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Tri-Co Philly Program

Schedule & Location

Friends Center

Photo by Paul Bartholomew.

Due to disruptions related to the pandemic, the program will not have a cohort of students in Fall 2021, but will offer two stand-alone classes in the city. Tri-Co students can register for these classes as they would any Tri-Co course. In Spring 2022, the full program – with a cohort of students taking two courses (from a choice of three) and participating in monthly cohort activities in Philadelphia – will resume.

The urban setting of Philadelphia provides a sense of place to enhance the classroom experience, helping students learn first hand how the material in the courses is informed by the environment around them.

Course Schedule

Fall 2022

Core Course:
  • A Sociological Journey to Immigrant Communities in Contemporary Greater Philadelphia (SOCL B232)
    Veronica Montes, BMC
    Monday 12:10–3:00 p.m. and Friday 12:15-3:00 p.m.*
    *Friday is an occasional meeting time for program students only.
Elective Courses:
  • Grassroots Economies: Creating Livelihoods in an Age of Urban Inequality (POLS H262)
    Craig Borowiak, HC
    Tuesday 12:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
  • Monuments and Public Space: Studio Architecture (ARTT 006B)
    Jody Joyner, SC
    Wednesday, 12:00–3:00 p.m.

Spring 2022

Core Course:
  • Power and Politics in Philadelphia (POLS H229)
    Stephen McGovern, HC
    Tuesday 12:00–2:30 p.m. and Friday 12:15-3:00 p.m.*
    *Friday is an occasional meeting time for program students only.
Elective Courses:
  • History of Philadelphia Architecture and Urbanism (CITY B207)
    Jeffrey Cohen, BMC
    Thursday 10:10 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
  • Borders and Migration (POLS 031)
    Osman Balkan, SC
    Wednesday, 12:00–3:00 p.m.

Location

Courses offered in the Tri-Co Philly Program will be held at the Friends Center in Center City. The Friends Center is located at 1501 Cherry Street, at the northwest corner of 15th and Cherry Streets, two blocks north of Suburban Station and City Hall.

Getting to the Friends Center:
Bryn Mawr students will take the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail to Suburban Station. Swarthmore students will take the Media/Elwyn Regional Rail to Suburban Station. Haverford students will take the Norristown High Speed Line, transfer at the 69th Street Transportation Center to the Market-Frankford Line and exit at the 15th Street/City Hall Station. Train schedules and maps are available on SEPTA’s website.

Travel Costs: Costs for travel to classes will be covered for all students. Travel costs for co- and extracurricular programming will also be covered for students accepted into the Philly Program.