Dr Patrick McGovern

This course is available on the MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in Political Sociology and MSc in Sociology. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

This course has a limited number of places (it is controlled access). Priority will be given to students on the MSc in International Migration and Public Policy for whom the course is an 'optional core course'. 

Places are allocated based on a written statement. As demand is typically high, this may mean that not all students who apply will be able to get a place on this course.

Coverage of contemporary sociological perspectives on migrant integration including labour market incorporation; the 'straight line' model of assimilation; national models of integration; multiculturalism; social conflict; racism, religion and migration; segmented assimilation.

This course is delivered through a combination of lectures, online materials and seminars totalling a minimum of 20 hours in WT, with a revision session in ST.

Reading Weeks: Students on this course will have a reading week in WT Week 6, in line with departmental policy.

All students are expected to write two non-assessed pieces of work during the term.

There is no recommended textbook. Books of a general nature that cover substantial parts of the syllabus are: D. Bartram et al. (2014) Key Concepts in Migration; H. de Haas, et al. (2019); The Age of Migration (6th edn); P. Kvisto and T. Faist (2010) Beyond A Border. A more comprehensive bibliography will be available to students taking this course.

Exam (90%, duration: 2 hours) in the spring exam period.
Class participation (10%) in the WT.

The summative assessment will take the form of an e-exam in the Spring Term. E-exams are assessments run under invigilated exam conditions on campus. Students will complete the assessment using software downloaded to their personal laptops.