Summer Studies Abroad
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
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Program description: Three-, four- and six-week sessions dedicated to the study of Polish language, history and culture are offered at the Jagiellonian University. Classes are held from Monday through Friday and weekends are reserved for sightseeing.
Program fees include: language classes, afternoon lectures, three meals per day, a double occupancy room in the student dormitory and sightseeing trips on weekends.
Additional fees for: registration, books, airfare and program options such as Art class, single rooms, the State Certification Exam, and the State Certification Exam preparation course.
Language classes: Each session offers language classes at an intensive pace PLI, however, non-intensive classes PL, are available during Session A.
Housing: Students will stay at Dom Studenta Piast, ul. Piastowska 47, 30-067 Krakow, located 5 tram stops from the Old Town.
The dormitory is arranged in suites. A suite consists of two rooms and a small bathroom. A room is shared by two persons. Friends who are applying for the same session may request to room together - see accommodation section of the application.
Towels, sheets, pillowcases and pillows are provided.
Meals: Three meals a day are served in the dormitory's cafeteria. Arrangements for special diets are possible, however, strict macrobiotic meals are NOT available.
What is the difference between an intensive and a non-intensive class? Intensive classes meet for longer periods of time per day than non-intensive classes.
Do you offer classes for absolute beginners? Yes. With eight different levels of language classes, the program offers survival classes for absolute beginners and progresses to native speaker, the highest level available for Polish language learners.
How do I chose a language level? You will be placed in an appropriate level based on an oral and written test that will be given on the first full day of your chosen program.
Can I take these classes for credit*? Yes. Students who wish to take classes for credit are advised to speak with the appropriate person at their home university. Submit the Kosciuszko Foundation's Credit Approval Form for completion by your home university. Since each university handles these matters differently, we suggest speaking with one or more of the following offices: Study Abroad Office, Records Office, Language Department chairperson, International Student's office. Print relevant pages from the 2009 syllabus and present them to your university when requesting credit approval. The syllabus includes details concerning teaching methods, grading system, attendance and lecture titles.
*Students may opt to take classes on a non-credit (audit) basis.
Is a course syllabus available? A course syllabus for 2010 will be available upon arrival at the dormitory. For details concerning Jagiellonian University's policy regarding grading, attendance, credits and list of lecture titles please refer to the 2009 syllabus link above.
How many hours make up one credit? The course descriptions list the official number of hours and credits available for each course. 15 hours is equivalent to one credit. In the Polish educational system 1 hour is equivalent to 45 minutes.
How do I put together a schedule? The daily program includes morning language classes, two afternoon lecture slots and film showings in the evening. You may include one class per time slot. Students in the 6-week program may choose one course per time slot from courses offered in July and August. You may opt to leave the afternoons open for study or free time. If you choose the Art class, you may also add PL as a morning class since it does not create a time conflict. Language classes meet daily. Session information and a schedule of courses is found in the charts below. Course descriptions appear below the charts.
Are classes given in Polish or English? Language classes will be given in Polish. Most of the afternoon classes are given in English, however, some exceptions exit. Course descriptions indicate which courses are offered in Polish. Films are subtitled.
What sightseeing trips are included? All sessions include tours of Kakow's Old Town, Wawel Royal Castle, Pieniny Mountains and raft ride on the Dunajec River, a trip to the Tatra Mountains and the resort town of Zakopane, the Salt Mines of Wieliczka and your choice of either the Martyrdom Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau or a trip to Pieskowa Skala Castle. Sightseeing is organized for each session separately.
