Courses

Career And Short Professional Development Courses

PROFESSIONAL COURSE
KIMS is currently offering a 9-month / 3-semester Post Graduate Diploma in Migration Studies (PgDipMS) course. PgDipMS is the KIMS Flagship Project Course that was launched on 11th December 2018 by the Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i to train migration practitioners as identified by National Coordination Mechanism on Migration (NCM) from the 8 (eight) Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states implemented with support from Government of Kenya (GoK) and Development Partners.

PGDIPMS COURSE UNITS

  • Introduction to Migration Studies
  • Basic Techniques for Migration Analysis
  • Migration and Development
  • Migration Policy and Governance
  • Research Methods for Migration
  • Security and Border Management
  • Legal Frameworks in Migration Management
  • Public Relations for Migration
  • Documentation and Fraud Detection
  • Diaspora Engagement, Policy and Development
  • Data and Information Management
  • Forced and Irregular Migration
  • Languages: French, Arabic, Spanish
    Research Project