Courses

This page displays the schedule of Bryn Mawr courses in this department for this academic year. It also displays descriptions of courses offered by the department during the last four academic years.

For information about courses offered by other Bryn Mawr departments and programs or about courses offered by Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, please consult the Course Guides page.

For information about the Academic Calendar, including the dates of first and second quarter courses, please visit the College's calendars page.

Students must choose a major subject and may choose a minor subject. Students may also select from one of seven concentrations, which are offered to enhance a student's work in the major or minor and to focus work on a specific area of interest.

Concentrations are an intentional cluster of courses already offered by various academic departments or through general programs. These courses may also be cross-listed in several academic departments. Therefore, when registering for a course that counts toward a concentration, a student should register for the course listed in her major or minor department. If the concentration course is not listed in her major or minor department, the student may enroll in any listing of that course.

Spring 2024 PCST

Course Title Schedule/Units Meeting Type Times/Days Location Instr(s)
HIST B200-001 The Atlantic World 1492-1800 Semester / 1 Lecture: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM TTH Old Library 104
Gallup-Diaz,I.
POLS B141-001 Introduction to International Politics Semester / 1 Lecture: 9:55 AM-11:15 AM TTH Carpenter Library 21
Corredor,E.
SOCL B350-001 Movements for Social Justice Semester / 1 Lecture: 1:10 PM-4:00 PM F Taylor Hall B
Sorge,D.

Fall 2024 PCST

Course Title Schedule/Units Meeting Type Times/Days Location Instr(s)
POLS B141-001 Introduction to International Politics Semester / 1 Lecture: 8:40 AM-10:00 AM TTH Corredor,E.

Spring 2025 PCST

Course Title Schedule/Units Meeting Type Times/Days Location Instr(s)
POLS B141-001 Introduction to International Politics Semester / 1 Lecture: 10:10 AM-11:30 AM TTH Corredor,E.

2024-25 Catalog Data: PCST

HIST B200 The Atlantic World 1492-1800

Not offered 2024-25

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the way in which peoples, goods, and ideas from Africa, Europe. and the Americas came together to form an interconnected Atlantic World system. The course is designed to chart the manner in which an integrated system was created in the Americas in the early modern period, rather than to treat the history of the Atlantic World as nothing more than an expanded version of North American, Caribbean, or Latin American history.

Inquiry into the Past (IP)

Counts Toward Africana Studies

Counts Toward International Studies

Counts Toward Latin American,Iberian,Latinx

Counts Toward Peace, Justice and Human Right

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POLS B141 Introduction to International Politics

Fall 2024, Spring 2025

This course offers an introduction to international politics to acquaint students with major trends and themes in international relations and global affairs. The course is divided into three units. The first unit explores the foundational concepts and theories and the history of international relations. The second unit examines democracy and the global rise of populism & authoritarianism within the context of international organizations and global peace and security. The third unit focuses on global human rights in the areas of humanitarian intervention, forced migration, and transnational social movements. Throughout the semester, students will be asked to connect these theories and topics to issues that are playing out in the world today.

Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC)

Counts Toward Africana Studies

Counts Toward International Studies

Counts Toward Latin American,Iberian,Latinx

Counts Toward Peace, Justice and Human Right

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RUSS B237 Crime or Punishment: Russian Narratives of Incarceration

Not offered 2024-25

This course explores Russian narratives of incarceration, punishment, and captivity from the 17th century to the present day and considers topics such as social justice, violence and its artistic representations, totalitarianism, witness-bearing, and the possibility of transcendence in suffering. Taught in translation.

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SOCL B350 Movements for Social Justice

Not offered 2024-25

Throughout human history, powerless groups of people have organized social movements to improve their lives and their societies. Powerful groups and institutions have resisted these efforts in order to maintain their own privilege. Some periods of history have been more likely than others to spawn protest movements. What factors seem most likely to lead to social movements? What determines their success/failure? We will examine 20th and 21st-century social movements to answer these questions. Prerequisite: At least one prior social science course or permission of the instructor.

Power, Inequity, and Justice (PIJ)

Counts Toward Gender/Sex Studies (Min/Conc)

Counts Toward Peace, Justice and Human Right

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Alison Cook-Sather

Director of Peace, Conflict, and Social Justice Studies
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899
Phone: 610-526-5396
acooksat@brynmawr.edu