| Semester 2, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 8 units of study in any discipline or major
Overview
The flow of people globally via migration has shaped nations like Australia, and continues to be an important trend that influences social, cultural, political and economic issues within national and international arenas. This course will provide theoretical and conceptual underpinnings for understanding migration, and will take a case study approach to specific issues such as humanitarian and economic migration, settlement policies, and cultural phenomena. In addition to students majoring in International relations, students in other study areas such as history, social justice and entrepreneurship, and journalism will find this course informative.
In this course, you will investigate and examine the theoretical and conceptual bases for migration as a global phenomenon. You will also explore contemporary and historical issues in global and Australian migration trends, and the ways in which these shape cultures, societies, economies and politics across various contexts. By analysing a range of international and Australian case studies, you will interpret major trends such as humanitarian and economic migration, and settlement policies.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- explain key trends, discourses and debates in global migration;
- analyse and discuss migration in Australia and other countries;
- reflect on the political and economic attitudes to migration in Australia and its impact on global contexts;
- apply advanced principles of academic research and ethical inquiry to produce discipline-specific work for professional IR contexts;
- evaluate global migration issues and trends, and analyse and critique policies that inform debates about migration;
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Migration theory and concepts | 25.00 |
| 2. | Issues in Australian migration | 25.00 |
| 3. | Economic migration | 15.00 |
| 4. | Humanitarian migration | 15.00 |
| 5. | Settlement policy | 10.00 |
| 6. | 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 |