MA in Ethnic and Migration Studies

MA in Ethnic and Migration Studies, 120 credits

Ethnic and Migration Studies

Addressing some of the most challenging issues in today’s world, this programme relates ethnicity and migration to global economic and cultural change, and to systems of domination and resistance movements. You learn to analyse the causes of migration, as well as its consequences for emerging formations of race, gender, labour, citizenship, healthcare, welfare and culture.

Ethnic and Migration Studies, Master´s Programme

Autumn 2018, Full time 100%, Norrköping

The master’s programme is interdisciplinary, integrating the humanities and the social sciences, and is animated by a commitment to critical, innovative and useful approaches to issues and problems within the broad field of ethnic and migration studies.

Students will gain a comprehensive grasp of the field of ethnic and migration studies and will be well prepared 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.

The programme consists of a mix of mandatory courses and electives that will allow you an individual specialisation, options to study abroad, options for internships, and research tutorials with faculty. Teaching involves formats with a high level of student participation. Teaching forms include lectures, workshops, seminars and individual/group tutorials. 

Areas of focus include historical and sociological perspectives on the ways in which migration shapes  society; in-depth knowledge in the field of intersectional migration studies; globalisation and its link to changing conditions for work and migration; the European Union  asylum policies;, theories of biopolitics, citizenship and exclusion; and the relation of race, ethnicity and migration to cultural and aesthetic expressions such as narratives, visual arts, theatre and cinema.

The faculty will be joined by international guest professors to make up an interdisciplinary and internationally experienced team, covering all aspects of the programme’s curriculum and beyond. The program thus offers a direct interface with ongoing research.

Example of specific focus areas within the programme:

  • Historical perspectives on ethnicity and migration
  • Intersectional migration studies
  • Changing frameworks for citizenship
  • Migration and globalisation in post-colonial perspectives
  • Race, ethnicity and migration in culture and the arts
  • Migration and asylum policy in the European Union
  • Migration and health.

Syllabus and course details

In the first two semesters students follow eight mandatory courses of theoretical, thematic as well as methodological profiles. In the third semester, the program allows students an individual specialisation through studies abroad, internships or teaching practice and elective courses. 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.

Course details

Semester 1

  • Historical perspectives on ethnicity and migration, 7,5 credits
  • Intersectional migration studies – bodies, genders, sexualities, 7,5 credits
  • The world system in the post-colonial era, 7,5 credits
  • Class, labour migration and globalization, 7,5 credits

Semester 2

  • Methodologies in ethnic and migration studies, 7,5 credits
  • Race, ethnicity and migration in culture and the arts, 7,5 credits
  • Migration an asylum policy in the European Union, 7,5 credits
  • Critical cases in ethnic and migration studies, 7,5 credits

Semester 3

In the third semester, students can select a profile of specialisation. This is done either through studies abroad (see below) for the entire semester, or by following elective courses in the second half of the semester, or by internship in the second half of the semester. If you chooses elective courses or an internship in the second half of the semester, you will follow two campus-based courses at REMESO in the first half:

Migration, health and biopolitics, 7,5 credits

Inclusion, citizenship and exclusion, 7,5 credits

Option: Elective course/s, 15 credits or Internship/Teaching practice, 15 credits
During the second half of the third semester, students can take one or more elective courses on advanced level within Linköping University or at other universities (for a total of 15 credits). Alternatively, students can choose to do an internship or teaching practice in the second half of the semester.

Option: Studies abroad, 30 credits
Students can do their third semester of studies abroad. Students wishing to take advantage of this possibility must consult with the programme director in order to make sure credits will be transferred.

Semester 4

Master’s thesis 30 credits
The topic of the master’s dissertation is decided together with the supervisor. The master’s thesis shall be written within the main area of study, Ethnic and Migration Studies. It is normally written in English but may also be written in Swedish or other languages, depending on the linguistic competencies of the supervisor and faculty.

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 fees can be found by selecting the plus sign at the top of the page. 
Syllabus and curriculum

Career opportunities

As the programme offers possibilities of study abroad, elective courses and internships, students may tailor their education towards a special interest, profession or field of expertise. Studies abroad are usually conducted through the programme’s exchange agreements with partners in Europe and around the world. Internships give students an opportunity both to specialise and to test professional tasks and assignments with organisations and employers at the local, national or international level. In this way, the programme prepares for wide segments of the labour market, wherever expertise in migration and ethnic relations is needed, including work in governmental and non-governmental organisations, local and regional administration, business and communication, social work and activism, cultural analysis, journalism and commentary in the public sector, as well as further postgraduate studies and research.

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Stories from the programme

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.

A future for Syria

A war is raging in Syria, forcing millions to flee. But what will happen when it comes to rebuilding the country? This is the question that master’s student Haqqi Bahram from Syria is trying to get to grips with in an online network.
Norrköping

Migration to Norrköping the focus of student report

Sports and culture – how can they facilitate integration? These are some of the questions investigated by master’s students from Linköping University in the report “Norrköping- City of Immigration”.

Learning environment

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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Erik Berggren

Senior Research Coordinator

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Anna Bredström

Senior Lecturer

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Peo Hansen

Professor

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Stefan Jonsson

Professor

Khalid Khayati

Senior Lecturer

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Martin Klinthäll

Senior Lecturer

Current research

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.

Globalisation and the Reconstitution of Normative and Legal Frameworks

This stream addresses policy challenges brought about by the globalisation, EU enlargement, changing governance of migration and related flexibilization of labour markets and the consequential implications for labour standards.

Migration, Public Service and Health

Research in this stream study welfare institutions with particular focus on health and education and how public and private services are organized and distributed to an ethnically diverse population.

Application and admission

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