The course deals with conceptual and theoretical issues in population movements. It covers historical and contemporary perspectives of both voluntary and involuntary migration with particular emphasis on causes and consequences of population movements in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa; refugee movements, transnationalism and irregular migration. Other issues include mobility and its health implications. The course also discusses migration within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the policies and programme implications at both origin and destination.

 Objective: The course will build the capacity of students to:

• Understand and appreciate the dynamics involved in human population movements in both the past and contemporary; and
• Analyse the implications of population movements on the socio-economic development of both places of origin and destination.

Mode of Delivery: The mode of delivery will be lectures, individual and group presentations.