PA931-7-FY-CO:
Contexts of Refugee Experience
2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
24 August 2023
Requisites for this module
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MA C89812 Refugee Care,
MA C89824 Refugee Care,
MA C898MO Refugee Care,
MPHDC89848 Refugee Care,
MPHPC89836 Refugee Care,
MPHPC89872 Refugee Care,
PHD C89848 Refugee Care,
PHP C89836 Refugee Care,
PHP C89872 Refugee Care
This module will provide students with a thorough understanding of the relevant contexts of Refugee Care (as a theoretical and applied field). Refugee Care has not been a traditional subject at post-graduate academic level and this module aims to contribute modestly to this development by creating a coherent framework within which Refugee Care can be located meaningfully. This module complements the 'Therapeutic Care for Refugees' module in so far as it will assist students develop a thorough understanding of the (inter-)relationship between Therapeutic Care with other academic disciplines.
This module will provide students with a thorough understanding of the relevant contexts of Refugee Care (as a theoretical and applied field). This module aims to create a coherent framework within which Refugee Care can be located meaningfully. This module will assist students in developing a thorough understanding of the (inter-)relationship between Therapeutic Care with other academic disciplines.
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of Refugee Care.
2. Demonstrate an ability to approach Refugee Care from wider academic perspectives which include specific insights that enrich the comprehension of key terms and processes in this field (e.g. dislocation, justice, culture, rights, and care).
3. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant parameters of Refugee Care (e.g. sociological, philosophical, linguistic, arts).
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered mainly through seminars; however, specific material (e.g. art, theatrical performances, film screening, video clips of field projects) may also be included.
This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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100% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Zibiah Loakthar, email: z.loakthar@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Zibiah Loakthar
Student Administrator 5A.202;
Tel: 01206 873745
Email: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Ana Ljubinkovic
California State University
Lecturer in Sociology
Available via Moodle
Of 34 hours, 34 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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