HMGK03291U AMIS: Researching Migration - Methodological Approaches

Volume 2024/2025
Education

Advanced Migration Studies

Content

This course introduces central methodological discussion of migration studies, through lectures, ‘hands-on’ experience with a variety of specific methods. Specialists from a number of fields will visit and share their experience from their practice and current research projects. We will discuss what it means to work inter-disciplinarily and reflect on the specific challenges and predicaments that pertain to studying migration. What challenges, for example, arise when one wants to study movement, borders, unregistered residents, or illegal migrants? What are the proper methodological and method considerations as well as the ethical implications at stake? Through a combination of text readings, inspirational lectures, teaching and practical workshops, the course aims to provide students with the foundation for using and evaluating migration research as well as preparing students for doing research themselves.

 

Exam code: HMGK03291E

This course is only available to Full Degree Students at Advanced Migration Studies and Erasmus Students visiting through an agreement with Advanced Migration Studies (EuMIGS Partners).
Lectures, group instruction and 'laboratory workshops'.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Class Instruction
  • 56
  • Preparation
  • 203
  • Exam Preparation
  • 130
  • Total
  • 389
Written
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
Credit
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Requirement to attend classes under invigilation
Type of assessment details
2022-curriculum:
Take home-assigment, set subject, following active class participation. 4-5 standard pages. One week is given to complete the assignment.

The active class participation consists of 2-4 group-based semester assignments of 2-3 standard pages each.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period

December/January

Re-exam

Conducted in the same manner as the original exam.

Exam in case of non-approved active student participation:
Take-home assigment with a set subject. 16-20 standard pages. One week is given to complete the assignment.
 
Criteria for exam assesment