SCWK 8807 Global Migration and Forced Displacement : Debates and Responses
This online course provides an overview of contemporary global migration and forced displacement, as well as emergent issues and responses to migration. Students will complete a series of four modules: Migrants and Refugees in the Global Landscape; Basics of Refugee Determination; Climate Change, Displacement and Human Rights; andEducation in Emergencies. These modules are informed by social work perspectives of person-in-environment and biopsychosocial frameworks and were created by subject experts, emphasizing the need for collaboration, interdisciplinarity, and transdisciplinary approaches to addressing complex social problems. Students will engage in online discussion based on the readings, media extracts, experiences of professionals in the field of humanitarian assistance and current global events affecting vulnerable populations in a global context. This course is not just for global social workers but for all students who want to understand and engage in global humanitarian contexts.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 2.92 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 2.90 / 5 · Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 15 |
| Spring 2024 | Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 19 |