The Refugee and Forced Migration Studies provides students with context about the broad topic of migration. It is a multi/interdisciplinary course of study to cultivate students' understanding of the various causes of global displacement and the policies and processes addressing refugee resettlement, immigration and migration.
To fulfill the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Minor, students must complete five classes (4 credit hours each) or four classes and one independent study (4 credit hours) for a total of twenty hours (20). Courses include the required foundational Introduction to Refugee and Forced Migration Studies course and one elective in the Social Sciences, Humanities or The Arts, and Natural Sciences class.
Courses to select are listed below, although additional courses are forthcoming. Students may cross-register at other local campuses for one approved refugee and forced migration-related elective. All classes must be passed with a grade of “C” or better. Courses in the Minor cannot “double count” for other major/minor or core requirements.
Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Atlanta, GA. 30314
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dorian Brown Crosby, Ph.D., C'91, associate professor of political science at Spelman College, is the recipient of Spelman's 2017 Vulcan Teaching Award and published her first book, "Somalis in the Neo-South: African Immigration, Politics and Race," in December 2020.
Her work chronicles three years of research she conducted with Somali communities in Clarkston, Georgia and Nashville, Tennessee. It offers a balanced and insightful look at Somalis in the southern United States.
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