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KSS / SMI
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KSS
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SMI
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Sociology of migration
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
7
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Written
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Type of completion
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Written
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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18 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KSS/MIG
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Preclusive courses
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KSS/MIG
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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KSS/S1SŠO or KSS/ZS1 and KFI/AOH or KSA/AOAN or KSS/AOS
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with studies of international migration. The course will present theoretical concepts and researches which frames and are source of information for current discussion about migration. The class presents migration process in social, economic and political context. The course makes students familiar with international migration in context of Czech Republic.
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Requirements on student
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Essay, written or oral examination
The processing of learning tasks is the essential part of this course. The learning tasks are controlled continuously by teacher. Texts for study are elaborated in required form (essay, presentation, resume, synopsis, abstract).
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Content
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1) Theory of migration
2) Directions and patterns of migration
3) Gender and migration
4) Transnationalism
5) Formulas of integration, adaptation and assimilation
6) Migration and ethnicity
7) State, politics, citizenship
8) Family, relationships, roles, generation
9) Development perspective
10) Migration and health
11) Migration and media
12) Forced migration
13) Migration in the context of the Czech Republic
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studentům a studentkám je k dispozici kurz v Google Classroom se všemi podstatnými informacemi a materiály.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Metz-Gockel, Sigrid; Morokvasic, Mirjana; Münst, Senganata A. Migration and mobility in enlarged Europe : a gender perspective. Opladen : Barbara Budrich, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86649-108-3.
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Basic:
Brettell, Caroline B.; Hollifield, James Frank. Migration theory : talking across disciplines. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 0-415-95427-4.
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Basic:
Portes, A., J. DeWind. Rethinking Migrational Perspecives. New Theoretical and Empirical Perspecives. New York: Berghahn Books, 2008.
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Basic:
Castles, Stephen; Miller, Mark J. The age of migration. 3rd ed. New York : The Guilford Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-572-30900-5.
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Extending:
True, Jacqui. Gender, globalization, and postsocialism : the Czech Republic after communism. New York : Columbia University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-231-12715-4.
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Extending:
Ehrenreich, B., A. R. Hochschild. Global Woman. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2003.
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Extending:
Portes, Alejandro; Rumbaut, Rubén G. Immigrant America : a portrait. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0-520-20765-3.
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Extending:
Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at large : cultural dimensions of globalization. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8166-2793-2.
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Extending:
Barker, Chris. Television, globalization and cultural identities. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-335-19954-2.
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Extending:
Gupta, Dev Satya. The political economy of globalization ; edited by Satya Dev Gupta. Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. ISBN 0-7923-9903-X.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Contact hours
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52
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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40
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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40
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Total
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182
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Students are able to read in English language. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students will be able to orientate in the subject of international migration. They will know key theoretical and methodological approaches to study this topic. Furhter they will be able to identify social, economic, political and historical factors which influence the migration process in the context of concrete territory - The Czech Republic. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Written exam |
Test |
Seminar work |
Group presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Self-study of literature |
Students' portfolio |
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