Global Migrations and Social Justice MSc

This programme provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding contemporary research on global migrations and social justice. Unique in Scotland, it addresses questions such as who moves and why, who is allowed to settle and where, what are the roles of states, institutions and civil societies in these processes.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- The programme draws on recognised expertise in migration studies, sociology, anthropology, history, criminology, human geography, policy and politics, ethics, as well as a wide variety of country and regional expertise.<br/><br/><br/>- You will get access to cutting-edge academic research on migration with an emphasis on social justice and learning from non-academic work in this area.<br/><br/><br/>- It offers innovative and wide ranging learning and teaching approaches from lectures and seminars, to project work, workshops and field based activities, along with assessment methods with practical options for collaborative and arts-based projects.<br/><br/><br/>- The programme is supported through GRAMNet, the University of Glasgow’s internationally recognised research network for Refugees, Asylum and Migration in Scotland. You will benefit from access to the GRAMNet-related activities such as seminars, film series, community organised events and find out about opportunities for knowledge exchange.<br/><br/><br/>- The programme features guest lectures and input from leading migration academics as well as practitioners working in this area.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>You will take three core and three optional courses as well as complete a dissertation or a practical project. Courses will be delivered via lectures and seminars supported by appropriate multi-media material, such as monographs, videos, podcasts, journal articles, reports and survey data. Some of this learning will take you physically and virtually out of the classroom.<br/>The dissertation options have been designed to bring together practice and academic learning, allowing you to reflect on the experience of being directly and actively engaged with service providers and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, working alongside them to explore how research may be transformative for organisations, individuals and communities.<br/><br/>**Core Courses**<br/>GLOBAL MIGRATIONS: HISTORIES, STRUCTURES, EXPERIENCES.<br/>A PUBLIC SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.<br/>RESEARCH DESIGN OR QUALITATIVE METHODS<br/><br/>**Optional Courses may include:**<br/>DIASPORA: THE EXPERIENCE OF MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT AND DIFFERENCE<br/>EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS<br/>GENDER RELATIONS (CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL APPROACHES)<br/>GLOBAL HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT<br/>HEALTH AND CULTURE<br/>HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION: CIVILIAN OR SOVEREIGNTY<br/>IMPROVING HEALTH AND SOCIETY: PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION<br/>RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY<br/><br/>You may also be able to choose from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences.