- Immigrants and Refugees: Understanding the Lived Experience

Catalog description

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and work with immigrant and refugee populations. The course examines the causes of migration, including poverty, war, exploitation, famine, and climate change. The challenges of migration and resettlement are explored, including the experiences of oppression and discrimination. Students will develop a knowledge of local, national, and global policies as they pertain to refugees, immigrants and migration. Lasallian history, values, and services are presented to further student identification with the Lewis and Lasallian mission.