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Syllabus:

Migration, integration and ethnic relations in social work, 15 Credits

Swedish name: Migration, integration och etniska relationer i socialt arbete

This syllabus is valid: 2016-08-22 valid to 2017-01-08 (newer version of the syllabus exists)

Course code: 2SA117

Credit points: 15

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Social Work: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Responsible department: Department of Social Work

Established by: Head of Department of Social Work, 2014-12-15

Revised by: Head of Department of Social Work, 2016-06-02

Contents

The course includes issues concerning migration, integration and ethnic relations in social work.  The potential possibilities and obstacles associated with these key-concepts and phenomenon are problematized at individual- and group-level. Structural conditions and social stratifications like gender, class, and generation are in focus for learning about migration- and integration experiences.  Moreover, issues dealt with are, understanding migration-movement, mobility, transnationality, social and human rights associated with migration and flight and other needs for international and national protection. Also discussed in the course are various kinds of processes like segregation, rasisms and factors hindering or facilitating social integration. Moreover, the course deals with how norms, values, symbols, identity and diaspora influences ethnic relations.
 

Expected learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student shall:

  • Have in depth knowledge in and understanding of concepts and theories vital for the field of knowledge;
  • Have insights in phenomenom of relevancy for the course;
  • Be able to independently identify issues of relevancy for the course;
  • Ability to independently gather, analyze and apply theories in the field of knowledge;
  • Be able to critically evaluate the knowledge that the student renders, compiles and produces itself.

Required Knowledge

For admission to the course a minimum of 90 university credits are required in the following subjects: social work, sociology, Psychology, Peace and conflict studies, Gender Studies, Economic and social geography, Political science, Law/legal Science or in other courses that are considered equal to thus above, including an individual essay carrying at least 15 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A/5 or comparable is also required

Form of instruction

The course consists of theoretical analytical, self-reflective and applicable activities with opportunities for students’ to make selections of a number of in depth profiles with relevancy for the course. Work-modes provided in the course are built on student-active engagement.  The instructor-led teaching is foremost provided through lectures and seminars. Other teaching-modes provided during the course are written assignments, group-discussions and peer-group evaluations.  . Seminars, written assignments and peer assessment are mandatory. A student who has been accepted and registered for the course has the right to teaching and guidance only during the term/academic year when he/she was and registered.
 

Examination modes

Examination modes
Examination takes place through the following course elements:

  1. Active participation during compulsory seminars;
  2. Fulfillment of written assignments during the course;
  3. Fulfillment of an individual written assignment (paper) at the end of the course;
  4. Peer assessment of another student´s individual written assignment.

For component 1, 2 and 4 the grades Fail (U) or Pass (G) can be awarded. For component 3 the grades awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG). A passing grade on the activities under components 1-4 above are required to receive a passing grade for the course as a whole.Completing grades for the course, are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (AB). Completing grade for the course is based on the result of the individual written assignment (paper) and awarded after the completion of all compulsory course elements.

The appointed examiner may decide to use other forms of examination if required by particular circumstances.
A student who has not received a passing grade on a test will be afforded an opportunity for re-examination.
A student who has passed examination may not be re-examined. A student who has taken two tests for a course or segment of a course, without passing, has the right to have another examiner appointed, unless special reasons exist. A written request for change of examiner is submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Education.

Other regulations

Students have the right to apply to have a previous education or experience evaluated for transfer of credits. For more information, see: www.umu.se/utbildning/antagning/tillgodoraknande

Literature

Valid from: 2016 week 34

Aas Katja Franko
‘Crimmigrant’bodies and bona fide travelers: Surveillance, citizenship and global governance.
Theoretical criminology 15 : 3 : 2011 : 331-346 : : 2011 :
Mandatory

Carbin Maria
Hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck : En kunskaps- och forskningsöversikt
1 uppl. : Uppsala : NCK : Rapport 2010:1 : 64 s. : : 2010 :
http://www.du.se/PageFiles/80859/Hedersrelaterat%20v%C3%A5ld%20och%20f% C3%B6rtryck-2010.pdf
Mandatory

Critical Review of Psychological Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in refugees
Nickerson Angela, Bryant Richard A, Silove Derrick, Steel Zachary
Clinical pshycological review : 2011 : 399-417 : : 2011 :
Mandatory

