| Unit name | Migration and Development |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOG30018 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Winnie Wang |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
GEOG20005 State, Economy and Society in Geographical Perspective AND GEOG25010 Spatial Modelling 2 |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Human migration is a key process in globalization and plays an essential part in economic and social transformations in both developing and developed worlds. This unit introduces a range of scholarly debates concerning both theoretical elaborations and empirical studies within the broad field of migration and development. It engages students with the widespread and diverse nature of both internal and international migration and their social, economic and political impacts on development at different levels, from global to local. The unit covers a variety of topics in the central debates of the relationship between migration and development such as economic migration, gender relations in migration, migration policies and politics, refugee crisis, and migration and environment.
The unit aims to help students understand the interactive and interdependent relationship between migration and development from different conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches. It also aims to enhance students’ critical thinking in analysing current and past migration trend and issues, particularly related to development.
Lecture outline
Introduction of global migration and development
Main theoretical perspectives on migration and development
Conducting research in migration and development studies
Migration and economic globalization
Internal migration and rural development
Migrants, politics and development
Forced migration and development
Migrants, Citizenship rights and integration
Gender, migration and development
Migration, environment and development
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through a blended combination of online and, if possible, in-person teaching, including
Formative:
5-minute individual presentation on project
Summative:
3000-word Research paper (60%) An independent piece of empirical work in the field of migration studies with relevance for development.
Take home assessment (40%)
All assessments assess all of the ILOs.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. GEOG30018).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
