Course Catalogue

Cultures of Migration CULTIND4013

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Migration has profoundly shaped and enriched civilization throughout history. It has also impacted innumerable aspects of the creative arts and industries. This course examines culture made by, for and about migrants through theoretical, historical, geographical and socio-political lenses.  

Timetable

9 x 2 hour seminar over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

1 x 2 hour workshop

Requirements of Entry

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into MA Creative Arts and Industries, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The standard assessments for this course are:

• Essay (1500 words) - 40%

• Map Assignment with Critical Reflection (2500 words) - 60%

 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

• There is no alternative to the essay, but a flexible deadline and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

• There is no alternative to the map assignment, but a flexible deadline and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ Introduce the manifold contributions that refugees, exiles, migrant workers and other people on the move make to the production, dissemination and consumption of culture

■ Examine how various sites (such as the refugee camp or the sea) and technologies (for example, those to do with surveillance) determine the ways in which migration is experienced and represented culturally

■ Foster critical thinking about the discourses of migration and situate them within their social, political and historical contexts in order to better understand a range of creative practices

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Evaluate how migration is represented and how it shapes the production, circulation and consumption of global culture

■ Apply interdisciplinary theories of migration to examples of creative practice and output

■ Conduct independent research that enhances the understanding of the social, political and economic factors shaping current and historical patterns of migration

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions