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SPOL38210

Academic Year 2022/2023

Migration, Racism and Irish Society (SPOL38210)

Subject:
Social Policy
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Soc Pol, Soc Wrk & Soc Justice
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Bryan Fanning
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Racism, Migration and Irish Society draws primarily on conceptual literature on racism and research on the experiences of different groups including asylum seekers and refugees, Africans, Muslims. It examines the impacts of different levels of (stratified)rights and entitlements on migrants from EU and non-EU countries living in Ireland. It examines anti-racism measures. Core questions addressed by the module include how and to what extent are immigrants outsiders within Irish society and to what extent is racism contribute to the exclusion and marginalisation of particular groups.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completing the module students should be able to (1) demonstrate an understanding of how modern Ireland has been influenced by and responded to immigration. (2) demonstrate knowledge of how racism and lesser rights and entitlements afflect the well-being of immigrants and their life chances, (3) demonstrate an understanding of the role of social policy in integrating immigrants, with specific refeence to the Irish case

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

76
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, active/task based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Essay: Essay assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No

100

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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