Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is designed to familiarize students with the research fields of welfare, labour and migration. In particular, the course will be dedicated to an increasingly salient topic: immigrants' access to welfare in their home and host countries, as well as their integration in the labour market. The course will cover, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the broad range of transnational social protection policies, welfare states' configurations, labour market integration policies, but also different themes attached to the migration-welfare and migration-labour market nexus. Furthermore, the complex topics of migrants' welfare and labour integration policies will be examined from a comparative perspective by analysing the different countries and their contexts.
Students attending this course will engage in theoretical and practical discussions regarding the links between immigration and welfare as well as migration and labour market policies, with particular emphasis on topics such as:
-International and transnational social protection arrangements;
-Migrants' formal access - and barriers - to state-based social protection policies and programmes;
-Migrants' practices and informal cross-border social protection strategies;
-EU social security coordination and intra-EU migration;
-Migrants' labour market integration and labour market policies.
The course is made of a series of lectures given by Angeliki Konstantinidou (coordinator of the course), ULiege scholars and external speakers. Active participation in all lectures is mandatory and will be reflected in the final grade. The course is interactive and requires the active engagement of students in class discussions. Students are also required to read the needed publications for their mid-term evaluation and final written exam.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course is designed to help students acquire the following skills:
-Read and critically reflect on scientific literature in sociology, political sciences, and law;
-Understand the normative and empirical implications regarding the link between international migration, social security systems, and labour market policies;
-Develop and articulate a critical discourse on the course topics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The lectures are given in English. Also, the evaluation is in English. The minimum requirement is a good understanding of the English language (speaking, reading, writing).
For students enrolled in the Master's in Human Resource Management: Prior authorisation from the course coordinator (A. Konstantinidou) is required, as enrolment from this programme is limited to a maximum of 10 students.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Throughout the semester, students are expected to:
-Read carefully, learn and understand the content of their readings, so to be able to actively participate in the class and the evaluations/exams.
-Participate actively in lectures throughout the semester;
-Take part at the mid-term evaluation and final exam.
Reading instructions
-Students of the MA in HR Management (GRH): need to study the material found on the "Supports de cours" under the category "GRH readings"
-Students of the MA in Sociology, Migration Studies, & Erasmus Students: need to study the material found on the "Supports de cours" under the category "Soc/Mig/Era readings".
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The course will be delivered face-to-face. It is required that the students actively participate in the presential and/or hybrid lectures. Nevertheless, depending on the availability of the external speakers or strikes of public transports, lectures may be delivered via video-conference exclusively (via Teams).
Course Time: Wednesdays, 13:00 to 15:00
Classroom: B31 Séminaire 11 - comodale (3/102).
PLEASE NOTE: Always check in advance where the session will take place. The administration may change the room without prior notice.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
-Students of the MA in HR Management (GRH): need to study the material found on the "Supports de cours" under the category "GRH readings"
-Students of the MA in Sociology, Migration Studies, & Erasmus Students: need to study the material found on the "Supports de cours" under the category "Soc/Mig/Era readings".
These readings are essential for the mid-term evaluation and final exam.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Continuous assessment
Further information:
The maximum final grade a student can receive is 20.
The evaluation is based on 3 elements:
1) Active participation in class (10% of the grade, a max. of 2/20)
The active participation of students in the on-site/online session is mandatory as part of the student's evaluation, should the student won't be able to attend the scheduled lecture, they should inform the class co-ordinator in advance.
2) Mid-term evaluation (40% of the grade, a max of 8/20)
In class written evaluation: 3-5 questions depending on the study programme of the students:
-Students of the MA in HR Management (GRH) need to reply 3 questions o in 60 mins.
-Students of the MA in Sociology, Migration Studies, & Erasmus Students need to reply 5 questions in 1.5 hours.
This evaluation will be a written assessment designed to evaluate students' knowledge and understanding of key conceptual and theoretical elements related to migrants' social protection, welfare state organisation, and labour market integration- 40% of the grade, a max of 8/20.
3) Final exam (50% of the grade, 10/20)
Written exam (3 hours) for all students. The exam will assess students' knowledge and understanding of key conceptual and theoretical elements covered in the course. It will also require students to critically engage with either a policy scenario or a news article/policy brief, applying relevant concepts and theories to analyse and reflect on the issue presented. - 50% of the grade, a max of 10/20.
All important dates will be announced on the first session (16/09/2026).
Second session (Resitting the exam): Written exam (3 hours) for all students. The exam will assess both students' knowledge and understanding of key conceptual and theoretical elements covered in the course, as well as it will also require them to critically engage with either a policy scenario or a news article/policy brief, applying relevant concepts and theories to analyse and reflect on the issue presented. - 100% of the grade, a max of 20/20.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The students would be notified well in advance should there be modifications in the lecture.
Contacts
Angeliki Konstantinidou (A.Konstantinidou@uliege.be)
Office hours: by appointment (via email to A. Konstantinidou)
Meetings: Meetings could take place at the office R.42 (B31), or online.
All students should use their @uliege email accounts for the course communications.
Association of one or more MOOCs
The MOOC entitled 'Migrations internationales : Comment les mobilités transforment les sociétés ? (H2)' is associated with this course.
Further information:
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