Program Requirements and Opportunities
Published annually, the Course Catalog sets out the requirements of the academic programs--the majors, minors, and concentrations. Each Bryn Mawr student must declare a major before the end of the sophomore year. Students may also declare a minor or a concentration, but neither is required for the A.B. degree. Students must comply with the requirements published in the Course Catalog at the time when they declare the major, minor and/or concentration.
The Course Catalog also sets out the College requirements. Students must comply with the College requirements published at the time they enter Bryn Mawr College.
For more information, visit the Catalog Homepage to view the current content. To view Catalogs from previous academic years, visit the Catalog Archives page.
Students may complete a concentration in Peace, Conflict, and Social Justice Studies.
The Peace, Conflict, and Social Justice Studies concentration reflects Bryn Mawr's interest in the study of conflicts, peacemaking, and social justice and offers students the opportunity to design a course of study, to sustain a thematic focus across disciplinary boundaries, and to enrich their major program in the process.
The concentration is student designed, so each program of study is unique. The first step in this journey is contacting the director of the program and completing a first draft of the rationale (https://www.brynmawr.edu/inside/academic-information/departments-programs/peace-conflict-social-justice-studies/components-rationale). Students are encouraged to draw courses from the programs at Haverford and Swarthmore as well as Bryn Mawr.
Concentration Requirements
Students must select and offer a rationale for the particular constellation of courses they identify around a theme or focus. The three stages of the concentration are: (1) complete an introductory course, such as Introduction to Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights at Haverford or Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore; (2) complete four elective courses drawn from across the tri-co curriculum, and (3) complete a culminating independent study that includes creation of a portfolio, which earns students a single credit that is awarded upon the successful completion of all components.
For more information, contact the program coordinator, Alison Cook-Sather, acooksat@brynmawr.edu.
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Contact Us
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