Migration and Social Change – a Life Course Perspective

About this programme

This is a core course for students in the Master's Programme in Human Geography, and the Master's Programme in Urban and Regional Planning, 120 HECs. It requiers a bachelor's degree incl. 90 ECTS in a Humanities or Social Sciences main field of study or in Geography or Physical Geography. Alternatively admitted to master's programme in Human Geography, Urban and Regional Planning or Globalization, Environment and Social Change. English 6. The course provides insights into the current research situation regarding international migration and how internal and international migration processes are shaped by events in the individual life course. In addition to lectures and seminars, the course includes exercises where you will develop your own ability to analyse individual life courses from a qualitative perspective. This course provides useful perspectives for (future) urban and regional planners, and for analysts who aim to work with contemporary economic, social, environmental and international issues. The teaching is mainly seminar-based, with tasks including performing and transcribing a life course interview with a migrant. The seminars and practical tasks serve as a basis for the examination. Detailed information, including grading criteria, is provided at the course introduction and via the learning platform Athena. Examination is in the form of seminar participation and a written take-home exam; a final paper based on the interviews students conduct in the course. To follow your passion. To be close to international career opportunities. To explore city and count