All students take the following core modules:
- Migration: Multiculturalism and Mobilization (30 credits)
- Transnationalism (30 credits)
- Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation (15 credits)
- Civil Society the Role of NGOs (15 credits)
In addition, students take a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 30 credits from the following elective modules:
- Globalisation, Citizenship and Identity (15 credits)
- Human Rights and Modern Slavery (15 credits)
- Populations, Power and Political Space in Russia and Eastern Europe 1890s to the Present (20/30 credits)
- Globalisation, Governance and Public Policy (10 credits)
Students may take up to 20 credits from anywhere else in the University subject to approval of the Course Director.
During the course we invite outside speakers who undertake research and/or advocacy work around human and citizenship rights in NGOs, international agencies, or media. There are good opportunities to undertake your own research, both through an independent project evaluating the work of an NGO of your choice, and through the dissertation, when you will be supervised by nationally and internationally renowned sociologists.
For students registering full-time the course is provided over a 12 month period.
Students will take two core modules in the first semester (one of 15 credits and one of 30 credits), and a further two core modules (adding up to 45 credits) in the second semester. They will also take an additional 30 credits of elective modules from an approved list, spread over the two semesters. Students will then continue to produce their dissertation (60 credits) over the summer vacation.
This course examines key issues and concepts connected to the movement and settlement of people in Europe. It considers migration and citizenship debates and practices in a critical, comparative and historically informed manner. The course explores the political, social and economic factors that cause people to move in an increasing interconnected world. It also examines the different theories of integration and settlement of migrants and considers a number of processes of inclusion and exclusion. The key issues and concepts addressed will include those of migration and migrant; the migration-asylum nexus; multiculturalism, integration and assimilation; identity, difference and representation; ethnicity and class; exclusion and discrimination; migrants’ mobilization and practices of citizenship; policy responses to migration and the role of civil society. Special attention will be paid to:
- theoretical and methodological issues (How have migration and citizenship being explained and researched?)
- concrete case studies to illustrate in a vivid way the complexities, specificities and commonalties of different national experiences and public discourses of integration.
While the content of the module will mainly be focused upon contemporary European societies other parts of the globe will be drawn upon in discussion.
This module is provides a general introduction to a range of key issues in the design and conduct of social research, plus guidance on writing both a dissertation proposal and a dissertation. The module combines more formal taught sessions with practical exercises, some of which are group based. By the end of the module students will be equipped with the methodological and practical skills to carry out independent research using a variety of research designs and methods.
This module provides students with an opportunity to develop an advanced understanding of the relevance of academic debates on globalization, citizenship, conflict & post-conflict settings, violence, identities & human rights for social, public, & civic policy; awareness of the work of a range of human rights NGOs, & a critical appreciation of their role in the construction of civil society.
It involves a combination of seminars featuring presentations by outside speakers who undertake research and/or advocacy work around human & citizenship rights in NGOs, international agencies, or media, & classes based on a supervised critique of the interface between academic & public discourses. It is assessed by means of a project evaluating the work of an NGO of the students’ choice. It builds upon & develops their existing links with research users & collaborators in NGOs, media & international agencies.
It thus also provides a means through which MA students are integrated into the vibrant research culture of the School, as well as providing a forum within which students can learn about & prepare for a career in the human and citizenship rights’ NGO sector & opportunities for dialogue, networking & exchange between students & teaching staff on the one hand & activists and practitioners on the other.
