2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG3095 Geographies of Migration

20 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Louise Waite
Email: l.waite@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is mutually exclusive with

GEOG3015

Geographies of Migration: Transnationalism and Citizenship

Module replaces

GEOG 3220 Transnational geographies

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module encourages students to develop a conceptual understanding of the geographies of transnationalism and migration through a critical appreciation of the main theoretical approaches to these topics. Key areas of focus include social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of migration and the transnational/translocal processes that underpin and emerge from such mobility. Emphasis is placed on belonging and citizenship issues that emerge from particular migration regimes along with forms of migrant experiences and transnational activisms produced when people are forced to, or choose to be on the move. The module will involve lectures, discussions, reading and reflection, and is assessed through a literature review, group case study and poster presentation. The module develops themes introduced at Level 2 in GEOG2055 Citizenship and Identity but is accessible to students who have not taken this module. GEOG3095 forms part of a teaching strand around ‘Global Populations’.

Objectives

Objectives: By the end of this module students who have engaged well with the syllabus should be able to:
1. demonstrate a critical and conceptual understanding of inter-disciplinary scholarship on transnationalism;
2. understand issues that underpin conceptual and theoretical perspectives on transnationalism and migration;
3. demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the range of dimensions behind migration processes;
4. understand the motivations and experiences that lie behind migratory decisions and experiences;
5. use academic, journalistic and electronic information sources to inform their critical analysis of migration processes;
6. express their understanding in written and oral forms, both individually and as a team member.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should have acquired:
1. An understanding of the main ideas and approaches of the geographies of transnationalism;
2. Knowledge of the processes underpinning people’s mobilities in a globalized world;
3. Appreciation of the importance of spaces, places and connections between them in the constitution of social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of migration;
4. An understanding of the embodied, material, social and cultural aspects of migration in addition to the broader inequities of global migration regimes;
5. Skills in the identification and acquisition of literature and other sources of information, knowledge of techniques of information retrieval, analysis and presentation in written formats.
6. Skills in making funding bids for applied projects in transnationalism
7. Skills in team working, verbal and visual communication

Syllabus

The first semester of the module examines transnationalism through key concepts, before tracing its impacts on governance and social policy at the scale of the nation. The second semester of the module examines transnationalism at the scale of the migrant looking at different types of transnational migrants and their impacts on transnational activism.
SEMESTER 1 covers topics such as cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism, identity and diaspora, citizenship politics and transnational labour migration.
SEMESTER 2 covers topics such as forced migration, undocumented and irregular migration, transnational families and transnational activism.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	20	2.00	40.00
Seminar	6	1.00	6.00
Private study hours			154.00
Total Contact hours			46.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Private study and group work
- 50 hours reading to support lectures and seminars
- 40 hours reading, writing and independent research for literature review.
- 30 hours reading, writing and research for group case study
- 20 hours reading and independent research for funding bid
- 10 hours in preparation for poster and verbal presentation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

1. Classroom discussions during each session
2. VLE and seminar interactions
3. Assessed Literature review, group work and poster presentation.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Poster Presentation	Poster presentation	15.00
Group Project	1250 words for each student (2500 words total)	40.00
Literature Review	2500 words	40.00
Presentation	Verbal presentation	5.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 17/09/2015

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