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University of Birmingham: Migration Studies

Institution University of Birmingham View institution profile
Department School of Social Policy and Society
Web https://www.birmingham.ac.uk
Email pg@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Study type Taught

Summary

Our Master's degree in Migration Studies will introduce you to the main challenges and opportunities associated with the advent of new migration and super-diversity and equip you with the skills and knowledge you will need to address those challenges.

This Migration Studies degree is the first of its kind to focus on superdiversity. You will be taught by academics from the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS). IRiS is the world’s first research centre to focus on superdiversity and is at the forefront of international migration research. You will have the opportunity to apply for a work-based internship in a migration-related organisation as part of the optional Migration and Superdiversity Placement module.

Why study this course at the University of Birmingham? Our Migration Studies Master's degree is taught by experts who contribute to a vibrant research culture. This means you’ll build a broad range of skills and experience, all in huge demand among employers. - Tailor the curriculum to match your own interests and career plans. Gain experience in the workplace with our pathways that incorporate a placement module.

  • Study at the UK's most targeted university by the country’s leading graduate employers. (High Fliers, 2024).

  • Engage critically with cutting-edge research on local and international policymaking.

Career opportunities The programme is designed for those who intend to pursue a range of policy-related careers within local, regional, or global policymaking institutions. It will equip you to work across a number of policy domains. The course aims to equip you with the policy analysis skills necessary to examine and evaluate policy outcomes alongside a broader range of social research methods required to research substantive policy issues.

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University of Birmingham

Birmingham offers over 600 taught postgraduate programmes to help students widen their skills base, further their knowledge and boost their career prospects. Its wealth of research opportunities involve the completion of original academic research, or a piece of scholarship, which students will conduct under expert supervision from a Birmingham academic.

The value of the postgraduate study is both inherent and transferable, helping students to develop as a person, boost their professional prospects or even change direction in their career.

Beyond the transferable skills that students will take into the workplace, a postgraduate qualification from Birmingham will give …

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