University of Kent

MA

MA Courses

Further Information and enquiries: Dr Charles Watters

The MA in Migration Studies University of Kent at Brussels

The MA in Migration Studies is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time course, taught at the Brussels campus. It is intended both for those with field or other practical experience working with migrants as well as recent university graduates or those with other experience who have an interest in migration.

The MA in Migration Studies educates students in the core issues of migration, both theoretical and typological, while enabling them to augment their programme with elective modules in another field, including post-conflict peace building, politics of development, law, international relations.

Course location: University of Kent at Brussels.

Modules Include:

• Migration Studies: Theory and Research (core)
• International Migation: Historical and Contemporary Perspective (core)
• Forced Migration, Health and Social Care
• International Migration Law
• Immigrant Integration and Incorporation
• Politics of International Development
• Human Rights Law
• Theories of International Conflict
• Histories of International Conflict
• International Conflict Management
• Security and Conflict In Eurasia
• European Social Policy and the Role of Organised Civil Society
• Legal Aspects of Contemporary International Problems
• International Conflict Management International
• Islam, Conflict and the State
• Nationalism and  Identity

The MA in Migration Studies educates students in the core issues of migration, both theoretical and typological, while enabling them to augment their programme with elective modules in another field, including post-conflict peace building, politics of development, sociology and law. All students take Fundamentals, Dissertation and Research, which provides the necessary foundation and tools to enable students to conduct independent research and scholarship at the postgraduate level.