MIGRATION STUDIES BROCHURE
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MASTER OF ARTS IN MIGRATION STUDIES (THESIS) /
MASTER IN MIGRATION STUDIES (NON THESIS)
GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Migration is a global phenomenon that affects almost all countries in the world today. People are constantly moving to find better economic opportunities , reunite with families and spouses and to find work either temporarily or permanently.
Migration is intertwined with a host of issues such as economic development, human security, transnational social movements, gender and human rights to name just a few. The complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon of migration has generated varied and competing perspectives, approaches and discourses which animate the study of migration.
The Migration Studies Program in the Philippines is an interdisciplinary program committed to the critical study and analysis of contemporary issues and challenges in migration. The program draws upon theories and knowledge from different social science disciplines to understand the multidimensional nature of migration as a social process that interweaves with politics, economics, culture, legal systems and other social forces that impinge on people crossing geographical borders. A specific focus of the program is the crosscutting theme of gender as a crucial element in the process of migration.
An important part of the program is the comparative analyses of migration and immigration policies as well as migration management practices of receiving and sending countries and the global and domestic factors that shape them. The location of the Migration Studies Program in a sending country like the Philippines gives it a unique vantage point to critically examine the aforementioned issues.
Graduates of this course are expected to acquire a broader perspective and knowledge of the nature of migration as part of globalization processes that have social, economic and political impacts and dimensions. Integral to the program is providing a space for continuing migration discourse that engage government, civil society actors particularly migrant groups and advocates, the academe and the private sector.
Curriculum
YEAR 1 First Semester
MS 201 Introduction to Migration Studies: Theories and Current trends
The Course provides an overview of the theories and current trends in the analysis of migration using an interdisciplinary approach. Utilizing the lens of social science disciplines, the subject enables the student to gain an appreciation of differing perspectives and approaches in the study of migration.
