Migration and Migration Policy

Course: Migration and Migration Policy
Course Number: 39
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Credits: 6
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COURSE OUTLINE 39

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE 39 SEMESTER 1st  & 3rt
COURSE TITLE Migration and Migration Policy
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.		 TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 6
 
 
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

 Scientific Area
PREREQUISITES:

 

 No
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes
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  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
At the completion of the course students should be able to:

Analyse and evaluate migration as a multi-dimensional phenomenon.

Identify and distinguish migratory movements.

Analyse the theoretical and empirical literature concerning the constituents of economic migration, its key historical milestones at European level and its socio-economic consequences in the origin countries, in the receiving countries and in migrants themselves.

Describe and evaluate the migration policies of Greece and EU, their mutual interdependence, their connection to the wider historical and socio-economic context, as well as the effectiveness of these policies.

Discuss on moral issues raised by the migration phenomenon in order to cultivate tolerance and reduce discrimination.

Suggest ways to manage migration issues.

 

 
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

 Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, Decision making, Autonomous work, Teamwork, Critical thinking, Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning, Equity and Inclusion, Respecting cultural diversity, Developing moral judgement and moral sentiments.

 
  1. Course Content
The course material is divided into 13 weeks, the content of which is as follows:

 

  1. Migrants and refugees: concepts and demographics
  2. Theoretical approaches to migration
  3. Early Migration: From Prehistoric Times to Columbus
  4. Migration from the Age of Exploration to World War I
  5. Greece as a country of origin for migrants (20th century)
  6. Repatriation
  7. Social Exclusion
  8. Greece as a host country for immigrants (20th century)
  9. “Brain drain”. Highly skilled immigration from Greece after 2008.
  10. Migration policy in Greece in the 20th and 21st centuries
  11. Presentation of work
  12. Presentation of work
  13. Presentation of work

 
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students		 International statistical databases, the department’s e-class platform for posting teaching materials and announcements and for communication with students. Presentation software (e.g. ppt).
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

  

 

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 30
Interactive teaching 30
Study at home/in the library 45
Independent work towards final essay or written exams 45
Course total 150
STUDENT EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

 

 

Either individual work (30%) + Final exam (written or oral during the June exam) (70%)

 

Or final exam (written or oral during the June exam) (100%)

 

 
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Labrianidis, L., και Sykas, T. (2017). Why High School Students Aspire to Emigrate: Evidence from Greece. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 18, 107-130.

Βεργέτη, Μ. (2016). Παλιννόστηση και Κοινωνικός Αποκλεισμός. Θεσσαλονίκη: Εκδόσεις Κυριακίδη.

Δαμανάκης, Μ. Κωνσταντινίδης, Σ. Τάμης, Α. (Επιμ.). (2014). Νέα Μετανάστευση από και προς την Ελλάδα. Ρέθυμνο: Εκδόσεις Κέντρου Ερευνών & Μελετών (Κ.Ε.Μ.Ε.).

Λαμπριανίδης Λ., και Συκάς Θ. (2021). Το φαινόμενο της Μετανάστευσης Υψηλής Ειδίκευσης:  η διαρροή εγκεφάλων (brain drain) στην περίπτωση της Ελλάδας. Αθήνα: ΕΑΠ.

Λαμπριανίδης, Λ. (2011). Επενδύοντας στη φυγή: Η διαρροή επιστημόνων από την Ελλάδα την εποχή της παγκοσμιοποίησης. Αθήνα: Κριτική.

Ροντιέ, Κ. (2016). Μετανάστες και πρόσφυγες. Απαντήσεις σε αναποφάσιστους, ανήσυχους και επιφυλακτικούς. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις του Εικοστού Πρώτου.

Τριανταφυλλίδου, Α. Μαρούκης, Θ. (Επιμ). (2010). Η μετανάστευση στην Ελλάδα του 21ου αιώνα. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Κριτική.