Postgraduate Course: Refugees, Human Rights and Development (PGSP11280)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Forced Displacement, and the complex emergencies they create are a major global problem. Today it is estimated that there are 32.9 million persons displaced in more than 110 countries. This course examines social, economic and political needs amongst the worlds displaced, and the response of governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations to those requirements. The course begins with the rights of displaced persons under international refugee and humanitarian law, and the obligations of actors to these rights and needs. The course continues by examining the main livelihood issues to be addressed and assessed when a mass population is displaced, particularly into a host country which does not have the capacity to assist them. Case studies will be drawn from a number of areas including Rwanda, Uganda, Congo, Sudan, Liberia, Cote d&ŠIvoire, Mozambique and Angola. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course aims to provide the necessary background for someone wishing to work within the NGO and humanitarian sector in developing countries. By the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate, by means of course work:
&ˇ Recognition of international laws and conventions governing the rights of refugees
&ˇ Knowledge and understanding of the key social, economic and political issues of forced displacement, and the international, national and local responses to conflict and humanitarian crises.
&ˇ Critical engagement with the key theoretical perspectives on forced migration.
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Assessment Information
| Students will be assessed via a 4,000 word essay at the end of the course. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jude Murison
Tel: (0131 6)51 3181
Email: jude.murison@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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