742A26 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1X) · Etnicitet och migration

Migration and Asylum Policy in the European Union

Active · next start VT 2027

50%

passed the latest ordinary exam

EXAM · 18 May 2026 · 12 students

89%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

EXAM · 70 students

Unusually hard in 2025/26

50% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (12 students), against 97% on average in earlier years (58 students).

Part of 1 programme

Master's Programme in Ethnic and Migration Studiessemester 2 · period F7MEM · compulsory

Exam

EXAM Examination Paper

Ordinary exams

89% passed · 70 students

18 May 202650%12

22 May 202587%15
17 May 2024100%7
24 May 2023100%15
15 May 2022100%21

Re-exams

81% passed · 48 students

16 Jun 2026100%7
16 Jun 202561%23
15 Jun 2023100%6
21 Jun 2022100%12

Pass the re-exam: 81% (48 students), compared with 89% (70 students) on the ordinary exam
Get B or A: 59% (118 students)

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Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Other module

GRU1 Group Assignment

Main rounds

100% passed · 101 students

4 May 2026100%14
22 May 2025100%33
23 May 2023100%21
14 May 2022100%33

Later rounds

100% passed · 20 students

3 Jun 2025100%5
17 May 2024100%9
12 Jun 2023100%6

Pass a later round: 100% (20 students), compared with 100% (101 students) on the ordinary exam

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Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

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About the course

Aim

After completion of the course the student shall at an advanced level be able to:

account for, and critically reflect over, the contemporary and historical development of EU migration and asylum policy
account for, and critically reflect ove the interlinkages and conflicts between the various areas that go to make up EU migration and asylum policy
demonstrate analytical skills informed by theoretical and conceptual tools relevant to research on EU migration and asylum policy.

Content

The course deals with migration and asylum policy in the European Union, incorporating both contemporary developments and their historical antecedents. Students are acquainted with major scholarly accounts in the field and develop their analytical skills taking into consideration key theoretical and conceptual tools. The course places particular importance on the interplay between various areas of EU migration policy, including labour migration, irregular migration, border security and migrant integration policy. Students also familiarize with the crucial connections and conflicts between the different levels of migration and asylum governance in the EU.

Examiner: Peo Hansen
Main field of study: Etnicitet och migration

Syllabus on Studieinfo ↗