Course Title: Global Mobility and Ethnic Relations

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Global Mobility and Ethnic Relations

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

In 2024, this course is titled 'Global Mobility and Ethnic Relations'.

From 2025 this course is titled 'Moving People, Changing Places: Migration, Mobility and Displacement'.


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

SOCU1027

City Campus

Undergraduate

365H Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Dr Glenda Mejia

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3732

Course Coordinator Email: glenda.mejia@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 37.5.15

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to multidisciplinary approaches to study historical and current migration/mobility challenges across diverse human populations through socio-economic, political, decolonial and cultural lenses.  

This course explores and critically engages in constructive dialogues of why some people leave their home countries, how they experience migration/mobility and adaptation to their host countries, and the economic, social, and cultural effects migration has in sending and receiving countries.   

In this course we will un/re-learn ideas/terms/concepts of inter-ethnic relations, class, race, gender, identity, place-making, culture, belonging, discrimination, integration, notions of citizenship, and diasporic communities in Australian or other countries, and how migrants and non-migrants interact and are affected by these processes.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

In course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

 
  • Navigate international complexity using disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, practice and research. 
  • Reflect on and effectively express your global, linguistic and cross-cultural capabilities for professional and career progress. 


Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Apply and adapt concepts, different knowledges, and principles of human movements and inter-ethnic relations to local contexts
  2. Critically assess the reasons for human movements and for problems in inter-ethnic relations and to evaluate policies and programs for such issues from different knowledges perspectives
  3. Reflect on situations concerning human movements and inter-ethnic interaction and to act responsibly and ethically when such situations are problematical
  4. Develop strategic responses to problematic human movements and inter-ethnic tensions 


Overview of Learning Activities

Weekly lectures (sessions) and tutorial activities. Course learning materials, including required and further readings, and other material, will be made available in Canvas.  

Conversations will include critical analyses on local and global responses to immigration intakes and inclusivity (e.g., Indigenous, settlers, refugees, asylum seekers, among others). 


Overview of Learning Resources

Learning activities will include recorded lectures and face-to-face tutorial during the whole semester.  

Students are expected to engage in independent readings in advance of each lecture and tutorial, and to engage respectfully in critical conversations each week.  

The tutorials offer a supportive learning environment where you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge/s, perspectives, and experiences, and to learn from the knowledge/s, perspectives and experience of your peers. This learning may take place through small-group discussions, collaborative work on activities, written work and/or oral presentations which have been developed with a view to developing scholar and professional communication skills.  

Doing the weekly preparation will let you get the most out of every lecture, tutorial and assessment task.  

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.  

There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT student website.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. 

Assessment Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Journaled reflections, 36% CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, and CLO4 

Assessment Task 2: Presentation, 20%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO4 

Assessment Task 3: Creative Project, 44% CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO3 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.