Program Requirements
|
Hours |
Required Courses |
|---|---|
|
3 |
Theories of International Migration |
|
2 |
Qualitative Research Methods |
|
2+2 |
Quantitative Research Methods |
|
3 |
Immigration and Minorities: Linguistic, Psychological, and Educational Aspects |
|
3 |
Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Refugees |
|
3 |
Comparative Migration and Citizenship Regimes |
|
2 |
**Thesis Workshop |
|
18 |
Total Required Hours |
|
|
|
Hours |
Seminars* |
|---|---|
|
4 |
Migration and Civil Society Workshop |
|
4 |
Attitudes Towards Immigrants |
|
4 |
Topic in Citizenship: Migration, Etnnicity, Commodification |
|
8 |
Total Seminar Hours |
|
Hours |
Electives* |
|---|---|
|
2 |
The Interface Between Sociology and Economics in Migration Research |
|
3 |
European Politics and Migration |
|
2 |
Forced Migration and the Humanitarian and Economics in Migration Research |
|
10* |
Total Elective Hours |
*Partial list of seminar and elective courses. In order to complete 10 hours of electives courses, students will enroll in electives offered by other programs in addition to those offered by this program. Electives may be taken in both English and Hebrew.
**For thesis students, the thesis workshop will replace an elective course
THESIS OPTION
Students with a GPA of 85 or higher after completion of their second semester courses qualify for the thesis track. Interested students will apply to the thesis track at the end of the first year. Students need to establish an available faculty member as a supervisor, and approve his/her topic with this advisor.
FINAL GRADE
Students must complete all 36 credit hours in order to graduate. Students who do not write a thesis will take a cumulative exam, worth 10% of the final grade. Thesis students are not required to take the cumulative exam. For students who write a thesis, the thesis will count for 30% of the final grade.
