6 ECTS credits
165 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4014777FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The course provides theoretical and empirical insight on the arrival and integration of migrants in European societies. We start with an concise overview of the history of immigration to Europe. Afterwards, we apply a few important theories of migration on this history. Consequently, we examine the integration of ethnic minorities with respect to different domains: socioeconomic position, marriage patterns, religious practices, residential segregation, discrimination, interethnic contacts, social cohesion and integration policies. Each time, these different indicators are considered from both classic and more recent (post-colonial) theories on integration. Starting from theories on international migration the emphasis will be on theory guided research on background characteristics of international migration. The interaction between immigrant populations in the host society will be central in the second part of the course where integration focused research will be discussed. In the last part the position of migrants in differential social domains will be highlighted. The course will pay attention to the specific situation in Belgium but overall takes an international comparative perspective.
Every week a lecture is scheduled which will be divided into a classical lecture and a more interactive part in which a seminar approach is taken. After Easter holiday, we additionally organize more applied 'student debates' (6 hours WPO). Participation in the student debates is mandatory for regular students.
The main aims of the course are:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Not applicable.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Adult Education: Profile Education Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Sociology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Political Science: Democracy and Leadership (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Behavioural Sciences: agogische wetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: politieke wetenschappen en sociologie (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)