International migration has become a topical issue in public, political and academic debates in Europe and elsewhere. The Migration and Ethnic Studies programme offers students insight in the different forms, causes and consequences of international migration. It gives particular attention to

• the impact of globalisation,
• the regulation of international migration by authorities at different levels
• and the responses of international migrants to changing opportunity structures.

This programme addresses issues of immigrant incorporation, assimilation and diversity in various social fields, including the labour market, education, politics and religion.

The programme takes an interdisciplinary approach to major contemporary concerns regarding migration, by using the perspectives from a variety of scientific disciplines. The combination of empirical studies and theoretical reflection provides the intellectual tools and skills that students need to analyse and deal with the complexities of migration in today's world.

For students interested in this field of study, we also offer a two-year Research Master’s.

Studying Migration and Ethnic Studies (MSc) at the University of Amsterdam

The changes taking place in contemporary Amsterdam embody many of the issues that are dealt with in Migration and Ethnic Studies. Many of the programme's lecturers are researchers at the UvA's Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES), an interdisciplinary research institute which examines issues related to migration and integration from a comparative perspective.

The IMES houses a number of internationally respected scholars, whose work revolves around such issues as international mobility, political mobilization and the institutional design of multicultural democracies, public space, labor market participation and entrepeneurship, and life courses and generational change. Graduates of the Master are in an excellent position to apply to IMES's international, English-taught PhD programme.