DNR LIU-2017-01232; LIU-2019-02292; LIU-2021-02843; LIU-

2023-00922
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Master´s Programme in Ethnic and Migration

Studies
Master´s Programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies
120 credits

F7MEM
Valid from: 2023 Autumn semester

LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
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Determined by
Board of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Date determined
2015-06-16
Revised by
Chairman of the Course and Programme Syllabus Board at the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences
Revision date
2017-11-24; 2018-09-14; 2019-06-13; 2021-06-28; 2023-02-16
Registration number
LiU-2017-01232; LiU-2019-02292; LiU-2021-02843; LiU-2023-00922
Offered first time
Autumn semester 2015
Offered for the last time

Replaced by
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Introduction
This master’s programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies is a two-year, full-time
programme. The programme educates students in theories and methodologies in
Ethnic and Migration Studies, with special reference to globalization, processes of
identity formation related to class, gender, citizenship, social and cultural change,
and relations of power and resistance. The programme is embedded in a trans-
and multidisciplinary educational environment, characterized by an integration of
the humanities and social sciences, with historical and sociological, economic and
cultural perspectives on ethnicity and migration. More specifically, the
programme offers:
1. a critical approach to issues of ethnicity, race, social differences, migration,
citizenship and borders;
2. practical skills and expertise in social and cultural analysis and policy
development, preparing for a variety of professions in working life;
3. a critical scientific approach where politics, economy and labour are
foregrounded in the study of ethnicity and migration;
4. an understanding situating ethnicity and migration in its global context, ;
5. a trans- and multi-disciplinary understanding of science and scholarship,
fully integrating the social sciences and the humanities, historical as well as
sociological, economic as well as cultural perspectives on ethnicity and
migration.
The programme qualifies the students to integrate perspectives concerning
migration and ethnicity in analysis and innovative intervention in both academic
knowledge production and governmental or non-governmental organisations at
national and international level. The programme thus prepares students for
further postgraduate studies and research in the interdisciplinary field of Ethnic
and Migration Studies, as well as for positions in administration, communication,
business, government, public life, media and the cultural sector that demand
expertise in ethnicity and migration. The programme also enables the students to
actively contribute with their acquired knowledge and skills to the analysis and
debate on ethnicity and migration in a wide range of areas such from culture,
media and the arts to politics, business and administration
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Aim
National Qualifications according to the Swedish Higher Education Act
Knowledge and understanding
For a Master of Arts (120 credits) the student shall
demonstrate knowledge and understanding in Ethnic and Migration
Studies, including both broad knowledge of the field and a considerable
degree of specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as
insight into current research and development work, and
demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in Ethnic and
Migration Studies.
Competence and skills
For a Master of Arts (120 credits) the student shall
demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge
and analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, issues and
situations even with limited information
demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically,
autonomously and creatively as well as to plan and, using appropriate
methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames and
so contribute to the formation of knowledge as well as the ability to evaluate
this work
demonstrate the ability in speech and writing both nationally and
internationally to report clearly and discuss his or her conclusions and the
knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with
different audiences, and
demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and
development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified
capacity.
Judgement and approach
For a Master of Arts (120 credits) the student shall
demonstrate the ability to make assessments in Ethnic and Migration
Studies informed by relevant disciplinary, social and ethical issues and also
to demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development
work
demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its
role in society and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used, and
demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge
and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning.
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Content
The master’s programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies is an integrated
programme of two years’ full-time study with opportunities for individual
specialization. In the first two semesters students follow eight mandatory courses
of theoretical, thematic as well as methodological profiles. In the first and second
semester students are provided with an historical introduction to migration and
ethnicity, and the relation between them, with particular focus on the ways in
which they affect and are affected by social processes and individual as well as
collective identity formations. Students move on to advanced courses on the
relation of migration to global, regional and national economy, welfare, labour
markets, social transformation and different kinds of migratory processes. In this
context students are also introduced to existing methodologies in the social
sciences and humanities with pertinence to ethnic and migration studies, and they
also try out and practice various methods approaches in limited case studies.
Contemporary European and regional policies of asylum, integration and
migration are studied in depth, as well as the importance of migration, race and
ethnicity in contemporary culture and art. Throughout these courses students are
expected to demonstrate acquired knowledge in a variety of different formats of
presentation, both written and oral. In terms of theoretical and methodological
approaches as well as content the courses seek to convey a global and critical
conception of migration and ethnicity. In the third semester, the program allows
students an individual specialization through studies abroad, teaching practice
and elective courses. The fourth semester is mainly devoted to the composition of
the master’s thesis. In addition to their course work, students follow a schedule of
thematic seminars and tutorial meetings with the faculty.
During the second half of the third semester, students can take one or more
elective courses on advanced level within Linköping University or at other
universities (for a total of 15 credits). Selection of courses is made in discussion
with the programme director and should enable the acquisition of individual
specialization. Alternatively, students can choose to do an internship or teaching
practice in the second half of the semester. This should take place at an
organization selected by the student and with which s/he has made an agreement.
The activities of the organisation should be relevant to the main field of study and
the tasks performed should contribute to the fulfilment of the learning outcomes
as set out in the syllabus. Examination of the teaching practice is made through a
written report.
Students can choose to carry out their third semester of studies abroad. They may
also apply to conduct their third and fourth semester abroad within the framework
of the programmes double degree partnership with other universities. Students
wishing to take advantage of these possibilities must consult with the programme
director in order to make sure credits will be transferred.