Hatbrott 2014 : statistik över polisanmälningar med identifierade hatbrottsmotiv och självrapporterad utsatthet för hatbrott
Djärv Carina, Westerberg Sara, Frenzel Anna
Stockholm : Brottsförebyggande rådet (BRÅ) : cop. 2015 : 148 s. :
Fritt tillgänglig via www.bra.se
ISBN: 9789187335471
Mandatory
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Fazlhashemi Mohammad
Intellektuella kulturmöten mellan Öst och väst
Included in:
Förmodern globalitet
Lund : Nordic Academic Press : 2011 : 248 s. :
E-resurs:
Mandatory

Fekete Liz
"The Emergence of Xeno-Racism"
Race and Class 43 : 2 : 2001: 23-40 : : 2001 :
Mandatory

Globaliseringens kulturer : den postkoloniala paradoxen, rasismen och det mångkulturella samhället
Thörn Håkan, Eriksson Catharina, Eriksson Baaz Maria
Nora : Nya Doxa : 1999 : 295 s. :
ISBN: 91-578-0312-9 ; 351:00
Mandatory
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Gärde Johan
Religion och socialt arbete
1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2014 : 236 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-44-08159-5
Mandatory
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Ife Jim
Human rights and social work : towards rights-based practice
3rd ed. : Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press : 2012. : x, 356 p. :
ISBN: 9781107693876
Mandatory
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Johnsdotter Sara
Kulturella aspekter av psykisk ohälsa
Included in:
Migration och psykisk ohälsa
Malmö : Hälsa och samhälle, Malmö högskola : 2008 : 309 s. :
Mandatory

Migration och etnicitet : perspektiv på ett mångkulturellt Sverige
Darvishpour Mehrdad, Westin Charles
2., [omarb.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2015 : 446 s. :
ISBN: 9789144105239
Mandatory
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Xenoracism: Towards a Critical Understanding of the Construction of Asylum Seekers and its Implications for Social Work Practice
Shepard Masocha, Simpson , Murray K
Practice : Social Work in Action : 23 :1 : 2011 : 5-18 : : 2011 :
Mandatory

Smith Rhona K. M.
Textbook on international human rights
6th edition. : Oxford : Oxford University Press : 2014 : xxviii, 417 p. :
ISBN: 9780199672813 (pbk.) :
Mandatory
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Socialt arbete och migration
Montesino Norma, Righard Erica
1. uppl. : Malmö : Gleerup : 2015 : 223 s. :
ISBN: 9789140688750
Mandatory
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Kategoriernas dilemman : en kunskapsöversikt om kategorisering utifrån nationellt och etniskt ursprung i offentlig politik och forskning
Strömblad Per, Myrberg Gunnar
Stockholm : Delegationen för migrationsstudier (Delmi) : 2015 : 49 s. :
Fritt tillgänglig via Delegationen för migrationsstudier (Delmi)
Mandatory

Transnationality and Social Practices
Included in:
Transnational migration
Cambridge : Polity : 2013. : 209 s. :
Mandatory

Afrofobi : en kunskapsöversikt över afrosvenskars situation i dagens Sverige
Tumba : Mångkulturellt centrum : cop. 2014 : 101 s. :
ISBN: 9789186429317
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Exploring the relationship between self-awareness and students commitment and understanding of culturally responsive social work practice. Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. No. 19, pp. 34-53.
Bender Kimberly, Negi Nalini, Fowler N Dawnovise
2010 :

Hög förekomst av sömnproblem och trötthet hos flyktingar på SFI: konse¬kvenser för inlärning och hälsa
Eriksson-Sjöö Tina, Ekblad Solvig, Kecklund Göran
Socialmedicinsk tidskrift : 4 : 2010 : 302-309 : : 2010 :

Impact of Immigration Detention and Temporary Protection on the Mental Health of Refugees
Steel Zachary, Silove Derrick, Brooks Robert, Momartin Shakeh, Alzuhairi Bushra, Susljika Ina
British journal of psychiatry : 2006 : 188, 58-64 : : 2006 :

Philips Deborah
Minority Ethnic Segregation, Integration and Citizenship : A European Perspective
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies : 36 : 2 : 2010 : 209-225 : : 2010 :

Gruber Sabined 1958-
Skolan gör skillnad : etnicitet och institutionell praktik
Norrköping : Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier : 2007 : 223 s. :
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8775z Sammanfattning och fulltext från Linköping University Electronic Press
ISBN: 978-91-85715-21-3
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Khosravi Shahram
Territorialiserad mänsklighet : irreguljära immigranter och det nakna livet
Included in:
Om välfärdens gränser och det villkorade medborgarskapet
Stockholm : Fritze : 2006 : 314, [2] s. :

O´Conell Davidson Julia
Trafficking, modern slavery and the human security agenda.Human security journal. Volume 6, spring 2008, pp. 8-15
2008 :