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Certificate in Human Trafficking Awareness

The undergraduate Certificate in Human Trafficking Awareness provides a basic overview and introduction to the human trafficking problem, recognizing, responding, and investigating human trafficking allegations, creating change, and advocating for victims of human trafficking and human trafficking awareness. The goal of the Certificate in Human Trafficking Awareness is to provide knowledge and develop skills about the social and criminal impact of human trafficking. Developing greater awareness of the human trafficking problem will enable all those working on the front line and dealing with humans in crisis to know how to respond to and investigate suspected human trafficking cases. Knowledge and skills gained from the human trafficking courses in this certificate program can be put into practice by medical and health professionals, educators, human services and social workers, and law enforcement.

This 18-credit certificate consists of 4 core courses and 2 elective courses. Bachelor’s degree students in all undergraduate degree programs are eligible to complete this certificate provided they complete any and all prerequisite requirements. Human trafficking takes many forms, and therefore, this certificate is equally valuable for members of the community because course content raises awareness of being able to recognize instances of human trafficking in their communities.

The Certificate in Human Trafficking Awareness consists of 18 undergraduate credits. Twelve (12) credits make up the core of the certificate program, and students may choose six (6) credits from a menu of approved electives.

Curriculum

Core Requirements

Human Trafficking

Investigating Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Advocacy & Change

Choose (1) course from the following:

Survey of Criminal Justice

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Sociology

Electives

Choose two of the following courses:

Multicultural Issues in Criminal Justice

Criminal Evidence and Procedures

Domestic Violence

Victims of Crime

Internship in Criminal Justice

Healthcare Emergency Management

Holistic Health Assessment

Ethics and Values in Behavioral Science

Abnormal Psychology

Interpersonal Communication Skills

Introduction to Trauma-Informed Approaches

Internship in Behavioral Science (Psychology Majors)

Contemporary Social Problems

Community Health & Social Issues

Homelessness in America

Social Deviance

Child Abuse: Recognition and Investigation

Responding and Investigation: Child Maltreatment

Responding to the Survivors of Child Abuse and Survivor Responses

Working in the Helping Professions

Case Management

Step-Parenting & Blended Families

Internship in Behavioral Science (Behavioral Science majors)

Note: Students are held to all prerequisite requirements; some students may require more than 6 courses to complete this certificate.

Total credits for Certificate in Human Trafficking Awareness: 18

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.