| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 12 units of study in any discipline or major
Overview
The flow of people globally via migration has shaped nations like Australia historically, and continues to be an important trend that influences social, cultural, political and economic issues both within the nation and the international arena. Students in a wide range of disciplines in the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts will benefit from this examination of contemporary and historical issues in global and Australian migration trends and cultures. This course will provide theoretical and conceptual underpinnings for understanding migration, as well as a case study approach to specific issues, such as humanitarian and economic migration, settlement policies, and cultural phenomena. It will provide an in-depth understanding of migration drawn from range of disciplines, such as international relations, history, social sciences, and cultural studies.
Students investigate and examine the theoretical and conceptual bases of migration as a global phenomenon that shapes local, national and international cultures, societies, economies and politics. They also analyse a range of international and Australian case studies to explore major trends and issues, such as humanitarian migration trends, economic migration, settlements policies (such as multiculturalism), and cultural representations (such as art, film and literature).
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- identify key trends, discourses and debates in global migration;
- analyse and discuss migration in historical and contemporary contexts in Australia and other countries;
- reflect on the political, economic and cultural bases of attitudes to migration and migrants in Australia and other global contexts;
- apply ethical research, enquiry skills and academic integrity via the norms of research and referencing of work;
- competently apply oral and written skills in the analysis and discussion of migration issues and trends, via policy, academic, media, and cultural texts that inform debates about migration;
- comprehend, analyse and apply literature and theory to an interdisciplinary field of study.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Migration theory and concepts | 25.00 |
| 2. | Issues in Australian migration | 25.00 |
| 3. | Economic migration | 10.00 |
| 4. | Humanitarian migration | 10.00 |
| 5. | Settlement policy | 10.00 |
| 6. | Cultural representations | 10.00 |
| 7. | Citizenship and transnationalism | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | No | 25 | 1,4,5,6 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 10 | 1,4,5,6 |
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Essay | No | 45 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |