AHA716 - Refugees and Forced Migration

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:Nil
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Daniel McAvoy
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

ASD716, ADH716

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture (livestreamed with recordings provided) per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar (livestreamed with recordings provided) per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture (livestreamed with recordings provided) per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar (livestreamed with recordings provided) per week

Content

In the context of unprecedented levels of forced displacement of refugees and other populations in need of protection, there is a need for countries to identify clear humanitarian policies, protocols and practices for integration and settlement of refugees. This unit aims to provide the student with an understanding of the history and concepts of refugee and refugee resettlement, the refugee experiences of resettlement and refugee resettlement policies and practices. The unit critically examines the potential of principles of community development to facilitate refugee resettlement and foster autonomous action amongst refugee groups.

Topics to be addressed in this unit include:

  • The concepts of refugee and refugee resettlement
  • International, United Nations and Australian policies of refugee resettlement
  • What it means to be a refugee: refugee experiences
  • Refugee resettlement programs
  • How to facilitate refugee settlement into local communities
  • How to facilitate autonomous action and independence amongst refugee groups
  • Refugee related trauma
ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Analyse the concept of 'refugee' and related terms in the context of the recent history of forced migration

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO6: Self-management

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Apply a critical and reflective understanding of community development principles and practice to propose creative, evidence-based solutions to settlement and integration of refugees and to facilitate partnerships between local communities and refugee groups

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Evaluate the nature of refugee and integration experiences, critically analysing the effectiveness of policies and practices of refugee settlement

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Report 1500 words
or equivalent
30% Information not yet available
Assessment 2: Journal 1000 words
or equivalent
20% Information not yet available
Assessment 3: Essay 2500 words
or equivalent
50% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via AHA716
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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