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Program Description:
This rigorous, flexible, and comprehensive program addresses global migration trends, national and local security conditions, and social issues driving contemporary policy and enforcement. Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with some 200 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Migration significantly affects source, transit and receiving countries throughout the world. The United States is the largest recipient of international migrants, followed by the Russian Federation, Germany, Ukraine, India, France and Saudi Arabia. Major source countries of emigration include Mexico, China, India, the Philippines and the countries of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. Government officials responsible for developing and implementing migration policies face exceptional challenges in dealing with unauthorized migration, legal immigration and forced migration. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. Doing so requires a multi-disciplinary approach that focuses on the economic, social, cultural, ethical, security, and policy ramifications of international movements of people.
Taught by distinguished faculty from the
Institute for the Study of International Migration at the
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, core competencies developed in the program include:
- Analyzing how government laws and policies influence migration patterns.
- Developing solutions to problems concerning unauthorized migration, legal immigration and forced migration.
- Finding the best information available to understand international migration challenges.
- Applying such critical information to create lasting policies and practices.
- Preparing in advance for change by understanding trends in international migration.
Recent Program Highlight:
Susan Martin, associate professor of international migration and executive director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration, has co-edited a book that studies the estimated 35 million people -- mostly women and children -- worldwide who are displaced by conflict. Women, Migration and Conflict: Breaking a Deadly Cycle (Springer, 2009) includes a collection of scholarly essays, based on extensive field research, to address the challenges and potential solutions.
Designed For:
Local, federal, and international policy-makers, enforcement officials (Grade 12 and above), and NGO professionals who focus on international migration and refugee issues.
Structure:
To earn the Certificate in International Migration Studies, participants must complete six intensive courses within two years. Each course is three to five days in duration. Courses may be taken in any order. Students are strongly encouraged to take Global Trends in International Migration as the first course.
Registration:
This is an open enrollment program so no application is required. Online registration for courses in the International Migration Studies program is available from the individual course pages listed below.
Tuition:
The cost of tuition is $1,100 - $1,350.00 per course. Participants pay per course and payment is due at the time of registration.
Prerequisites:
Participants in the certificate program must have a four-year degree and at least five years of professional experience. Any requests for exceptions to these admissions requirements must be made in writing to the program director at CCPE. A TOEFL score is required for non-native speakers of English.
More Information:
For more information or to speak with a program advisor, please complete the Request More Information Form, send an email to ccpeglobalstudies@georgetown.edu, or call 202.687.7000.
