Migration Studies and New Societies, full-time, second cycle

Field: Social sciences, humanities

Discipline: Sociology; political and administrative sciences

Language of instruction: English

Professional degree you will be awarded after completing studies: Master’s degree

Where and when your classes will take place

Place: Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies of the University of Milan; Faculty of "Artes Liberales", University of Warsaw, with the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw; Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University in Prague

Time: Classes take place from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 20.00.

What kind of knowledge, skills and competencies you will acquire at this field of studies

The study programme prepares experts in the field of migration studies within three specialisation tracks:

1. International Migration and Politics

2. Civil Society and Integration

3. Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility

Pathways have been created to make it easier for students to choose optional subjects. This applies to one subject in the second semester, and 3 or 4 subjects in the third semester.

The study path “International Migration and Politics” includes a set of subjects teaching cognitive and methodological tools to study the dynamics of migration phenomena (flows, states, structural features of migration, trajectories and strategies of migration), migrants’ representation and mobility narratives (in the media or in the literature), enabling an understanding of the policies created in Europe to manage immigration. This way, students gain competences in understanding and interpreting international migration, its causes, challenges and opportunities.

In the “Civil Society and Integration” pathway, students acquire the skills and knowledge needed to work with migrants and migrant communities, especially in the context of business, public benefit or non-profit organisations that work in the field of reception, integration and support of migrants (education, public services, labour market, etc.). The proposed pathway provides students with comprehensive interdisciplinary skills, including legal, sociological, linguistic and anthropological competences, thus preparing graduates for multidimensional work related to the reception of migrants and working in an ethnically and culturally diverse society.

The “Social Anthropology of Space and Mobility" pathway allows students to explore the ways in which people, places and things become part of diverse networks and connections, variously located in time and space. Mobility indicates that our life is in constant motion and there are not only people, but also cultures, objects, capital, companies, services, diseases, media, images, information and ideas. These aspects will deepen the knowledge regarding migration and will be of crucial importance especially for graduates interested in future research work, but also for those who will try their hand in the media industry or international organisations.

Where you can find a job after completing studies

Public administration, NGOs, academy, business

Are there different specialties and specializations at the field of studies

No

What will you learn during the studies

The programme is a unique educational offer in the interdisciplinary field of migration studies. Among most important courses we list: Constitutional Rights of Migrants in a Comparative Perspective, European and International Migration Law, Economics of Migration, Political Philosophy of Migration, People on the Move in Fiction and Non-fiction Literature, Anthropology of Borders, Integrational Migration and Social Integration.

The courses are conducted using a variety of complementary methods: seminars, workshops, lectures.

Will you pursue internship during the studies

Mandatory internships, carried out during the fourth semester of study, include 300 hours and can take various forms: internship, workshop or field practice. Internships can be carried out in a selected department of state or public administration, an EU institution, a municipality or a non-governmental organization.

Is it possible to study one/several semesters at other university

Students spend their first semester in Milan, second in Warsaw, third in Prague.

Where you can find more information on the study programme

https://www.unimi.it/en/education/master-programme/migration-studies-and-new-societies

Admission rules

Second-cycle studies programme Migration Studies and New Societies is conducted within the 4EU+ Alliance by the University of Milan, Charles University in Prague and the University of Warsaw.

Admission to the programme Migration Studies and New Societies is carried out at the University of Milan according to the schedule and qualification rules announced on the course website: https://migrations.cdl.unimi.it/en/.

Candidates are qualified and admitted to the Programme based on:

• academic achievements and curricular requirements;
• personal knowledge and background;
• English language proficiency at least at the B2 level within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) confirmed by one of the documents listed on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-english-courses/accepted-language-certificates.

Deadlines

Announcement of results: According to the agreements between partner universities

Reception of documents: According to the agreements between partner universities