| Subject | Number | Title | Hours | Catalog Description | General Education Category |
| POL | 101 | Elementary Polish I | 4 hours. | Phonetics, introductory grammar, and reading. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Polish. | |
| POL | 102 | Elementary Polish II | 4 hours. | Continues POL 101. Four additional half hours each week in the language laboratory. Prerequisite(s): POL 101 or the equivalent. | |
| POL | 103 | Intermediate Polish I | 4 hours. | Continues POL 102. Prerequisite(s): POL 102 or the equivalent. | |
| POL | 104 | Intermediate Polish II | 4 hours. | Continues POL 103. Prerequisite(s): POL 103 or the equivalent. | |
| POL | 115 | Introduction to Polish Culture | 3 hours. | Main trends in Polish culture in the context of parallel developments in Western European civilization. Taught in English. | World Cultures course. |
| POL | 120 | The Polish Short Story in Translation | 3 hours. | Introduction to representative Polish short stories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the elements of fiction; close reading of prose texts. Taught in English. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| POL | 130 | Masterworks of Polish Literature in Translation | 3 hours. | The most important works of Poland's greatest writers in the areas of poetry, drama, and prose. Taught in English. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| POL | 140 | Polish Drama in Translation | 3 hours. | Elementary aspects of Polish dramatic theory and close reading of representative scripts selected from various periods. Same as THTR 140. Taught in English. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| POL | 150 | Introduction to Polish Cinema | 3 hours. | Introduction to the major themes and techniques of Polish film art; comparative survey of narrative film and literature. Taught in English. Films screened with English subtitles. | Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. |
| POL | 201 | Polish Composition and Conversation I | 3 hours. | Composition and conversation, systematic grammar, vocabulary development and aural comprehension. This course is a general review and expansion of grammar, along with speaking, vocabulary development, readings and writing compositions. Previously listed as POL 301. Prerequisite(s): POL 104 or the equivalent. | |
| POL | 202 | Polish Composition and Conversation II | 3 hours. | Continues POL 201. Designed to continue the development of advanced language skills. This course is an expansion of vocabulary, idioms, grammar, writing, reading, listening comprehension, and speaking within the context of Polish culture. Previously listed as POL 302. Prerequisite(s): POL 201. | |
| POL | 234 | History of Poland | 3 hours. | Exploration of political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments since the first Polish state, the union with Lithuania, the struggle for independence, and Communist rule to the present. Same as HIST 234. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 161. | Individual and Society, and Past course. |
| POL | 242 | Polish Poetry for Beginners | 3 hours. | Polish poetry from various literary epochs read as an introduction to Polish literature and explained against the basic historical, cultural, and transcultural contexts. Taught in English. | |
| POL | 321 | Introduction to Polish Literature | 3 hours. | Old Polish literature from medieval Latin and vernacular texts to masterpieces of the Polish Enlightenment. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor. | |
| POL | 399 | Independent Study | 1 TO 3 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. 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. | |
| POL | 401 | Polish Composition and Conversation III | 3 OR 4 hours. | Development of oral and writing skills: expanding vocabulary and perfecting style. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): POL 302. | |
| POL | 402 | Polish Composition and Conversation IV | 3 OR 4 hours. | Continues POL 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): POL 401 or the equivalent. | |
| POL | 420 | Polish Contemporary Theater and Drama | 3 OR 4 hours. | A survey covering the 20th century innovative phenomena in Polish theater in a comparative context. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Taught in English. | |
| POL | 440 | Studies in Polish Poetry | 3 OR 4 hours. | A detailed study of Polish poetry in the past or present in a historical context. A study of major Polish poets and their work. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. | |
| POL | 460 | Studies in Polish Literature | 3 OR 4 hours. | Major literary Polish writers recognized in the world, translated extensively into English; their poetics, worldviews as compared with foreign writers; historical and philosophical background. Topics may vary. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours for undergraduates, or 12 hours for graduate students, if topics vary. Only 6 hours may be applied toward the undergraduate major in Polish. Taught in English. Polish majors will be required to complete some assignments in Polish. Prerequisite(s): SLAV 224; or consent of the instructor. | |
| POL | 499 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Investigation of special problems under the general direction of a staff member. 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. |