3 Migration Studies Course Programs

The M.A. Program in International Migration Studies at the Graduate Center prepares students for growing and exciting opportunities to work with and advocate on behalf of international migrants and refugees. Today, 250 million people live outside their countries of birth — 43 million in the United States alone. These migrants and their children are reshaping the social, cultural, economic, and political life of their new host societies, while also creating unprecedented levels of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity in immigrant-receiving nations around the world. Nowhere is this more apparent than in super-diverse global cities like New York. Understanding the causes and effects of international migration is now more important than ever.

Migration management remains one of the most divisive issues in the political agenda, both in the EU and internationally. In its 4th edition, this executive training aims at developing and strengthening skills that pertain to managing the entry and presence of foreigners within the borders of the state and the safeguarding of refugees and others in need of protection. This training will provide officers and practitioners working in the field with a holistic approach, looking at the issue of migration management from different perspectives and across different themes in order to share knowledge and upgrade key expertise.

In many countries around the world, public discourse around migration is highly polarised. In this context, it becomes increasingly more difficult to discuss about this phenomenon without being accused of spreading fake news or provoking heated debates. As a result, there is growing uncertainty about what type of communication strategies are most effective in providing accurate information and changing popular attitudes towards migrants and people on the move.