The heading “Curriculum” contains a list of courses included in the programme.

The course syllabuses for these describe in more detail the contents, teaching and
working methods, and examination.
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Teaching and working methods

Teaching in the programme generally involves formats with a high level of student
participation. This implies that students and teachers have a shared responsibility
for the courses and the programme. Within the frame of the courses, the students
are provided with the opportunity to specializing and concentrating the chosen
line of studies. The development of the student’s knowledge and competences is
organized in dialogue between the students as well as between students and
teachers. Teaching forms include lectures, workshops, seminars and
individual/group tutorials.
Each course is examined individually or in a group. The forms of examination
include mandatory essays, written examinations, active participation in
mandatory seminars as well as mandatory course assignments. The forms of
examination for each course are specified in the course description. The master’s
thesis is presented and defended at a public seminar with an opponent/
discussant after which it is assessed and graded by an examination committee.

The course syllabuses describe in more detail the contents, teaching and working
methods, and examination.

Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen within one of
the following subject areas:
- humanities
- fine arts
- cultural studies
- social sciences
- behavioural sciences
- health sciences
- natural sciences
or equivalent
English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary
education (Engelska 6)
Exemption from Swedish

Threshold requirements
In order to get access to the second year of the programme – the third semester –
the student must have successfully passed at least 37,5 ECTS credits of the first
year’s courses.
In order to start the course Master's Thesis in Ethnicity and Migration, 30 credits,
the student must have successfully passed at least 60 credits within the program
(or equivalent) and successfully passed the course Qualitative methods in studies
of ethnicity and migration, 7.5 ECTS credits.
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Degree requirements
The student will be awarded a Degree of Master of Arts (120 credits) with a major
in Ethnic and Migration Studies provided all course requirements are completed
and that the student fulfils the general and specific eligibility requirements
including proof of holding a Bachelor's (kandidat) or a corresponding degree.
Completed courses will be listed in the degree certificate.

Course requirements to achieve a degree can be found in Appendix 2 to the Higher

Education Ordinance (1993:100). Precise requirements for general degrees at
first-cycle and second-cycle level can be found in LiU's current regulations.
A degree certificate will be issued by the faculty board on application by the
student. A diploma supplement will be included as an appendix to the degree
certificate.

Degree in Swedish
Filosofie masterexamen med huvudområde Etnicitet och migration

Degree in English
Degree of Master of Arts (120 credits) with a major in Ethnic and Migration
Studies

Specific information
Language of instruction
Language of instruction is English.

Transferred credits
Decisions about transferring credit are taken by the faculty board, or by a person
designated by the board, after application from the student.
Other information
If special circumstances prevail, the vice-chancellor may in a special decision
specify the preconditions for temporary deviations from this programme syllabus,
and delegate the right to take such decisions.
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Curriculum
Semester 1 (Autumn 2025)
Preliminary courses
Course
code Course name Credits Level Weeks ECV

742A20 Historical perspectives on ethnicity and migration 7.5 A1N C

Intersectional Migration Studies: Bodies, Genders,
742A21 7.5* A1N C
Sexualities
742A22 The World System in the Post-colonial Era 7.5 A1N C
742A23 Class, Labour Migration and Globalization 7.5 A1N C
Qualitative Methods in Ethnic and Migration
742A47 Studies 7.5* A1N C

Semester 2 (Spring 2026)

Preliminary courses
Course
code Course name Credits Level Weeks ECV

742A21 Intersectional Migration Studies: Bodies, Genders, 7.5* A1N C

Sexualities

742A25 Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Culture and the 7.5 A1N C
Arts
742A26 Migration and Asylum Policy in the European Union 7.5 A1X C
742A27 Critical Cases in Ethnic and Migration Studies 7.5 A1N C
Qualitative Methods in Ethnic and Migration
742A47 7.5* A1N C
Studies
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Semester 3 (Autumn 2026)

Preliminary courses
Course
Course name Credits Level Weeks ECV
code
742A28 Migration, Health and Biopolitics 7.5 A1F C
742A29 Inclusion, Citizenship and Exclusion 7.5 A1F C
742A30 Borders and Identities 7.5 A1F E

742A31 Contemporary Issues in Ethnic and Migration 7.5 A1F E

Studies
742A33 Special Readings in Ethnic and Migration Studies 7.5 A1F E
742A34 Internship 7.5 A1F E
742A35 Internship 15 A1F E
Researching the Ageing Society I - Methods in
755A08 Ageing and Social Change 7.5 A1N E

Semester 4 (Spring 2027)

Preliminary courses
Course Course name Credits Level Weeks ECV
code
742A49 Master’s Thesis in Ethnic and Migration Studies 30 A2E C

ECV = Elective / Compulsory /Voluntary

*Kursen läses över flera terminer