Hub Cocurriculars
The BU Center on Forced Displacement offers opportunities for students to learn more through our Hub Cocurriculars, Forced Displacement Studies 1 (CC 193) and Forced Displacement Studies 2 (CC 194). Students can earn HUB credits and participate in discussions and mini-research projects related to the most challenging issues associated with migration and displacement.
Forced Displacement Studies 1 (HUB CC 193) meets at an arranged time and students earn the HUB unit Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Forced Displacement Studies 2 (HUB CC 194) is also held at an arranged time, and students earn the HUB unit Individual in the Community.
HUB CC 193 - Border Externalization: EU-Western Balkans
HUB CC 193, starting in September 2022, focuses on issues of EU border management and the implications of border externalization. Through engagement with multimedia material, active group discussions, and guest speaker visits, students will have an opportunity to learn about migration patterns at the EU – Western Balkans borders, border management practices, and human rights challenges that emerge as a result.
HUB CC 194 - Border Externalization: US - Mexico
HUB CC 194 will serve as a preparation and prerequisite for the Texas Border Studies Program (BSP). Admitted students will learn about the US-Mexico border regime and the challenges that emerge out of specific policies employed by the two countries. During Spring Break, accepted students will travel to Texas to learn about the challenges of forced displacement in the Rio Grande Valley directly from our colleagues and partners in this area.
