AMU2625 Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century
Faculty of Arts
AMU2625 Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMU2625
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After AMU2625
No unit lists AMU2625 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Prohibition: ATS3625
Overview
This unit explores the political, economic and social determinants of national migration policies and the impact that these policies have on a wide variety of migrants around the world. We will investigate the roles that states, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and human traffickers play in facilitating or preventing the ever increasing movement of peoples across borders.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the diverse factors that motivate people to cross borders;
- 2
Evaluate alternatives to current migration policies;
- 3
Identify the political factors that determine a country's migration policies;
- 4
Explain the relationship between host country migration policies and acculturation strategies among immigrants;
- 5
Analyse the role of international organizations in resolving refugee crises;
- 6
Interpret primary and secondary documents through developing critical reading skills;
- 7
Communicate ideas and arguments in verbal form;
- 8
Write research reports and essays.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
AMU2625 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr SinYee Koh
- Chief Examiners
- Dr SinYee Koh
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMU2625?
AMU2625 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMU2625 offered?
In 2020, AMU2625 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMU2625?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include AMU2625?
AMU2625 is part of Global studies.