This course is designed on this rationale and aims to assist its prospective participants to develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of the phenomenon of migration by acquiring methodological imagination about how to approach its very dynamic nature. A large part of the course is devoted to discussing the theoretical perspectives on migration that have been developed over a historical period in the light of carefully selected readings. In this sense, participants can be expected to have developed considerable familiarity with theoretical frameworks on migration by the end of this course. Another aim of the course is to enrich this familiarity with some practical applications. According to their own interest in the field of migration, Participants will be expected to select some further readings from a list provided in order to develop a thematic focus on the phenomenon mainly in the case of Turkey. In the light of these readings, a research design is expected.