Module Information
Module Identifier
IPM5620
Module Title
Refugee Simulation: Knowledge and Application
Academic Year
2025/2026
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Briefing Paper 1500 Words | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Final Report 2000 Words | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | 1 Hours Skills in Negotiations Assessment covers oral contributions AND paperwork during negotiations. | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Final Report 2000 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Skills in Negotiations Resit for oral contributions AND paperwork during negotiations. Will be taken by those who miss the in-class negotiation that they are leading. 1500 Words | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Briefing Paper 1500 Words | 30% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the international refugee regime and ability to understand various concepts and related issues.
Confidently identify, engage and discuss refugee politics, demonstrating grounded empirical knowledge of a range of specific refugee case studies.
Demonstrate an informed understanding of the international refugee regimes selected policy areas.
Demonstrate their acquired negotiating skills and transfer them into different contexts.
Develop robust communication skills through written and oral work.
Brief description
The module aims to provide students with a practical and grounded experience of the politics, decision-making and negotiation within the international refugee regime. Students will be assigned within national, domestic and international institution teams. These teams will then be provided with a supporting briefing material, reading lists and an overall scenario.
Their task will then be, over the course of the module, to act within their roles in simulated international refugee negotiations and decision making in order to try to “resolve” a particular refugee crisis.
Throughout the course of the scenario, the crisis will evolve both as a result of the students own progress in negotiations but also as a result of ‘external’ events inserted by the module convenor. To complete the module, negotiations will aim to conclude with a signing of a final agreement addressing the key issues arising from the overarching scenario.
Before starting the scenario, students will spend the first half of the module learning of the various institutions, legal frameworks and deep-diving into refugee cases, to develop and enhance their understanding of the international refugee regime, before actively applying their knowledge within the simulation.
Their task will then be, over the course of the module, to act within their roles in simulated international refugee negotiations and decision making in order to try to “resolve” a particular refugee crisis.
Throughout the course of the scenario, the crisis will evolve both as a result of the students own progress in negotiations but also as a result of ‘external’ events inserted by the module convenor. To complete the module, negotiations will aim to conclude with a signing of a final agreement addressing the key issues arising from the overarching scenario.
Before starting the scenario, students will spend the first half of the module learning of the various institutions, legal frameworks and deep-diving into refugee cases, to develop and enhance their understanding of the international refugee regime, before actively applying their knowledge within the simulation.
Content
11 x 2 hour seminars
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinating with others | Module is built on active student participation of running the simulation- team work and collaboration is the essence of the module |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Students actively responding to a simulation scenario, engaging with diplomacy and negotiation skills, as well as critical understanding of the international refugee regime. |
| Professional communication | Emphasis in simulation is on diplomatic and negotiation skills, being a key component of the assessment. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7