SO468 Half Unit
International Migration and Migrant Integration
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Dr Pat Mcgovern
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in Political Sociology and MSc in Sociology. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process.
This course has a limited number of places (it is controlled access). Places are allocated based on a written statement. Priority will be given to students on the MSc in International Migration and Public Policy for whom the course is an 'optional core course'.
How to apply: For information on how to apply for a place on this course, including deadlines, please see Courses offered and related information.
Course content
Coverage of contemporary sociological perspectives on migrant integration including labour market incorporation; the 'straight line' model of assimilation; national models of integration; multiculturalism; social conflict; racism, religion and migration; segmented assimilation.
Teaching
This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Winter Term.
This course is usually delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars. There will be two hours or more of teaching each week in WT. There will also be a revision session in early ST.
Formative assessment
Presentation
Essay
Indicative reading
There is no recommended textbook. Books of a general nature that cover substantial parts of the syllabus are: D. Bartram et al. (2014) Key Concepts in Migration; H. de Haas, et al. (2019); The Age of Migration (6th edn); P. Kvisto and T. Faist (2010) Beyond A Border. A more comprehensive bibliography will be available to students taking this course.
Assessment
Exam (90%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period
Course participation (10%)
Course participation will be assessed during the Winter Term.
The second summative assessment will take the form of an e-exam in the Spring Term. E-exams are assessments run under invigilated exam conditions on campus. Students will complete the assessment using software downloaded to their personal laptops.
Key facts
Department: Sociology
Course Study Period: Winter Term
Unit value: Half unit
FHEQ Level: Level 7
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 41
Average class size 2024/25: 14
Controlled access 2024/25: YesCourse selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Specialist skills