Migration Studies MA

at University of Sussex

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
 

Autumn teaching

• Managing Migration: Law, Governance and Politics
• Migrants and Society: Global Transformations
   

Spring teaching

• Research Methods and Professional Skills
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation (Migration Studies)
   

Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
 

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
 

Spring teaching

• Migration, Refugees and Wellbeing
• Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
• Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants' Lives
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)

Degree requirements    

Bachelors degree with a minimum overall mark of at least 50-65% depending on your university.
 

Subject-specific requirements
   
Your qualification should preferably be in a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement. 
 

Please note    

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.
 

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)  Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Home students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

International students:

£18,975 per year for full-time students

Our graduates are well prepared for PhD research and careers in:
 

• international organisations and NGOs (such as UNHCR)
• local government authorities
• charities with a migration focus (such as the Refugee Council).