AMIS: Researching Migration - Methodological Approaches

Course content

This course introduces key methodological debates in migration studies through lectures and hands-on engagement with a range of research methods. We will explore approaches such as participant observation, interviews, and historical analysis to examine how migration can be studied interdisciplinarily. Experts from various fields will share insights from their research practice and current projects. Throughout the course, we will critically reflect on our own positionality, the strengths and limitations of different methods and units of analysis, and ethical dilemmas such as working with vulnerable groups and individuals or handling sensitive data. Combining readings, lectures, discussions, and practical workshops, this course equips students with the tools to conduct migration research critically and self-reflexively while developing their methodological skills according to their interests.

 

Exam code: HMGK03291E

Education

Advanced Migration Studies

Lectures, group activities and 'laboratory workshops'.

Allen, William L., and Carlos Vargas-Silva, eds. 2024. Handbook of Research Methods in Migration. Second edition. Edward Elgar Publishing.

A complete literature list will be made available at the start of the semester.

This course is only available to Full Degree Students at Advanced Migration Studies and Erasmus Students visiting through an agreement with Advanced Migration Studies (EuMIGS Partners).

Written
Oral
Individual
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Feedback by final exam (In addition to the grade)
ECTS
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Requirement to attend classes under invigilation
Type of assessment details
2022-curriculum:
Take home-assigment, set subject, following active class participation. 4-5 standard pages. One week is given to complete the assignment.

The active class participation consists of 2-4 group-based semester assignments of 2-3 standard pages each.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period

December/January

Re-exam

Conducted in the same manner as the original exam.

Exam in case of non-approved active student participation:
Take-home assigment with a set subject. 16-20 standard pages. One week is given to complete the assignment.
 
Criteria for exam assessment
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Class Instruction
  • 56
  • Preparation
  • 203
  • Exam Preparation
  • 130
  • English
  • 389

Kursusinformation

Language
English
Course number
HMGK03291U
ECTS
15 ECTS
Programme level
Full Degree Master
Duration

1 block

Placement
Autumn
Schedulegroup
See Schedule link
Migration Studies - Methods and Disciplines lectures will take place from around mid-October until the end of the semester
Studyboard
Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
  • SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting faculty
  • Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
  • Fabio Heupel Santos   (12-6d68697076357a68757b767a476f7c7435727c356b72)
Saved on the 09-04-2025

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