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External