Module Code - Title:
GY4012
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MIGRATION, MOBILITY AND PLACE
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
Migration, the movement of people between places, is an intrinsically geographical process. Across the globe, the number of people moving is rising for increasingly diverse reasons. This includes the movement of highly skilled workers responding to the growth of our globalised economies as well as those displaced by political instability or climate change. This module considers the reasons for this growth in movement as well as the impacts on places of origin and places of destination. Understanding migrant lives also enhances our understanding of one of the key concepts of geography, place. As a result of their displacement, migrants experience a heightened awareness of the difference of place/s and therefore in studying migration it is possible to gain a better understanding of the significance of place to a sense of identity and belonging.
Syllabus:
The module builds on the ideas around migration introduced in GY4001, Introduction to Human Geography and GY4033, Population Dynamics. Through a range of Irish and international examples the module explores the drivers and impacts of migration. In addition, through an exploration of why people move, this module also aims to help students better understand how feelings of identity, belonging and connection to place are shaped by migration.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Describe patterns of migration at a range of scales.
Recognise the impact of migration on places of origin and destination.
Explain how the movement of people helps us better understand the meaning of place.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Recognise migration as an ongoing emotional journey.
Demonstrate an appreciation of the way in which identity and belonging are shaped and affirmed through an emotional engagement with place.
Critically comment on the usefulness of qualitative research methods in understanding migration and/or belonging in place.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: n/a
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module will be delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials and self directed learning. Using a range of recent texts and online data students will develop their reading and research skills.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Adey, P., Bissell, D., Hannam, K., Merriman, P. and Sheller, M. eds., (2014)
The Routledge Handbook of Mobilities
, Routledge
Bo¿nisch, B. and Trundle, C. (2016)
Local lives : migration and the politics of place
, Routledge
Cresswell, T. (2015)
Place: a short introduction
, Wiley Blackwell
Gold, S.J. and Nawyn, S.J. eds., (2019)
Routledge international handbook of migration studies.
, Routledge
Massey, D. (2008)
A global sense of place. In The cultural geography reader (pp. 269-275).
, Routledge
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BAULARUFA - ARTS
BSSOSCUFA - SOCIAL SCIENCES
BSPHEDUFA - PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
sara.hannafin@ul.ie