HS 335 - Understanding Human Trafficking

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The University of Tennessee Southern

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Description:

Human Trafficking is an upper level undergraduate course designed to help students gain a better understanding of contemporary human trafficking and modern-day slavery. In this course students will assess the different legal frameworks used to combat human trafficking around the world and analyze the different discourses used to discuss the trafficking phenomena. Students will learn important terminology in this field, the different types of human trafficking that exist and an understanding of the scope of the problem, both domestically and globally. In addition, the course will explore the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual trauma experienced by victims of human trafficking and the methods used to recruit and control them. The roles that entities such as government, the criminal justice system, the media, faith-based organizations, organized crime, and culture play in this complex human rights and social justice issue.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utsouthern.edu

Phone Number:

(931) 363-9800

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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