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MRS / WMW
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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MRS
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WMW
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Title
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Migration in Today's World
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Exercise
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the various issues concerning migration in today's world.
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Requirements on student
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Active participation, presentation, exam
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Content
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Migration in today's world is a one-semester course intended for students with active interest in migration and asylum issues. The course covers the following topics: theory of international migration, multifactor conditionality of migration process, boundaries between voluntary and forced migration (with special emphasis on environmental migration); changing profile of migrants; refugees and asylum; consequences of migration for countries and migrants; ethical dilemmas related to migration and migration policy. Theoretical reasoning is accompanied by examples or case studies taken from various countries.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Opršal, Ph.D. ,
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Lecturer:
Lucie Macková, M.A., Ph.D. (100%),
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Opršal, Ph.D. (100%),
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Tutorial lecturer:
Lucie Macková, M.A., Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Cornelius, W.A., Martin, P.L., Hollifield, J.F. (eds.). (2004). Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective. Second edition. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
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Basic:
Bade, K J. (2005). Evropa v pohybu: evropské migrace dvou staletí. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2005, 497 s. Utváření Evropy..
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Basic:
Zolberg, A. R., Benda, P. M. Global Migrants, Global Refugees. Problems and Solutions.
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Basic:
Messina, A.M., Gallya, L. (eds.). (2006). The Migration Reader. Exploring Politics and Policies. Colorado, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
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Recommended:
Čepelka, Č., Jílek, D, Šturma, P. (1997). Azyl a uprchlictví v mezinárodním právu. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Recommended:
Kymlicka, W., Baogang H. Multiculturalism in Asia. New York: Oxford University Press.
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On-line library catalogues
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Compare theoretical reasoning with the examples or case studies taken from various countries. |
Teaching methods |
- Lecture
- Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Assessment methods |
- Written exam
- Essay
- Student performance
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