Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI2006: Immigration in Western Societies

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	5
Credits	15	ECTS Value	7.5
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Alexey Bessudnov (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	SSI1005 (SOC1004/POL1008) and SSI1006 (SOC1041/POL1041)
Co-requisites	none
Available via distance learning	No

Immigration has recently moved to the centre of public debate in many Western countries. In this module you will tackle key political debates relating to debates on immigration. For example, do immigrants contribute positively to national economies or do they simply take unfair advantage of welfare systems? How do immigrant children perform in schools compared to the local population? What drives public opinion about immigrants and immigration? In this course you will study how first and second generation immigrants perform in the labour markets and educational systems in the countries that attract a large number of immigrants, such as the UK, the USA, Germany and France. You will learn main theoretical approaches to the study of ethnic minorities and immigrants, as well as empirical findings from the most recent research. The module has a data analytic component and you will be required to undertake empirical analysis of survey data about immigration and ethnic minorities in R.

The pre-requisites for this module are SSI1005 (SOC1004/POL1008) (Introduction to Social Data) and SSI1006 (SOC1041/POL1041) (Data Analysis in Social Science 1).

Module created	11/12/2019	Last revised	16/12/2019