Module: Migration and Diaspora

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Migration and Diaspora
Module Code	GEO1035
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	History & Geography
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

Why has migration across international borders become such a defining issue in contemporary politics? What drives millions to leave their homes and seek to settle elsewhere (climate breakdown, conflict, poverty & inequality)? How do growing diasporas relate to their 'homelands', whilst building their lives alongside a host society, often in urban settings? This module examines these questions from a geographical point of view.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explore geographies of historical and contemporary migration and diaspora in a variety of global contexts.
2. Understand and critically evaluate a range of research problems and methodologies relating to the study of migration and diaspora.
3. Navigate and interpret a range of data from scholarly, governmental and non-governmental sources.
4. Critically analyse contemporary media and political discourse in relation to migration and diaspora.
5. Construct an argument using logical and rhetorical design in written and oral forms.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	22	No Description
Independent Study	103	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	12116	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	50%	Examination Weight	50%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Jonathan Harris	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	n/a	10%	n/a
Essay	n/a	40%	n/a
Formal Examination	n/a	50%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

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