Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Sociology of Migration | ||
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Duration :
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| 60h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Marco Martiniello | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course is an introduction to sociology of migration and ethnicity through the study of some of the main texts of the discipline drawn both from American and European sociology. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of the course is to provide the students with a theoretical basis as well as with a global picture of the classical American and European literature in the field of sociology of migration and ethnicity. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| A passive and active knowledge of written and spoken English is indispensable. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The students will be required to write several short collective papers discussing articles (4-5 pages) allocated by the teacher + one short personal paper PRESENCE IN CLASS IS REQUIRED | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course could use 4 pedagogical tools:
- Lectures by the teachers
- Seminars based on the reading and discussion of texts as well as on oral presentations made by students
-Lectures given by external guests
-Personal or Group written papers The course will start the 15th september 2015 |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Martiniello Marco and Rath, Jan (Eds) (2010), Selected Studies in International Migration and Immigrant Incorporation, Amsterdam: IMISCOE Textbooks, Amsterdam University Press. OPEN INTERNET ACCESS
Martiniello Marco and Rath, Jan (Eds) (2012), An Introduction to Interntrional Migration Studies, Amsterdam: IMISCOE Textbooks, Amsterdam University Press. Martiniello Marco and Rath, Jan (Eds) (2014), An Introduction to Immigrant Incorptation Studies, Amsterdam: IMISCOE Textbooks, Amsterdam University Press. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| First session: written papers and oral presentations (100%) Second session: a written examination | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The detailed timetable will be communicated during the first class | ||
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Contacts :
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| Marco Martiniello (M.Martiniello@ulg.ac.be; 30.40) Secretary: Salvina Lodato (s.lodato@ulg.ac.be) VERY USEFUL: www.cedem/ulg.ac.be |
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