Ethnic and Migration Studies, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Make your commitment matter! You are dedicated to help tackling some of the most challenging issues in today’s world. This unique master’s programme relates ethnicity and migration to global economic and cultural change, and to systems of domination and resistance movements.

Ethnic and Migration Studies, Master´s Programme - First and main admission round

Autumn 2021, Full-time, Norrköping

Closed for late application

Ethnic and Migration Studies, Master´s Programme - Second admission round (open only for Swedish/EU students)

Autumn 2021, Full-time, Norrköping

You will sharpen your skills in analysing the causes of migration, as well as its consequences for emerging formations of race, gender, labour, citizenship, healthcare, welfare and culture.

The programme is interdisciplinary, integrating the humanities and the social sciences. In true LiU-spirit, there is a strong commitment to problem-solving, critical and innovative approaches.

You will learn how migration shapes society, from a historical and sociological point of view. Our dedicated students reach in-depth knowledge in the field of intersectional migration studies.

You can tailor your education towards a special interest, profession or field of expertise, by choosing elective courses, studies abroad and internships.

One of Europe’s top research institutions

The studies take place in our beautiful Campus Norrköping. Ethnic and migration studies is a strong interdisciplinary research field at LiU. It is pursued at different institutes, departments and units, notably REMESO – the institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society: one of Europe’s top institutions in ethnic and migration research.

In your courses you will meet teachers who are all doing research in the areas that they teach in. This means that courses provide an in-depth orientation of knowledge and analysis of each field and insights into the production of new knowledge. The programme offers direct contact with ongoing research.

Future opportunities

When you graduate, you’ll be qualified for positions in local, national and international organisations, administration, business, government, media and the cultural sector, as well as for further postgraduate studies and research.

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In the first two semesters students follow eight mandatory courses of theoretical, thematic as well as methodological profiles. In the third semester, the programme allows students an individual specialisation through studies abroad, internships or teaching practice and elective courses. Study abroad options include partner programmes in Ethnic and Migration Studies in Europe and Africa as well as Linköping University’s many exchange places throughout the world. Students can also apply for the EuMIGS Double Degree, a European Master’s in Migration Studies, with the second year of studies at University of Osnabrück (Germany), University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) or University of Coruña (Spain). The fourth semester is mainly devoted to the composition of the master’s thesis. In addition to their course work, students follow a schedule of thematic seminars and tutorial meetings with the faculty. During their second year students attend seminars that address questions of method and topic selection in preparation for the master’s thesis.

Further information

A detailed syllabus, curriculum, and information on the courses you may take can be found in our study information database via the link below. Entry requirements and tuition information can be found by selecting the drop-down ”Admission requirements” available under the Autumn 2021 tab.

The programme starts in early September 2021.

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This webinar covers the programme structure, the master’s thesis, examination forms, job opportunities, related research, and what it’s like to live in Sweden.

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International student ambassadors at Linköping University. Photo credit Anna NilsenHaqqi - Syria - PhD student Linköping University
''We investigated a whole set of challenging questions related to ethnicity, race and migration. The classroom culture was open and helpful for us to critically discuss almost any topic.

I did my internship with Doctors Without Borders in Stockholm and completed my MA thesis on Syrian-Kurdish refugees in the Kurdistan Region Iraq and questions of national and ethnic belonging.

Since January 2019, I have started as a PhD student at REMESO, Linköping University where I am conducting research on statelessness and politics of identity.''

 

 

Photo credit Anna Nilsen

Kristin - Germany - Current student
''I always wanted to study a master’s programme in the field of migration. However, those programmes are rare in Europe. LiU was one of very few universities with such an offer and it had the most interesting syllabus by far. The topics, the teaching methods and the structure sounded the most promising to me.

The class size is small, which I love. A seminar with around 30 people creates a familial atmosphere and a good base for fruitful discussions. This is especially important when you deal with phenomena like migration, racism or social inequality.

Don’t be afraid about the reading lists. They can be extremely long in this programme. But it also means that you will learn a lot.''

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The teachers in the programme are all doing research in the areas that they teach in their respective courses. This means that courses provide not only an in-depth orientation of knowledge and analysis of each field, but also insights into the production of new knowledge and perspectives in research that is ongoing. The teachers you will encounter in the programme represent different approaches and perspectives. In addition, students will also meet a number of visiting professors and researchers.

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Exhibition about covid-19 and migration. By the students in the master's programme Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Master's students create exhibition about migration and covid-19

How is the corona pandemic affecting integration and migration? The students in the master’s program in ethnic and migration studies have studied this. The results are shown in an exhibition at Campus Norrköping.
Black lives matter protest.

Black Lives Matter - a global human rights movement

The Black Lives Matter movement is an international human rights movement that has existed since 2013. In late spring 2020 the movement spread to countries across the world. LiU PhD candidate Mavis Hooi answers four questions about the movement.
Four researchers and presenter at a podium.

Seminar: The Rise of Cultures of Rejection across Europe

Some of Europe's foremost researchers are invited to panel discussions on right-wing populism, nationalism and racism on Campus Norrköping. 
Part of a poster advertising a concert

A concert with Refugees of Rap

A concert to mark the end of the academic year and the founding of the Norrköping Society for Hospitality. The Norrköping concert was organized by students in the programme Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Workshop participants sitting in a circle in a classroom.

Gendered and racial awareness in the classroom – and beyond

An open workshop on "Teaching White Feminism, Encountering (white) Resistance: challenges to gendering racism in the classroom" was held at REMESO and was well-attended by students at the MA programme Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Hazal Tugra, student at the master programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies

What is it like, being an international master student? 

Meet Hazal, master student in Ethnic and Migration Studies from Turkey. Read about her experiences in her blog.

Interview with Xolani Tshabalala, the REMESO postdoctoral candidate

Xolani Tshabalala is a researcher at REMESO and a teacher at Ethnic and Migration Studies. Alumn Alexandra Koptyaeva met Xolani to find out more about his research interests.
Photo of a person with a suitcase

Master’s students graduate in ethnicity and migration 

Linköping University started an international master’s programme in ethnicity and migration two years ago. The first intake of students has now completed the programme, and will graduate in June.
Students at the workshop on dance and migration

Workshop on Dance and Migration

How do we feel in our skins? How do we create spaces with our bodies? These were questions asked during a workshop initiated by a student at the Master’s programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies.

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Citizenship and Ethnic Relations: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives

 Citizenship and ethnic relations are seen as instances of social formation and collective identification and hence as parts of the most enduring fabrics of human history.
Post nationella strategier

Post-National Strategies for Growth, Inclusion and Diversity

The focus of this stream are strategies for "renewal", in Europe, as part of changes of welfare policy. Strategies for development, inclusion and diversity, from the post-national to the local level, are examined. 

Migration, Welfare and the Political Economy of Labour Market Segmentation

Migration, changing work organisation and ethnic segmentation in private and public sectors of the economy demands new research strategies that relates the global political economy tochanging welfare regimes.

Recent research news 

Conference on migration

Movement across borders – not an option for everyone

By migration we normally mean people crossing borders, but for more and more people it has become the opposite. This immobility was in focus when 300 researchers got together for a three-day conference.
Anna Bredström

Your diagnosis may depend on where you’re from

Ethnicity researcher Anna Bredström has spent hours poring over the 1000 pages of DSM-5, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, investigating how the manual treats culture and ethnicity. 
Bild på flyktingar i läger i Grekland 2016

European networking at refugee conference

Housing, best practices in education and collaboration. Examples of how European countries have received refugees were the focus of a recently completed three-day conference in Norrköping.

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