Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4POLS 256Studies on Migration3+0+03504.01.2022

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Identify key theoretical frameworks of international migration
Apply theories of migration to historical and contemporary case studies
have basic knowledge on the integration of migrants
Course Content Theories on Migration and contemporary issues
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Başar Baysal
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press
Course Notes Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 20
Project 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Project 1 30 30
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,86666666666667 146

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Identify key theoretical frameworks of international migration
2 Apply theories of migration to historical and contemporary case studies
3 Having basic knowledge on the integration of migrants

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Migration Studies Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press
2 Theories on Migration Douglas Massey at al. “Theories of International Migration.” Ch. 3.2, pp. 34-62 in MR
3 Economic Integration of Migrants George J. Borjas, “The New Economics of Immigration: Affluent Americans Gain, Poor Americans Lose.”
4 Analysis of the responses towards migrants Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press.
5 Migration and Sending Countries Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press
6 Europe and the Migrants Matthias Koenig. “Incorporating Muslim Migrants in Western Nation States - A comparison of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.” International Migration & Integration.” Vol. 1, pp. 219-234
7 Migration and the Middle East Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press
8 Forced Migration Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press
9 Syrian Refugee Crisis Rawan Arar, Lisel Hintz and Kelsey P. Norman. “The Real Refugee Crisis is in the Middle East, Not Europe.” The Monkey Cage Blog for The Washington Post, May 14, 2016
10 Alternatives for Solving Migration Crisis The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press
11 Climate Change and Migration Patricia Fagen. 2011. “Refugees and IDPs after Conflict, Why They Do Not Go Home.” Special Report, United States Institute of Peace
12 Migration from Turkey to Europe in the 1960s Labour Migration from Turkey to Western Europe, 1960–1974, Ahmet Akgündüz
13 Student Presentation Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press.
14 Student Peesentations Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller. 2014. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, NY: The Guilford Press.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 4 3 5 2 3 5 2 5 4 4
C1 4 3 5 2 3 5 2 5 4 4
C2 4 3 5 2 3 5 2 5 4 4
C3 4 3 5 2 3 5 2 5 4 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant