PUBPOL 5050

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  • Schedule of Classes - May 3, 2026 7:07PM EDT

PUBPOL 5050
Refugee Resettlement Policy

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course examines the forces that drive forced migration and the policies shaping how displaced populations are received and resettled. Topics include the global conditions underlying refugee flows, the legal and political criteria that determine refugee status, the pathways from conflict through displacement to settlement; and resettlement policies and practice in Upstate New York. Working with refugee-serving organizations in the region, students will engage in collaborative projects and participate in a site visit to a partner organization in Syracuse or Utica. (MPA-INTPMN, MPA-PUBNON, MPA-SOCPOL)


Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL)

Program Requirements (MPA-INTPMN, MPA-PUBNON, MPA-SOCPOL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024FA

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe some of the major theoretical and practical conundrums and debates in refugee resettlement policy.
  • Evaluate and critically respond to arguments made by leading migration policy scholars.
  • Explain the primary actors, processes, and governance structures that dictate forced migration, non-permanent settlements and refugee resettlement in a variety of contexts.
  • Compose high-quality work products that are relevant to the practice of refugee resettlement in Upstate New York.
  • Facilitate learning in classroom and community spaces related to refugee policy issues.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3050

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13763 PUBPOL 5050   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Ficarra, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate and professional students.
    A percentage of seats are reserved for Brooks School residential master's students during pre-enrollment (10).
    This course includes four off-site visits that replace a limited number of scheduled class meetings on select dates. Students are expected to attend one of the four off-site visits.