Program dates and prices for 2010 are:
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Session A 4 week program 20 days of classes 28 days total |
Program Dates Depart U.S. on July 3 Arrive in Poland on July 4 Return flight to U.S. August 1 |
Prog. Fee: $2,725 Registration: $95 Polish Art: $140 Single Rm: $485 |
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Session B 6 week program 30 days of classes 42 days total |
Depart U.S. on July 3 Arrive in Poland on July 4 Return flight to U.S. August 15 |
Prog. Fee: $3,555 Registration: $95 Single Rm: $725 |
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Session C 3 week program 15 days of classes 21 days total |
Depart U.S. on July 3 Arrive in Poland on July 4 Return flight to U.S. July 25 |
Prog. Fee: $2,215 Registration: $95 Single Rm: $385 |
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Session D 3 week program 15 days of classes 21 days total |
Depart U.S. on July 24 Arrive in Poland on July 25 Classes begin July 26 |
Prog. Fee: $2,215 Registration: $95 Single Rm: $385 |
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Dormitory check-in begins at 4:00 p.m. on the day of arrival and continues throughout the evening. Students who wish to stay at the dormitory after the program ends are advised to make arrangements with the School's accounting office after arrival in Krakow. Payment for additional nights is payable to the Summer School Accounting Office. |
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SCHEDULE OF AVAILABLE CLASSES:
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ART Polish Art: Past and Present
The development of Polish art since the 10th century. Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of Poland within Europe, including the formative effects of geopolitics on the development of Polish artistic movements, Polish church art, folk art, poster art and architecture. In-depth art history lectures will be conducted both at the University and in museums. The course will include field trips. July 5 - 27; 45 hours, 3 credits (limited admission) Note: There is an additional fee of $140 for this course to cover various admission fees and other expenses. Classes are held in the morning and are offered during Session A. << back to courses
CULT Polish Culture: Lessons in Polish Literature
A presentation of some of the most interesting problems in the thousand-year history of Polish culture, with emphasis on themes related to national existence. Literary masterpieces of the past and present including poetry of Nobel Prize winners, Czeslaw Milosz (1980) and Wislawa Szymborska (1996); Polish Romanticism; culture in a political context; writers in exile; literature and totalitarianism and other "great questions" of Polish culture will be discussed.
July 5 - 23; 30 hours, 2 credits
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FILM Polish Film - Selected Topics
Several video presentations of the most outstanding Polish films: from Andrzej Wajda's classics to the most recent releases, plus introductions or handouts. The films are analyzed using a variety of criteria to reveal each individual director's style.
July 8 - August 9, No credit, 8:30 p.m.
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GRAM Polish Grammar
A series of lectures in English on the structure of the Polish language, its morphology and syntax, in English. Everything about Polish grammar that you always wanted to know. July 26 - August 13; 30 hours, 2 credits
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HIST History of Poland
A survey of Polish history from the Piast dynasty through Jagiellonian rule, the elected kings, 123 years of partitioned Poland, the 1920's and 1930's, World War II, the creation and functioning of the People's Republic and the collapse of the communist system.
July 5 - 23; 30 hours, 2 credits
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HISTPL Historia Polski (in Polish)
Zarys historii Polski od dynastii Piastow, poprzez epoke Jagiellonow, krolow elekcyjnych, rozbiory, II wojne swiatowa, powstanie i funkcjonowanie Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej - po upadek systemu komunistycznego.
5 - 23 lipca; 30 godzin, 2 punkty kredytowe << back to courses
JEWS The Jews in Poland
An introduction to the long and glorious history of Jewish communities in Poland. The Holocaust Period (1939-1945), post-holocaust history of Jewish culture in Poland with emphasis on Jewish-non-Jewish relations, anti-semitism, and the recent revival of Jewish life in Poland.
July 26 - August 13; 30 hours, 2 credits
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LIT-1 Literatura polska XX wieku (in Polish)
Najwazniejsze zjawiska w polskiej literaturze wspolczesnej: dwudziestolecie miedzywojenne; dziela Witkacego, Schulza, Gombrowicza. Poezja Milosza i Szymborskiej (Nagrody Nobla w literaturze). Literatura wobec Holocaustu. Kultura na obczyznie, wspolczesna poezja.
