SOC 4780 - Global Migration

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This course examines contemporary human migration at a global scale. Drawing from works on world systems, transnationalism, and immigrant assimilation, among others, we will explore how social science perspectives on human mobility can expand our understandings of place, citizenship, and borders. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Meets with SOC 5780/WEST 4780/GES 4780/GES 5780. Prer., SOC 3070 or consent of instructor.