MEXICO CITY FIELD COURSE
HR360 Special Topics in Human Rights: Migration and
Human Rights Mexico/Canada
May 25-June 27, 2015 (**exact dates to be determined)
Mexico City
Population: Over 22 Million
Home of Ancient Empires
Modern Architecture
Beautiful Parks
And Lots of People!
• An interdisciplinary field course co-hosted by the Human
Rights Human Diversity program, Wilfrid Laurier
University (Brantford) and the Programa de Asuntos
Migratorios, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City).
Field Course Details
• Open to students from a variety of disciplinary
specializations on both Laurier campuses as well as
students at Iberoamericana.
• The course will be of particular interest to students in the
Human Rights, Global Studies and the North American
Studies programs.
• Knowledge of Spanish helpful, but not necessary
• Within a human rights framework, the purpose of HR360
will be to examine human migration from the perspective
of both the region of origin (Mexico/Central America)
and receiving country (Canada).
Purpose
• Mexico is one of the world's principal countries of transit
migration, particularly for the thousands of Central
Americans who travel to reach the United States (and to a
lesser extent, Canada) each year.
• Canada, for its part, is both a final destination for
migrants who attain permanent residency through
economic, family and humanitarian entry categories and
now, more commonly, a destination for temporary
workers.
• Through lectures, readings, research, field day trips,
interviews, and group discussion, students will seek to
answer the following questions:
1. What are the current trends and patterns of human
migration in view of the influences of globalization?
2. Why do Mexican (and Central American) migrants
cross significant cultural, linguistic and geographic
boundaries to migrate to the United States and Canada?
3. How do the migrants adapt and acculturate once in
Canada?
4. What are some of the far-reaching effects of human
migration on the societies and economies of Mexico and
Canada?
• Course will take place in both Mexico and Canada.
• Co-Taught by Laurier (Dr. Stacey Wilson-Forsberg) and
Ibero faculty members (Dr. Javier Urbano Reyes)
• Will facilitate cross-cultural interaction and engagement
of Canadian and Mexican students
• Laurier students will spend 2 weeks in Mexico City on
the Iberoamerican campus with Ibero Students
• Ibero Students will then join their Laurier peers on the
Brantford campus for 2 weeks.
A Unique Cross-Cultural / Bilateral
Experience
• Students will spend an equal amount of time in a
classroom setting and in the field as we embark on day
trips to various migration related projects in areas
surrounding Mexico City and areas surrounding
Brantford.
• Last week of May: Brantford campus classroom setting
using videoconferencing with Iberoamericana students
• First 2 weeks of June: Mexico City
• Last 2 weeks of June: Brantford
Dates (TBC)
• Presently enrolled in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Year prior to spring
internship
• Minimum 7.0 GPA At Time Of Application
• Registrations due February 2, 2015
Qualifications
• 0.5 academic credit HRHD 360
• Cost: $2,000 plus cost of tuition ($670/ 0.5 credit course)
Academic Credit and Cost
• Dr. Stacey Wilson-Forsberg
• swilsonforsberg@wlu.ca
Contact