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POL 3220 Migration Issues: The Costa Rica Case
Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Environmental Sciences Program
San Jose, Costa Rica
Dates: 9/24/16 - 12/17/16
POL 3220 Migration Issues: The Costa Rica Case
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Veritas University
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 48
DESCRIPTION
This class studies the construction of migrants as others, the management of their image by media and elements pertaining to human rights and citizenship in the cases of immigrants in Costa Rica and opening the possibility to compare the United States as a host country. The objective is to visualize the construction of cultural identities, its effects on the intergroup encounters and societal perspectives on migration issues.