Course syllabus spring 2009
Course syllabus spring 2009
Title
The IMER Research Field with Project Work
Swedish title
The IMER Research Field with Project Work
Course code
IM623E
Credits
30 credits
Grading scale
UV / Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Board of Studies at Faculty of Culture and Society
Syllabus approval date
2008-12-12
Syllabus valid from
2008-12-12
Entry requirements
Bachelor's Degree in IMER or the equivalent + 30 credits at IMER Master programme (SAIME, SAIMA).
Level
Advanced level
Main field
International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Progression level
A1N
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
The course can normally be included in generell degree at advanced level.
Course contents
The course consists of the following two modules:
IMER research field, 15 hp
The first module is a course presenting current research in the IMER field, covering the most important themes. Spanning from theories about international migration to sociology of religion, the student will be given a chance to read current research together with experts in the field. During the course the student will be given written assignments. Students are expected to participate in lectures and seminars which are all obligatory.
Project Work, 15 hp
The second module is in the form of a supervised project. Supervision is carried out on an individual as well as a group basis and includes seminar meetings.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
After finishing the course, the student:
- can show knowledge of social developments centred within the field of IMER, and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the root causes of international migration as well as of the consequences of migration in the form of refugeeship and issues relating to integration and segregation;
- can show in-depth knowledge of various forms of group identification - in relation to religion, culture and ethnicity - which play a role in the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion within society;
- can show in-depth understanding of processes of ethnic and social identity occurring both at the micro-level and within society at large;
- can show good knowledge of key issues within the field of IMER as well as knowledge of current research and development work there and
- can show knowledge of Malmö University’s perspectives: environment, gender, migration and ethnicity.
Applying knowledge and understanding
After finishing the course, the student:
- can show the specialised ability to analyse and evaluate information on a scientific basis, and, both orally and in writing, can communicate the results of his/her own work, and those of others, in dialogues with various groups;
- can show the abilities necessary to participate in research and development activities or in other kinds of qualified work and
- can apply knowledge of Malmö University’s perspectives to issues pertaining to international relations.
Making judgments and communication skills
After finishing the course, the student:
- can show the specialised ability to adopt a multi-disciplinary stance and a scientific and critical perspective and
- can show the specialised ability to identify, and adopt a standpoint towards, questions and problems concerning social phenomena related to ethnicity and migration as well as questions and issues regarding relations between minority and majority populations, or between minority groups.
Learning activities
Learning activities comprise lectures, group exercises, seminar assignments and essays. The course literature is reviewed independently in combination with questions for further study, group work, lectures and supervised essay writing. To further assist them in their studies, students have access to the university’s computer rooms and library.
Assessment
Examination is in the form of take-home tests, written assignments and a seminar wherein the student defends his/her dissertation.
Students who do not pass the regular course examinations have the minimum of two re-sit opportunities. Re-sits take the same form as the original exams, apart from re-sits for group work, which take the form of individual written and oral assignments.
Course literature and other study material
Litterature
Bauman, Gerd (2008) Contesting Culture. Discources of identity in multhi-ethnic London. New York: Cambridge University Press. 215 pp
Benhabib, Seyla (2002) The Claims of culture. Equality and diversity in the Global Era. Princeton University Press. 245 p
Kymlicka, Will and Patten, Allen (ed) (2003) Language Rights and Political Theory./ New York: Oxford University Press. (chapter 1, 50 p)
Levitt, Peggy (2007) God needs no passport. New York: The new Press 253 pp
Portes, Alejandro & Josh DeWind (eds) (2007) Rethinking Migration: New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives. New York: Berghahn.453pp. Dock ska inte hela läsas utan del II till IV vilket motsvarar ca 350 sidor
Articles
Baker, Paul / Gabrielatos, Costas / KhosraviNik, Majid / Kryzanowski, Michal / Mc Enery, Tony / Wodak, Ruth “A useful methodological synergy? Combining critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine discourses of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK press” in Discourse & Society 2008; 19; 273
Brotman, S, 2003: The Limits of Multiculturalism en Elder Care Services, Journal of Aging Studies, 17: 209-229.
Burner, O.Y, Cunningham, P & Hattar, H.S. 1990: Managing a Multicultural Nurse Staff In a Multicultural Environment, JONA, 20(6):30-34.
Jein, R-F & Harris, B.L, 1989: Cross-cultural Conflict: The American Nurse manager And a Culturally Mixed Staff, Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 20(2):16-19.
Jönsson, H, 2007: “Is it Racism? Scepticism and Resistance toward Etnic Minority Care Workers Among Older Care Resipents”. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 49(4(: 79-98.
Lowenstein, A.J & Glanville, C, 1991: Transcultural Concepts Applied to Nursing Administration, Jona, 21(3):13-14.
Mays, R.M, De Leon Saints, M.L & Viehweg, S.A, 2002: Assesing Cultural Competence of Policy Organisations, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 13(2):139-144.
Tomaszewski, Rafal (paper)
Project Work
Primary and secondary reading for the research paper is selected in cooperation with the supervisor.
Course evaluation
All students are offered an opportunity to give oral or written feedback at the end of the course. A summary of the results will be made available on the school’s web-pages. The students are also given a possibility to offer feedback for each module.