Migration and Refugee Studies
Certificate
About this program
The Certificate in Migration and Refugee Studies gives you a solid, interdisciplinary grounding in the causes and impacts of global migration. You start with core studies in migration and refugee issues, then complete an internship to prepare for real-world work. You deepen your understanding through elective courses on U.S. immigration policy, immigrant experiences, and diaspora cultures. This program equips you with expertise useful in fields like public health, resettlement, policy, law, education, and social justice.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
The Migration and Refugee Studies (MRS) Certificate provides a foundational and interdisciplinary framework for understanding economic, political and environmental displacement of people within countries and across state borders. The goal of the certificate is to provide professionally relevant coursework about the global impact of migration and refugee movements as well as an understanding of immigrant and refugee experiences.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Gaining knowledge about dynamics of global migration and international and domestic policies on immigration and refugees.
- Acquiring a framework for understanding migrant and refugee experiences.
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Burcu Ellis
- Professor/Chair