HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CONTEXT

3 Credits

Human trafficking, while not widely understood, ranks among the most severe and lucrative of criminal enterprises around the world. This course will focus on promoting an understanding of human trafficking in an international context, Students participating in this course will travel to a specific region of the world and focus on the unique challenges relating to human trafficking in that region. Students participating in this course will not only gain an appreciation of the types of human trafficking occurring in the region and the systemic and situational contributors but also the consequences of and reactions to it. Readings, lectures, speaking engagements, and services will be combined to obtain the objectives of this course.