Refugees, Resettlement and Resilience

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) Drawing on interdisciplinary literatures of forced migration and social inclusion, this course examines the challenges and opportunities that people encounter in rebuilding their lives after forced displacement. While considering experiences of forced migration around the world, the course focuses primarily on the experiences of refugees in Canada related to social integration, employment and public services. Students learn to employ key concepts from the literatures in order to analyze case studies and strategies to improve services for and integration of refugees in local communities. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HRGS-2310.