Study Abroad in Poland

Since 2008, the Department of Sociology has partnered with the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Warsaw, to offer the Study Abroad Program in Poland (CONSIRT.osu.edu), a unique academictraining program focused on quantitative methods, independent research and cultural experiences in the heart of Europe. Field trips include the Warsaw Ghetto and Auschwitz; the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow; the Museum of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising; the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews; and the Oscar Schindler Factory Museum.

The program’s core faculty include Ohio State alumna and associate professor at PAN Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, PAN professor Joshua Dubrow, and Ohio State sociology professor emeritus Kazimierz Slomczynski.

The Warsaw Summer school was an incredible opportunity and has given me valuable research skills, research experience, and of course new friendships and connections. It has cemented my plans for graduate school and taught me necessary research skills.

I have grown as a person exponentially faster than I would have at home. The professors are in the top five I have ever had. [This program was] the perfect fusion of research, classwork, cultural immersion and enjoyment.