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Forced Labour, Trafficking and Global Mobility (351D7)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

On this module you'll examine how restrictive migration policies lead to more dangerous and expensive border-crossings and situations of forced labour and trafficking.

Topics covered include:

• globalised circuits of labour circulation
• racialised and feminised work
• segmented labour markets
• hyperprecarity and immigration regimes
• forced labour
• critical approaches to human trafficking and smuggling
• global and national policies to control human trafficking and smuggling
• labour market intermediaries, ethical recruitment and costs
• collective action, individual agency and the prospects for challenging power structures.

By taking this module, you’ll gain valuable analytical and research skills, enhancing your employability in fields such as humanitarian policy, international development, and human rights.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.