Ethics and Migration, basic course, 7.5 credits
Ethics and Migration, basic course, 7.5 hp
721G25
Main field of study
Applied EthicsCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Single subject and programme courseExaminer
Elin PalmCourse coordinator
Elin PalmDirector of studies or equivalent
Elin PalmAvailable for exchange students
YesContact
Course offered for | Semester | Weeks | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) | Autumn 2020 | 202050-202103 | English | Linköping, Valla | ||
Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) | Autumn 2020 | 202050-202103 | English | Linköping, Valla |
Main field of study
Applied EthicsCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G2FEntry requirements
- 60 ECTS credits passed
- English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (English 6)
Exemption from Swedish
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
If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it. If the coordinator has instead recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.
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, ECOther 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 samhälleCode | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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EX01 | Group Assignment | 2.5 credits | U, G |
EX02 | Individual Examination | 5 credits | EC |
Books
See Additional documents for literature list.
Compendia
A compendium of readings will be available three weeks before the start of the course.
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