Course: Migration, Mobility and Research

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Course title Migration, Mobility and Research
Course code KSA/MMV
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Research in the field of refugees 2. Research in the field of global migration 3. Research and transnationalism 4. Research of migration groups 5. Research on the integration of "others" 6. Research of spatial aspects of migration 7. Research of marginal groups 8. Research of historical migration 9. Research and mobility 10. Research of immigration groups in the USA 11. Research of immigration groups in Europe 12. Research of immigration groups in the Czech Republic

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the discipline is to introduce students to a variety of approaches to the academic study of migration and mobility and to develop the ability to critically read, analyse and reflect on the topic through the example of specific studies and research.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1) 75% attendance at the seminar 2) active reading of given texts according to the reading schedule 3) submission of seminar paper and presentation in PW Point - critical reflection of research 4) conversation over seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Portes, A.; DeWind, J. (eds.). (2008). Rethinking Migration. New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives..
  • Topinka, D., Kliment, P. (2013). Coping Strategies of Immigrants from Ukraine and Mongolia in the Czech Republic..
  • Topinka, D. (2013). Sociální souvislosti začleňování migrujících v České republice po roce 1989 - na příkladu Mongolů a Ukrajinců..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -