SOCI413-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Ethnicity, Migration and Multiculturalism

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course explores ethnicity, race, racism, indigeneity, migration, nationalism and related phenomena in a range of different times and places.

What is ethnicity and how can we understand its manifestations, influences and social dynamics? This course provides an advanced introduction to the study of ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond and focuses on related topics: the movement of people across national borders (and within nation states); the way population movement transforms categorization of people; and the cultural, economic and political dynamics around, and impacts of, such transformations. In particular, we explore ethnicity, race, racism, indigeneity, minority rights, migration, nationalism, multiculturalism and related phenomena in a range of different times and places. The concept of ethnicity is discussed both in relation to group rights in existing nation states and in relation to transnational, multilingual and multicultural communities in globalized world, and we will understand the contemporary social context of global migration. We will analyze the practical implications of an increasingly culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse population in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond, and we will examine what “diversity” means and how our society has responded to it.

Learning Outcomes

  • Acquire an advanced introduction to current sociological research of ethnicity, migration, nationalism and multiculturalism.
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the key sociological and transdisciplinary concepts of ethnicity and theories of global migration and multiculturalism.
  • Be critically competent in relation to ethnicity, migration, nationalism and multiculturalism (i.e., being able to use their sociological imagination and critical thinking skills to analyse the practical implications of an increasingly culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse population in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond).
  • Be able to adapt their sociological knowledge to local and global contexts through case studies of migration in Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.
  • Develop and demonstrate scholarly research abilities.
  • Learn critical skills of collaboration, consensus and formal presentations of ideas (by working with peers in a small group).
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Employable, innovative and enterprising

      Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

      Biculturally competent and confident

      Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

      Engaged with the community

      Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

HSRV413, MAOR422

Equivalent Courses

HSRV413

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 12:00 Elsie Locke 313 Meeting Room
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Course Coordinator

Shinya Uekusa

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Seminar participation 10% Throughout the semester
Discussion facilitator 10%
Reflective journal 1 Ethinicity 10% Week 4. 1000 words
Reflective Journal 2: Migration 10% Week 7. 1000 words
Reflective Journal 3: Multiculturalism 10% Week 10. 1000 words
Case Studies Presentation 10% Week 11
Case Study: Essay/Literature review 40% 5000 words

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,046.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All SOCI413 Occurrences

  • SOCI413-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024