Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Monday, April 06 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.
Last generated: Monday, April 06 2026 08:30 AM CDT
NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing
4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Polish.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13161 | LCD | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | MWF | 215 | 2BSB | Majchrowicz-Wolny, K | On campus and online |
4 hours. Extensive computer use required. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): POL 102; or appropriate score on the department placement test.
Blended - Online & Classroom
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35419 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MWF | 165 | 2BSB | Majchrowicz-Wolny, K | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | Majchrowicz-Wolny, K | On campus and online |
3 hours. Taught in English. UIC GE Creative Arts, and UIC GE World Cultures course.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24966 | LCD | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | TR | 215 | 2BSB | Underhill, K | Meet on campus | |
| The Devil in Warsaw: Polish Prose in Modern Times (Masterworks of Polish Literature in Translation) Enter the vibrant and anguished world of 20th-century Polish prose with an introduction to literary works by futurist Aleksander Wat, Auschwitz survivor Tadeusz Borowski, poet and acerbic social critic C.K. Norwid, and modernist innovators Witold Gombrowicz, Bruno Schulz, and Debora Vogel and join us as we discuss the modern text as both a hardworking machine, and an embodiment of desire. In this course we will ask: What does fiction do, and what roles has it played in helping to negotiate the experience of modernity? Is storytelling still necessary and possible in a world characterized by speed, the machine, and motion pictures? If so, what does it desire, and what does it promise? Topics in this course include Positivist, Futurist, avant-garde and neo-Romantic movements in Polish literature; witness literature; and the role of literary theologies in a secular modern world. All texts will be read in English translation, with the option to read in the Polish original. | ||||||||
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POL 104; and appropriate score on the department placement test.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49506 | LCD | 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | MW | 207 | 2GH | Wolski-Moskoff, I | On campus and online |
3 hours. Taught in English.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50697 | LCD | 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM | T | 161 | 2BSB | Underhill, K | On campus and online | |
| LCD | ARRANGED | ARR | 2ONL | Underhill, K | On campus and online | |||
| When I pronounce the word Future, writes Polish poet Wisawa Szymborska, the first syllable already belongs to the past. / When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it. Polish poets have been destroying silence and pronouncing the future for close to seven centuries using the poetic word, rhymed or unrhymed, shouted or whispered to express the human condition, to resist oppression, and to celebrate freedom. In this course we will read and discuss Polish poetry in translation, and ask: how is poetry woven into the fabric of our lives in song lyrics, childrens literature, folk culture, and political activism? Develop your own relationship to the poems we read through a weekly poetry-reading journal. No prerequisites! First-time readers, or experienced poetry writers all are welcome. The course is a hybrid format: we meet Tuesdays in person; the rest online asynchronous. | ||||||||
1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34123 | CNF | ARRANGED | Markowski, M | |||||
| 16149 | CNF | ARRANGED | Underhill, K | |||||
| 16150 | CNF | ARRANGED | Wolski-Moskoff, I |
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major.
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41999 | C1 | ARRANGED | Underhill, K | |||||
| 16153 | CNF | ARRANGED | Markowski, M |
1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and consent of the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required
| CRN | Course Type | Start & End Time | Meeting Days | Room | Building Code | Instructor | Meets Between | Instructional Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13174 | CNF | ARRANGED | Underhill, K |