SASS Poland: Invisible Groups in a New Poland (SASS 375C/575)

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Berlin, Germany; Poznan, Poland (Outgoing Program)

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CWRU applicants only

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Glossary entry for program parameter 10000 Program Sponsorship:	CWRU-arranged	Glossary entry for program parameter 10019 Program Purpose:	Study
Language of Instruction:	English	Language Prerequisite:	No
Housing Options:	Hotel	Minimum GPA:	2
Courses Offered:	Applied Social Sciences, Social Work	Program Director/Assistant Director:	Valerie Rambin, MSASS (var26@case.edu)
Credit Type:	Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate	Case Credit Type:	Engineering Social Sciences Credit, Global and Diversity Credit, Social Work Minor
Number of Credits:	3	Deposit:	$300
Glossary entry for program parameter 10014 Total Program Cost:	$3,095	Included in Program Cost:	Admission fees, All meals, Flights, Housing, In-country transportation
Not Included in Program Cost:	Passport Fees, Tuition, Vaccinations, Visa fees

Program Description:

Poland: Invisible Groups in a New Poland (SASS 375C/575)

In-Country Dates: March 11-18,2018
Pre and post trip seminars: January 27, February 24, April 7 (Saturdays)
Faculty leaders: Dr. Kathleen Farkas (kjf@case.edu) and Dr. Richard Romaniuk (jrr3@case.edu)

Course description: This 3-credit course introduces students to Polish culture and Polish social policies and practices concerning disenfranchised, stigmatized and disempowered social groups. The course will encourage students to understand how Poland's recent political and economic transformations affect society in general, and some groups in particular. The course will focus on how Polish society addresses problems of poverty, homelessness, aging, domestic violence and mental health disorders. In cooperation with the Institute of Sociology at the University of Poznan, students and faculty will use frameworks such as multiculturalism, social integration, feminism and determinants of social exclusion to understand Polish policy responses to various social phenomena. Students will have opportunities to engage government officials, practicing social workers, and some of Poland's most prominent scholars in conversation. In addition to lectures and workshops, the trip includes guided tours of neighborhoods and social institutions. Cultural events and outings will provide additional insights into Polish society and the Polish people. This course was designed with cooperation from the Institute of Sociology at the University of Poznan. Students will travel in and out of Berlin and spend Saturday in Berlin.

This course is designed for students interested in understanding the ways in which democracy has changed how Polish society addresses problems of social invisibility, e.g. homelessness, aging, and drug addiction. Those interested in international social work are encouraged to enroll. Visit www.facebook.com/travelstudyinPoland or our flickr album to see prior group pictures.

Tentative schedule (subject to change):

Sunday: sightseeing in Poznan and class orientation
Monday – Thursday: lectures, presentations, and workshops in Department of Sociology
Monday – Thursday: visits to social work institutions including, Catholic Center of Education and Dependency Treatment, Center for the Development of Children and Youth, Social Emergency Service, Social Action Center, Psychiatric Hospital, Monar
Monday – Thursday: meetings with members of Parliament, city officials, university officials, and Lane Kirkland scholarship fellows

Program Fee $2,995 (billed to student account minus $300 deposit) includes international airfare, in-country travel/transportation, almost all meals, accommodations, agency visits, guest lectures, excursions, cultural events, transportation to and from Berlin, and insurance abroad.

Visit msass.case.edu/studyabroad and contact Valerie Rambin (var26@case.edu), Assistant Director International Education Programs, for more information on this or other Mandel School study abroad programs. Contact Nancy Issa (nxi@case.edu) for Financial Aid Eligibility and procedure for travel costs.

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This 3-credit course introduces students to Polish culture and Polish social policies and practices
concerning disenfranchised, stigmatized and disempowered social groups. The course will encouragestudents to understand how Poland's recent political and economic transformations affect society ingeneral, and some groups in particular. The course will focus on how Polish society addresses problemsof poverty, homelessness, aging, domestic violence and mental health disorders. In cooperation with theInstitute of Sociology at the University of Poznan, students and faculty will use frameworks such asmulticulturalism, social integration, feminism and determinants of social exclusion to understand Polishpolicy responses to various social phenomena. Students will have opportunities to engage governmentofficials, practicing social workers, and some of Poland's most prominent scholars in conversation. Inaddition to lectures and workshops, the trip includes guided tours of neighborhoods and socialinstitutions. Cultural events and outings will provide additional insights into Polish society and the Polishpeople. This course was designed with cooperation from the Institute of Sociology at the University ofPoznan. Students will travel in and out of Berlin and spend Saturday in Berlin.

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