5 - 23 lipca; 30 godzin, 2 punkty kredytowe
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LIT-2 Literatura i teatr polski XX wieku; wybrane tematy (in Polish)
Najwazniejsze i najbardziej interesujace postaci wspolczesnej polskiej literatury i teatru; pisarze wobec II wojny swiatowej; laureaci literackiej Nagrady Nobla: najmlodsza generacja tworcow (po roku 1989); najwazniejsze zjawiska w polskim teatrze; wybitni dramatopisarze i rezyserzy - Wajda, Kantor, Grotowski.
26 lipca - 13 sierpnia; 30 godzin, 2 punkty kredytowe
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MUSIC - Music at the time of Chopin and Paderewski (1810-1910)
This course is dedicated to students who are interested in musical culture in Poland. In 2010 we celebrate the anniversary of two important events in Polish history; the bicentennial of the birth of Fryderyk Chopin, the greatest of Polish composers and the centennial of the foundation of the Grunwald monument in Krakow funded by famous Polish pianist, composer, and statesman, Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The course will discuss various phenomena in the Polish music scene between 1810 and 1910 with particular emphasis on Chopin and Paderewski as well as their contemporaries Kurpinski, Elsner, Moniuszko and Szymanowski. Attention will also be paid to the role of music in the process of fighting for Poland's independence.
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PL - Polish Language (Non-intensive)
A non-intensive (approx. 2 hrs per day) Polish language course designed to introduce students to the Polish language or to improve their knowledge of Polish. Offered during Session A only.
45 hours, 3 credits
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PLI - Polish Language Intensive
An intensive Polish language course designed to build a firm linguistic foundation.
Offered during Sessions A, B, C and D; 4-6 hours a day; taught in the morning.
75 hours, 5 credits - Sessions A, C and D
120 hours, 8 credits - Session B
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POL Dlaczego ten jezyk jest taki skomplikowany? (in Polish)
Kurs teoretyczny dla osob zainteresowanych jezykiem polskim. Wyklady dotycza cech charakterystycznych struktury jezykowej, skladni, odmian stylistycznych polszczyzny i tendencji rozwojowych slownictwa wspolczesnego jezyka polskiego.
15 - 23 lipca; 15 godzin, 1 punkt kredytowy
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SCE Kurs przygotowawczy do zdawania panstwowego egzaminu certyfikatowego. (in Polish)
Kurs przeznaczony jest dla studentow zainteresowanych zdawaniem Panstwowego Egzaminu Certyfikatowego z Jezyka Polskiego jako Obcego. Uczestnicy zapoznani zostana z technikami zdawania sprawnosci jezykowych (gramatyka, pisanie, czytanie, mowienie i rozumienie ze sluchu) testowanych na egzaminie certifikatowym. Na zakonczenie sluchacze beda mogli rozwiazac probny egzamin certyfikatowy. Zajecia prowadzone przez wykwalifikowanych instruktorow, bioracych udzial w pracach Panstwowej Komisji Certifikatowej.
W lipcu (dokladne daty zostana podane w Polsce) 14 godzin, bez punktow kredytowych
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SOC Contemporary Poland and her Society
Since 1989 Poland has been officially a free market democracy with a civic society. Yet while economic and political changes are relatively easy to engineer, the social ones are much harder and take much longer. This course will present contemporary Polish society, noting remnants from the past, examining evidence of deeper transformations already accomplished and predicting negative and positive trends developing into the future.
July 5 - 14; 15 hours; 1 credit
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TRANS Communist and Post Communist Transformation in East-Central Europe
The historical, political, economic and social dimensions of the changes that have taken place in Poland and other European countries since the 1980s. The communist system and its collapse, the economy in transition and social changes in post-communist countries. The focal point of discussions will center on Poland. Other countries, most notably Russia and the Czech Republic will be used for comparative purposes.
July 5 - 23; 30 hours; 2 credits
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Application Deadline: May 14th.
Deadline for Additional Forms*: May 28th.
*Additional forms include the following:
Accommodation Form, Credit Approval Form, Health Form, your Passport Number and a signed copy of Kosciuszko Foundation's Rules and Regulations.
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