BASS Philosophy and Data Analytics / Course details

This module aims to introduce students to a range of the complex factors, social contexts, and histories surrounding forced migration. We will critically examine the international responses, regimes, and frameworks that govern the movement and settlement of displaced people. The course will highlight diversities in the experiences of forced migrants, and discuss the national and international regimes and discourses governing the movement and settlement of people.  

• To introduce students to the complex factors, social contexts, and histories from which forced migration emerges  
• To explore diverse experiences among forced migrants in host countries  
• To equip students to critically analyse scholarly and contemporary debates about forced migration, displacement, and refugees
• To explore and critically assess international responses, regimes, and instruments that govern forced migration 

Student should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts in Forced Migration Studies and the main causes of different types of forced migration
• Engage in a theoretically informed discussions relating to global movements of forced migrants and the application of theory to these global movements.
• To synthesis, summarise and critically evaluate information from a range of sources including academic and grey literature in order to produce assessed coursework. 
• Have understood the main international instruments, including human rights treaties, governing forced migrants and forced migration.

Acquire and demonstrate transferable skills through group work and debates. 

Indicative curriculum content:

This course will cover key topics in forced migration through a sociological lens. It will address the political, cultural and social contexts of forced migration and engage students in a critical appreciation of the factors shaping forced migration, and of the experiences of forced migrants. Topics might include the politics of forced migration regimes, borders and bordering, transnational connections, refugee journeys, ‘resettlement’ regimes, generational perspectives, environmental migration, and gendered experiences of forced migration

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts in forced migration studies

Engage in a theoretically informed discussions relating to global movements of forced migrants, and the application of theory to these global movements

Develop an informed and critical perspective on dominant discourses, policies and regimes governing  forced migration

Ability to critically and independently analyse key contemporary empirical research

Synthesise, summarise and critically evaluate issues from a range of sources to produce assessed coursework  

Ability to summarise and communicate sociological ideas in a concise and clear manner

Capacity to read, interpret, assess and present sophisticated written evidence

Use library and electronic sources and resources

Critical and active reading of a diverse range of literature

All sociology courses include both formative feedback - which lets you know how you're getting on and what you could do to improve - and summative feedback - which gives you a mark for your assessed work.