Ethics and Migration, basic course, 7.5 credits

Ethics and Migration, basic course, 7.5 hp

721G25

Main field of study

Applied Ethics

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Single subject and programme course

Examiner

Elin Palm

Course coordinator

Elin Palm

Director of studies or equivalent

Elin Palm

Available for exchange students

Yes

Contact

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Weeks Language Campus ECV
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) Autumn 2019 201950-202003 English Linköping, Valla
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) Autumn 2019 201950-202003 English Linköping, Valla

Main field of study

Applied Ethics

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Entry requirements

At least one year of full-time undergraduate studies. Documented knowledge of English equivalent to Engelska B/Engelska 6.

Intended learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- summarise important ethical theories of relevance for migration,
- discuss and analyse, orally and in written form, ethical problems that may arise in relation to migration,
- employ ethical theory in an analysis of a concrete migration issue,
- criticise ethical analyses in a constructive manner.

Course content

Ethics of migration comprises normative issues related to the different phases of migration and categories of migrants. Reasons for and modes of migration vary, as do the impact of migration on receiving, transit and sending countries.
In a first, theoretical part, this course examines fundamental ethical questions related to migrants (regular and irregular) and migration, borders and border control. Arguments for and against immigration restriction as well as rights and duties between nation states and migrants are systematically analysed.
In a second, more applied part, ethical implications of migration flow such as brain drain will be investigated. Prevailing migration management e.g. large-scale surveillance-based migration control will also be critically examined from the perspective of ethics.

Teaching and working methods

In the course, students read and analyse texts, participate in group discussions, write papers and are actively involved in seminar discussions. In addition, lectures are provided. Language instruction: English

Examination

Mandatory participation in seminars as well as oral presentations of a smaller written work. Students should also critically discuss written assignments produced by a fellow student. Detailed information about the examination can be found in the course’s study guide

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.

Grades

ECTS, EC

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Department

Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation
Code Name Scope Grading scale
EX01 Group Assignment 2.5 credits U, G
EX02 Individual Examination 5 credits EC

Books

Compendia

A compendium of readings will be available three weeks before the start of the course.

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