Course: Introduction to Migration Studies

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Course title Introduction to Migration Studies
Course code KSKA/BUMS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tesař Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hyánková Tereza, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the development and current approaches to the study of migration across social sciences, with a special emphasis on anthropological view. It includes description of the practice in the Czech politics and society and EU legislation.
Students will learn to think critically about migration and migrants, gaining a basic understanding of academic and political approaches to migration around the world, in Europe and in Czechia as well. They will learn to understand the historical, local, and global social, political, and economic context, and become familiar with specific policies and basic international, European, and Czech legislation.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have a general knowledge of the social, political, and geographical realities of the contemporary world and modern history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Recommended literature
  • de Haas, Hein - Castles, Stephen - Miller, Mark J. The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World. London. 2020.


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