There are a total of four core courses. All students are required to take three courses, one from each of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy. These disciplines have become central to International Studies programs. Each of the two sets identified below form a coherent group of three courses designed to introduce students to the field as a whole by providing them with resources for studying the most basic elements of globalization in the context of international relations, economics, and politics. If one of the core courses from a set is not offered in a given year, substitutions will be made with another allied course, offered at Bryn Mawr or Haverford, with the approval of an Advisor from the Center for International Studies.
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Within the core, students must also take one course on cultural difference. This requirement allows students to acquire a greater appreciation of the significance of culture in the global context by providing an awareness of how different values, norms, beliefs, and practices affect possibilities for understanding different cultures and for cross-cultural dialogue and consensus. The course may be selected from (but is not limited to) the following: