Poland

V482 / V582 – Urban Problems and Solutions in Poland (1 cr.)

Program Director: Aaron Deslatte

This course will consist of a broad overview of the problems facing urban areas today. By the end of the course you will be able to identify past, current, and possible future urban problems facing the United States and also consider these issues in Poland, a member of the European Union. You will consider the analytic process in developing possible solutions for these urban areas, grow in your understanding of complex laws and regulations, and will be able to evaluate and write professional recommendations for urban areas that are facing problems.

• Tour Modern Downtown Warsaw
• “Old Town” Warsaw tour - the oldest part of the capitol city with surrounding streets featuring medieval architecture such as the city walls, the Barbican and St. John's Cathedral
• Walking tour of Krakow Old Town Square
• Walking tour of Wawel Hill which includes historic Wawel Castle and Wawel Cathedral
• Excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, on the World Heritage List (UNESCO)
• Day long trip to Auschwitz. The tour will include English speaking guides and you will have about four hours of touring between two Holocaust sites at Auschwitz.
• Schlinder’s Factory museum- Krakow’s fabled Oskar Schindler's Factory of Enameled Vessels ‘Emalia’ has been turned into a modern museum devoted to the wartime experiences in Krakow under the five-year Nazi occupation during the World War II.

You will stay in clean, safe, centrally located and modernly equipped hotels/hostels in Warsaw and Krakow for the duration of the trip. The lodging will have internet connection and each room will have its own bathroom and clean sheets and towels provided. Both hotels/hostels are situated within easy distance to restaurants, shops and cafes.

All O’Neill International programs are academic, credit-bearing courses that take place abroad. As such, your bursar will be charged two amounts for participation in this program:

1. Program Fee for O’Neill in Poland (made in two payments)
2. Tuition for the course (1 credit at the normal IU-Bloomington tuition rate)

2026 Program Fee: Coming soon!

The Program Fee for this program includes:

• Lodging for 1-week in Poland
• Site visits and guest speakers
• Cultural excursions
• Some meals
• International health insurance

 The Program Fee will be charged to your IU Bloomington Bursar account in two installments:

1. A $250 non-refundable pre-payment will be charged shortly after you confirm your participation in the program
2. The remaining balance will be charged in January

For a full breakdown of costs, please see the Poland fee sheet.

Tuition for O’Neill in Poland course: 1 credit hour paid at your IU-Bloomington tuition rate (resident/non-resident, grad/UG, etc.)

Note – for this course, if you are enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student on the Bloomington campus during the spring semester and enroll in the course as part of your block credits, there is no additional tuition cost to participate in this program.

Graduate students, students from other IU campuses, and part-time students will pay for 1 credit hour of tuition, based on your student status (resident/non-resident) on the Bloomington campus.

Additional Costs

Students will pay for their own flight to and from Poland, meals that are not included in the Program Fee, and other personal incidentals.

Scholarships

The O’Neill International Office offers several scholarships to support students studying abroad. The O’Neill International Equal Opportunity Scholarship is a need-based award available to help O'Neill students from IUB and IUI to be able to study abroad. Please visit our scholarship page for eligibility requirements and application deadlines. Other need and merit-based scholarships are available on a competitive basis. Students are encouraged to apply widely to all scholarships they are eligible for. Please email us at oio@iu.edu if you want help navigating different funding resources.

The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students from any IU campus. Undergraduates must have a minimum 2.8 GPA. Graduate students must be in good academic standing. Students not meeting the standards will be considered on a case-by-case basis and are encouraged to apply.

During the application period (September 1 - October 1) an "Apply Now" button will be available at the top of this page. You will need to submit the online application by 5 pm on October 1.

Detailed application instructions

If you have any issues throughout the application process, please do not hesitate to contact the O’Neill International Office, 812-855-7568, oio@indiana.edu.