Unit information: Mobility and Migration in 2014/15

Unit name	Mobility and Migration
Unit code	GEOGM1414
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Winnie Wang
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None,
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Geographical Sciences
Faculty	Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

Human mobility and migration are key dynamics within globalization and play an essential part in economic and social transformation. In recent decades, human mobility and migration have developed new dynamics and present new social, economic and political challenges. This unit introduces students to a range of scholarly debates concerning both theoretical elaborations and empirical studies within the broad field of migration. It explores human mobility and migration and their consequences for societies in a historical and global perspective. It will enable students to understand the widespread and diverse nature of both internal and international migration and their roles in global social and economic change.

Expose students to a range of interlocking theoretical approaches in the field of migration and enhance their understanding of migratory processes, their effects at global, national and local scales and their relationship with the environment.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

• Have a comprehensive understanding of the migratory processes as well as their relationship with the environment from an interdisciplinary perspective
• Understand the key concepts, major debates, research and analysis in migration studies.
• Understand migration’s effects and their relationship with the environment at global, national and local scales
• Understand impacts of policy and institutions on migration and the environment

The following transferable skills:

• Written and verbal communication
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking

Teaching Information

A combination of lectures and seminars

Assessment Information

80% research essay & 20% presentation.

Reading and References

Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2009. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World 4th Edition. The Guilford Press

Cornelius, Wayne A. et al. (eds.) .2004. Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective, 2nd Edition, Stanford: Stanford University Press. Massey, Douglas S., Joaquin Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Adela Pellegrino, and J. Edward Taylor. 1994. An evaluation of international migration theory: The North American case. Population and Development Review 19 (3): 699-751. Laczko, Frank and Christine Aghazarm. 2009. Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Accessing the Evidence. International Organization for Migration