SD4133 Migration and Sustainable Development: Displacement, policy and lived realities

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr K J Fredricks

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Module Staff

Dr Kathryn Fredricks

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Module description

Contemporary narratives frame migration from Africa as a ‘threat’ in Europe and North America; there is increasing focus on development as a ‘solution’ to this ‘immigration problem’. This module explores the relationship between migration and a broad range of SD goals (including poverty, education, gender and work). Using case studies from Africa and Europe, we will consider issues such as sustainable futures, climate change, conflict and inequalities. This module will enable you to critically understand questions of development and migration from the perspective of migrants themselves as well as policy makers and development agencies at a number of scales. With particular attention to temporality and geopolitics, this course will enable you to reflect critically on the distance between policy and lived reality.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( PASS SD2006 AND PASS SD2100 ) OR ( PASS SD2001 AND PASS SD2002 )

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1hr Lecture (x10 weeks); 2 hr Seminar (x9 weeks); 2hr Practical (x1 week)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

260

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how the UN Sustainable Development Goals are entangled with human migration in different geographical contexts.
  • Recognise how contemporary attitudes towards migration and development relate to the notion of sustainable futures in Africa and Europe.
  • Develop skills to critically evaluate international development policies and communicate critiques and recommendations to policymakers.
  • Engage in the entrepreneurial co-design of a community-level project linking migration concerns with sustainable futures and reduced inequalities