GY331 Half Unit
Geographies of Global Migration
This information is for the 2022/23 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Claire Mercer STC4.19
Professor Claire Mercer and Dr Alicia Lazzarini
Availability
This course is available on the BA in Geography, BSc in Economic History and Geography, BSc in Environment and Development, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics and BSc in Geography with Economics. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is capped at 53 students.
Course content
Section 1: Understanding global migration
Section 2: Migration and development
Section 3: Migration and security
Teaching
In the Department of Geography and Environment, teaching will be delivered through a combination of classes/seminars, pre-recorded lectures, live online lectures, in-person lectures and other supplementary interactive live activities.
This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures across Lent Term.
This course includes a reading week in Week 6 of Lent Term.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce one piece of formative work in the Lent Term
Indicative reading
Cohen, R. (2008) Global diasporas: an introduction, second edition, Routledge, London.
Andersson, R (2014) Illegality Inc: Clandestine migration and the business of bordering Europe Berkeley, University of California Press
Knott, K. and S. McLoughlin (eds) (2010) Diasporas: concepts, intersections, identities, Zed, London
Samers, M. (2010) Migration, Routledge, Oxford
Mercer, C., B. Page and M Evans (2008) Development and the African diaspora: place and the politics of home, Zed, London
Van Naerssen, T., E. Spaan and A. Zoomers (eds) (2011) Global migration and development, London, Routledge
Assessment
Coursework (25%, 1500 words) in the LT.
Take-home assessment (75%) in the ST.
Take-home assessment (75%, 48 hours) in the ST. Coursework (25%, 1500 words) in the LT.
Student performance results
(2019/20 - 2021/22 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| First | 50.7 |
| 2:1 | 48 |
| 2:2 | 1.3 |
| Third | 0 |
| Fail | 0 |
Key facts
Department: Geography and Environment
Total students 2021/22: 27
Average class size 2021/22: 13
Capped 2021/22: No
Lecture capture used 2021/22: Yes (LT)
Value: Half Unit
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