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3.00 Credits
Allows students to construct an individualized course of study under the direction of a faculty member, Formerly INS 399 Independent Study.
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Explores contemporary global issues through a wide range of sources and disciplinary perspectives. Topics include changing patterns in international relations, trends in the international economy, Explores contemporary global issues through a wide range of sources and disciplinary perspectives. Topics include changing patterns in international relations, trends in the international economy, environmental and social justice concerns, and regional prospects. Formerly INS 481 Senior Seminar: International Studies. 3 credits Prereq INAF 201 and senior status
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Examines trends since the end of the Cold War, focusing on the significant effect of globalization on the migration phenomenon. Among topics investigated are trafficking of women vs. migrant smuggling, the impact of migrant remittances on family structure the vulnerability of refugee women and children, and government response to these shifts in migration trends. Students will better understand how migration affects their everyday life. Formerly INS 500.
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Examines trends in international trafficking as they relate to the United States. Emphasis is placed on recent legislation passed by the U.S. Congress and challenges confronting national and local government entities mandated to implement prevention, protection, and prosecution components of the legislation. Attention is also given to the role played by non-governmental organizations in combating the effects of trafficking in the U.S. Formerly INS 501 Trafficking into the US: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the historical rise, current conditions and future prospects of cross-border, or transnational, communities, especially in North and Central America and the Caribbean. Devoting attention to public policies and challenges governments confront in m
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Allows students to be placed with an international, intra-governmental, governmental, non-governmental organization, or private sector firm under the direction of an on-site supervisor and a Trinity faculty member. During the 96-hour internship, students are expected to apply acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities to make a positive contribution to the work of the host organization. This course is required for advanced, full-time undergraduate students. By arrangement only.
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3.00 Credits
This course allows graduate students to construct an individualized course of study under the direction of the International Affairs Program Chair and Director.
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3.00 Credits
Under the supervision of program staff, the student develops a case study designed to draw upon the full range of acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities. The end product is a monograph-length study covering a relevant and current topic of interest to both the student and a broader audience of policy-makers, analysts, or program managers.
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This seminar invites students to a rewarding journey through the past into the present of that extraordinary place we now call Mexico, aiming to understand tha historical and cultural forces that have shaped- and still shape -the Mexican nation. Starting with the Olmec civilization (1200-300BC) we'll travel together to the magic of the Mayas and the power of the Aztecs until the fall of their empire (1521), learning abou tthe three centuries of the richest viceroyalty that ever existed. Attention will be paid to the philosophy behind the conquest and the re-birth of the human rights in the Americas. After completing our way to the foundations of modern Mexico, we'll be able to better understand the struggles and glories of this vibrant culture. Oral presentations and class discussions will further develop students' communication skills in addition to contributing to a shared learning experience. Written papers would be another learning opportunity for students to identify, analyze, reflect, and express the knowledge acquired on the different topics presented and assigned. Prerequisite: ENGL 107 or equivalent/ FLC area: Seminar II. INT 373A Culture and Society in Latin America Fosters a more precise understanding of those with whom we share this hemisphere, reconsiders accepted assumptions, and challenges the images that have shaped them. This course will orient students to gain insight into the future of the nations of the Americas, and the impact they will have on the rest of the world in the coming years. May be repeated as topic changes. 3 credits FLC Seminar II INT 373B Culture and Society in the Caribbean Emphasizes cultural commonalities without neglecting political chronology but with the history traced from a defined Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Text from contemporary authors may include literary works by Jamaica Kincaid, Julia Alvarez, and Edwige Danticat among others. Class presentations, films, and discussions will also deal with the review of the political factors that infiltrate on the social and economic structures. 3 credits FLC Seminar II INT 407 Human Rights in the Americas Focuses on domestic violence and its relationship to social violence, seeking to raise awareness and calling for leadership within families and communities as they constitute the cradle of respect for the rights of children and women and where the protection of those rights are born. Offers a basic multidisciplinary perspective from educators, economists, international organizations, legislators and policy-makers, as well as from popular writers of fiction. A program of guest speakers will be an integral part of the course. 3 credits General Education Requirements: Capstone Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Presents the basic principles of statistics with applications to the social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, normal and binomial distributions, and central limit theorem, with an introduction to the use of statistical software. Formerly MAT 110 Introduction to Statistics. 3 credits General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area Prerequisites: MATH 108, MATH 109 or higher level mathematics course MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I Examines the following topics: functions, limits, continuity, differentiation and applications, and basic integration. Formerly MAT 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. 4 credits Prerequisites: MATH 123 or placement test proficiency General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area FLC Area IV: Exploration Cluster ECON 371 Econometrics Develops the tools necessary for applied economic research. After a review of statistical inference, regression analysis is undertaken. Econometric techniques are used to estimate, test, and deal with various problems of single-equation and multiple-equation economic models. Formerly ECO 367 Econometrics. 3 credits Prerequisites: ECON 101, 102, andMATH 110 MATH 210 Statistical Inference Applies the principles of inference to the social sciences. Topics include confidence intervals, inference for distributions, one and two-sample t-test, z-test, F-test, chi-square test, linear regression analysis and comparing two proportions. Use of statistical software is an integral part of the course. Formerly MAT 210 Statistical Inference. 3 credits Prerequisites: MATH 110 with a grade of ""C"" or better FLC Area IV: Exploration Cluster
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