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Politics
Forced Migration, Refugees and International Relations
Module POL3088 for 2020/1
Module POL3088 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3088: Forced Migration, Refugees and International Relations
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
1) To familiarise you with the key issues and main developments in the international refugee regime and the impact upon the states and people involved.
2) To introduce you to the literature on forced migration and demonstrate how different and contradictory policies are proposed and implemented.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a detailed knowledge of key issues in contemporary forced migration studies; 2. demonstrate a critical understanding of the actors, dynamics and trends in the management of refugees and displaced people; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. find, use and analyse secondary and primary data relevant to specific issues in politics 4. place contemporary political issues in larger contexts; 5. deploy critical arguments in analysing political issues and evaluating sources; |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. work independently and in a group, including the presentation of material for group discussion; 7. demonstrate analytical skills and the ability to digest, select and organise material; 8. demonstrate writing skills including the ability to produce well organised and coherent essays to a deadline, practice in articulating and defending positions on tutorial topics; 9. work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task. |