Spring 2023 Polish

Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.

Last generated: Friday, May 19 2023 01:05 PM UTC

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

POL 102

Elementary Polish II

4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): POL 101; or appropriate score on the department placement test.

Blended - Online & Classroom

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
18059LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMWF1002LHMajchrowicz-Wolny, KOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDMajchrowicz-Wolny, KOn campus and online

POL 104

Intermediate Polish II

4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): POL 103; or appropriate score on the department placement test.

Blended - Online & Classroom

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35481LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF3162BHWasik, JOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDWasik, JOn campus and online
Introduction to formal written Polish, grammar, and reading for students who already possess basic to intermediate communicative skills in the language. Emphasis on writing and vocabulary building. Course Information: This is a blended-online and classroom course. Use of a computer and Internet access is required. A high-speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Non-heritage students should register for CRN 34332.
34332LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF2152LHWolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDWolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
Continuation of Polish 103. Course will expand your mastery of grammar and vocabulary and prepares you to discuss and write, in Polish, in a variety of styles. Course Information: This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): POL 103; or appropriate score on the department placement test. SECTION RESERVED FOR FALL 2022 POL 103 STUDENTS. OTHERS BY PERMISSION ONLY - LCSL@UIC.EDU. Instructor Approval Required

POL 115

Introduction to Polish Culture

3 hours. Taught in English. World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
26901LCD03:00 PM - 03:50 PMMWF1162SHHamerski, WMeet on campus

POL 130

Masterworks of Polish Literature in Translation

3 hours. Taught in English. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31373LCD12:30 PM - 01:45 PMTR2012LHUnderhill, KMeet on campus
"The Devil in Warsaw: Polish Prose in Modern Times" In this course we will enter the vibrant and anguished world of 20th-century Polish prose with an introduction to literary works by contemporary Polish author and psychologist Olga Tokarczuk, futurist Aleksander Wat, Auschwitz survivor Tadeusz Borowski, poet and acerbic social critic C.K. Norwid, prose poet Bruno Schulz, and others. In this small, seminar-style course we will focus on the modern text as both a hardworking machine, and an embodiment of desire. Reading short stories written in Poland in the turbulent 20th century, we will consider narratives that offer escape from the modern world, into the worlds of fantasy, absurdity, or nostalgia; and also narratives that call for ethical engagement by their readers; that bear witness to trauma; that seek to adapt and recuperate elements of tradition and religion in a secular world; and narratives that explore transnational and post-national identities, in a Poland experiencing the ravages of the 20th century. Course Information: Taught in English. Creative Arts course, and World Cultures course.

POL 150

Introduction to Polish Cinema

3 hours. Taught in English. Films screened with English subtitles. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35482LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF2072LHWasik, JMeet on campus

POL 202

Advanced Polish through Contemporary Culture

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): POL 104; or appropriate score on the department placement test.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34333LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF2152LHWolski-Moskoff, IMeet on campus

POL 321

Introduction to Polish Literature

3 hours. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36779LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR1012LHUnderhill, KMeet on campus
"Ghosts, Zombies and the Undead: Haunting & Polish Culture" This course will follow Ghosts, Zombies and the Undead on their journey through 7 centuries of Polish literature, exploring the haunted realms of Polish and Polish-Jewish culture. What do ghosts and specters mean to us, and why do we need so many stories about them? In this class we will meet golems, ghosts, vampires, specters and zombies who have captured the Polish imagination, and contributed to shaping the cultural landscape of this multicultural region. How do ghost stories help us engage with memory, guilt, and responsibility? With fears of the unknown, or hopes of salvation? How can the concept of haunting be understood as a metaphor for the presence of the past in our lives, or for the responsibility that the living have toward the dead? Polish literature is filled with real and metaphorical ghosts, and beings who traverse the boundary between life and death, this world and worlds that precede or follow it. All texts read in English translation. No prerequisites.

POL 399

Independent Study

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.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13042CNFARRANGEDMarkowski, M
21074CNFARRANGEDUnderhill, K

POL 499

Independent Study

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.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13046CNFARRANGEDUnderhill, K

POL 596

Independent Study

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

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41495CNFARRANGEDMarkowski, M
13048CNFARRANGEDUnderhill, K
44785CNFARRANGEDUnderhill, K