Center for Migration and Refugee Studies

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Director: P. Fargues
Associate Director: R. Jureidini


The educational mission of the Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) is to provide, within a liberal arts context, a high quality and unique graduate education in migration and refugee studies with a focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region.  The aim is to provide graduates with critical knowledge, research methods and analytical skills of current theoretical, legal, political, economic, social, demographic and psychological issues in migration and refugee studies.  The knowledge and skills acquired may be applied in careers within institutions such as governmental, non-governmental and international agencies, as well as universities, research organizations and private corporations dealing with the multitude of issues connected with migration and refugee movements.  The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies offers a Masters of Arts degree in migration and refugee studies with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa as well as a specialized Graduate diploma in refugee studies.  Students are given the option of enrolling in either or both the diploma and the MA.

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