6 ECTS credits
168 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023459BNR for all students in the 1st semester of odd academic years (e.g. 2013-2014) at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
biennial: 1st semester of an odd academic year (e.g. 2013-2014)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om dit vak te kunnen registreren moet je geslaagd of ingeschreven zijn voor Maatschappijgeschiedenis II en moet je minstens 30 stp. behaald hebben in de bachelor.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
Educational team
Bart Lambert (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Why do people decide to move elsewhere and why do they decide to stay? Over the past thirty years, migration history has become one of the most vibrant historical subfields. This course introduces students to the most important approaches and concepts that scholars have used to analyse migration throughout history. We will see how migration has shaped societies and how it was shaped by factors such as gender, nationalism and xenophobia and economic and environmental change. The course will pay equal attention to migratory movements in different historical periods since Roman Antiquity, debunking the myth that migration was only a phenomenon of major importance during the most recent times.

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General Competencies

Upon the completion of this course, students:
-can engage with the into the most important debates in the field of migration history
-have an insight into the interaction between migration and other societal factors throughout history
-can appreciate the differences between the scholarship on migration in various historical periods
-can assess the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches and concepts used by scholars to analyse historical migration

Master students in urban studies taking this course are also expected to show an ability to reflect critically on secondary literature about historical migration

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • EXAM OTHER with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: For bachelor students in history: Oral exam: 100% of the mark
    For master students in urban studies:
    -Oral exam: 50% of the mark.
    -Written final paper: 50% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

For bachelor students in history:
The final grade is based on:
-Oral exam: 100% of the mark

For master students in urban studies:
The final grade is based on:
-Oral exam: 50% of the mark. Students need to have a sufficient mark for the oral exam in
order to pass for the course.
-Written final paper of 3000-4000 words: 50% of the final mark. Students need to have a
sufficient mark for the final paper in order to pass for the course. Papers that have not been
submitted in time will be considered as not submitted (unless decided differently in
consultation with the course convenor), which means that the student cannot obtain a mark.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of History: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Studies: Standard track