SOC 5685 - Human Trafficking

This course examines human trafficking and efforts to combat it. Students investigate the causes of human trafficking, how human trafficking unfolds, and its effects on victims; examine competing frames and social constructions of human trafficking; analyze and assess governmental, non-governmental, and social movement organizations’ attempts to eradicate human trafficking; analyze media depictions of human trafficking; and critically evaluate anti-trafficking policies and programs and their effectiveness.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to describe human trafficking as a social problem, including its root causes and impacts.
Students will be able to Identify and discuss framing contests within the anti-human trafficking field.
Students will be able to critically analyze human trafficking through different theoretical perspectives.
Students will be able to critically assess media representations of human trafficking.
Students will be able to compare and critically assess how different institutions and social movements have responded to human trafficking.
Students will be able to discuss and critically evaluate the accomplishments of the anti-human trafficking field.
Students will be able to identify the existing barriers to eradicating human trafficking.
Students will be able to identify and critically assess the scope, nature, and needs of human trafficking victims in our region.