Educational plan



These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2024/2025
Migration studies and new societies (Classe LM-90)
Enrolled from 2023-2024 academic year (B96)
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Constitutional Rights of Migrants in a Comparative Perspective 9 60 English IUS/08 IUS/21
European and International Migration Law 9 60 English IUS/13 IUS/14
Geopolitics of Migrations 6 40 English SPS/04
Narrating and Negotiating Identities 6 40 English L-LIN/10 L-LIN/12
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Demography 6 40 English SECS-S/04
Economics of Migration 6 40 English SECS-P/01
Social Science Methods 6 40 English SPS/07
Optional
Globalisation as a Risk and as an Opportunity 6 40 English SPS/04
Literatures and Cultures 6 40 English L-LIN/06
Migration, Movement and Integration of Immigrants 6 40 English SPS/10
Social Participation and Intercultural Communication 6 40 English M-DEA/01
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Capitalism and Other Beasts 6 40 Italian SPS/04
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - A) International Migration and Policies: students can alternatively choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Capitalism and Other Beasts 6 40 Italian Undefined SPS/04
Globalisation as a Risk and as an Opportunity 6 40 English Second semester SPS/04
18 - B)Civil Society and Integration: students can alternatively choose one of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Literatures and Cultures 6 40 English Second semester L-LIN/06
Migration, Movement and Integration of Immigrants 6 40 English Second semester SPS/10
19 - C) It is part of the training course: Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility the following course:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Social Participation and Intercultural Communication 6 40 English Second semester M-DEA/01
3 - 3 ECTS:
The credits are obtained as follows:
students not having previously obtained a degree in Italy: knowledge of Italian language (level A2).
4 - 3 ECTS:
Additional Language skills: one Language at choice of the student (among those offered by UNIW)
- Students may choose one of the following learning pathways:
A) International Migration and Policies
B) Civil Society and Integration
C) Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Anthropology of Borders 9 60 English M-DEA/01
Ethnography in Practice 6 60 English M-DEA/01
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Human Traffiking/smuggling 3 20 English SPS/07
The Root Causes of Migrations: Local and Regional Contexts and Historical Dynamics 3 20 English SPS/05 SPS/13 SPS/14
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
International Migration and Social Integration 9 60 English SPS/10
Legal History of Migrations 3 20 English IUS/19
Migration and Media 6 60 English SPS/08
Migration Policies 9 60 English SPS/10
Policy Analysis 9 60 English SPS/04
Policy Analysis Methods 6 60 English SPS/08
Social Inequalities: Ethnicity, Gender and Age 9 60 English SPS/07
Transnational Lives and European Identities 9 60 English M-DEA/01
Understanding Identity and Belonging 9 60 English SPS/07
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Diploma Seminar 6 Ects 6 0 English
Final Exam 9 0 English
Optional activities and study plan rules
3 - Students may choose one of the following learning pathways:
A) International Migration and Policies;
B) Civil Society and Integration;
C) Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility
5 - A) They are part of the training course: International Migration and Policies the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Migration Policies 9 60 English Undefined SPS/10
Policy Analysis 9 60 English Undefined SPS/04
Policy Analysis Methods 6 60 English Undefined SPS/08
6 - B) They are part of the training course: Civil Society and Integration the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
International Migration and Social Integration 9 60 English Undefined SPS/10
Migration and Media 6 60 English Undefined SPS/08
Social Inequalities: Ethnicity, Gender and Age 9 60 English Undefined SPS/07
7 - C) They are part of the training course: Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility the following courses:
- Anthropology of Borders
- Ethnography in Practice
- Transnational Lives and European Identities*
- Understanding Identity and Belonging

*The course will only be activated in 2024-2025 and just for the 2023-2024 cohort
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Anthropology of Borders 9 60 English First semester M-DEA/01
Ethnography in Practice 6 60 English First semester M-DEA/01
Transnational Lives and European Identities 9 60 English Undefined M-DEA/01
Understanding Identity and Belonging 9 60 English Undefined SPS/07
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Internship (students not having previously obtained a degree in Italy) 6 40 English
Internship: (students having previously obtained a degree in Italy) 9 60 English
Laboratory: the Migration and the Development Nexus in International Cooperation 3 20 Italian IUS/13
Optional activities and study plan rules
10 - Second semester II year:
11 - Elective Activities chosen by the students: 12 ECTS. Students - at their discretion - may take the following suggested activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Human Traffiking/smuggling 3 20 English Second semester SPS/07
Legal History of Migrations 3 20 English Undefined IUS/19
The Root Causes of Migrations: Local and Regional Contexts and Historical Dynamics 3 20 English Second semester SPS/05 SPS/13 SPS/14
13 - Show of proficiency of digital competences: 3 ECTS
17 - Internship
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Internship (students not having previously obtained a degree in Italy) 6 40 English Undefined
Internship: (students having previously obtained a degree in Italy) 9 60 English Undefined