Academic Year 2023-2024, Semester 1: October 2, 2023 – February 12, 2024
Academic Year 2023-2024, Semester 2: February 19, 2024 – June 14, 2024
Courses in GSSR’s PhD Programmes
For your chosen discipline, some courses are compulsory. You make take courses from outside of your chosen discipline as optional courses.
Courses by discipline
Philosophy
Compulsory courses: Philosophy
- Szymon Wróbel: Philosophy in the Process of Making Concepts
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay. Finishing an article in philosophy and critical theory
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay [offered first semester]
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Apocalypse, Now: The Culture of the End in Philosophical Perspective [offered first semester]
- Mikołaj Ratajczak, Marta Olesik, and Mitchell Atkinson: Interpreting and Constructing: Working with a Philosophical Text [not offered this semester]
- Adam Lipszyc: Visions of Human Subjectivity in Late Modern and Postmodern Philosophy: Community and Otherness [not offered this semester]
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Derrida and Agamben: Two Philosophical Paradigms of Late Modernity [not offered this semester]
Optional courses
(These optional courses are compulsory in the Political Studies programme)
- Tom Junes: Recent Political History in Central-Eastern Europe
- Anna Grzywacz: Concepts and theories of political science and international relations (see classes dates)
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative research methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmułek, and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
(These optional courses are compulsory in the Psychology programme)
- Joachim Kowalski: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative methods in the social sciences
- Grzegorz Pochwatko: Current Research in Social Psychology
- Psychology in Modules:
- R Balas: Cognitive Psychology
- E Domaradzka: Personality Psychology and Individual Differences
- Ł Okruszek: Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviours
(This optional course is a compulsory course in the Sociology programme)
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
- Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek, and Joshua Dubrow: Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (ERSS): Design, Implementation, and Write-up, Part I [offered first semester]
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative research methods
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part II
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmułek, and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
(These optional courses are not compulsory in any PhD programme)
- Andrzej Leder: Logic and Trauma XI
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA
- Ewa Domaradzka: Positive Psychology – the Science of Well-Being
- Galia Chimiak, Magdalena Grabowska, and Su-Ming Khoo (NUI – Galway): Specialization in Bridging Academic and NGO Research
- Joshua Dubrow, Anastas Vangeli, Przemysław Tomalski: Article Finishing Course Social Sciences
- Agnieszka Cianciara: European Studies: Theories and Concepts [not offered this semester]
- Jagna Brudzińska: Phenomenology [not offered this semester]
- Pawel Dobrowolski: Programming PsychoPy Experiments with Python [not offered this semester]
- Luisa Brotto: Introduction to Renaissance Intellectual History: Research Problems and Methodology [not offered this semester]
- Danilo Facca, Matthias Roick, Luisa Brotto, Valentina Lepri, Alicja Bielak (Centre for the History of Renaissance Knowledge): Social Bonds. Practical Philosophy and the Problem of Living Together in Early Modernity [not offered this semester]
- Ilona Wysmułek: Doctoral Study Group – GSSR Program for Ukraine [not offered this semester]
- Łukasz Okruszek: Introduction to Social Neuroscience [not offered this semester]
Optional Courses Outside of GSSR
Courses may also be taken at other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Poland or abroad (Erasmus+, Fulbright etc). For details, please contact John Fells, GSSR’s Academic Director.
Sociology
Compulsory courses: Sociology
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
- Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek, and Joshua Dubrow: Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (ERSS): Design, Implementation, and Write-up, Part I [offered first semester]
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative research methods
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part II
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
Optional courses
(These optional courses are mandatory in the Philosophy programme)
- Szymon Wróbel: Philosophy in the Process of Making Concepts
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay. Finishing an article in philosophy and critical theory
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Apocalypse, Now: The Culture of the End in Philosophical Perspective [offered first semester]
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay [offered first semester]
- Mikołaj Ratajczak, Marta Olesik, and Mitchell Atkinson: Interpreting and Constructing: Working with a Philosophical Text [not offered this semester]
- Adam Lipszyc: Visions of Human Subjectivity in Late Modern and Postmodern Philosophy: Community and Otherness [not offered this semester]
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Derrida and Agamben: Two Philosophical Paradigms of Late Modernity [not offered this semester]
(This optional course is compulsory in the Political Studies programme)
- Tom Junes: Recent Political History in Central-Eastern Europe
- Anna Grzywacz: Concepts and theories of political science and international relations (see classes dates)
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative research methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmułek, and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
(These optional courses are compulsory in the Psychology programme)
- Joachim Kowalski: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative methods in the social sciences
- Grzegorz Pochwatko: Current Research in Social Psychology
- Psychology in Modules:
- R Balas: Cognitive Psychology
- E Domaradzka: Personality Psychology and Individual Differences
- Ł Okruszek: Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviours
(These optional courses are not compulsory in any PhD programme)
- Andrzej Leder: Logic and Trauma XI
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA
- Ewa Domaradzka: Positive Psychology – the Science of Well-Being
- Galia Chimiak, Magdalena Grabowska, and Su-Ming Khoo (NUI – Galway): Specialization in Bridging Academic and NGO Research
- Joshua Dubrow, Anastas Vangeli, Przemysław Tomalski: Article Finishing Course Social Sciences
- Agnieszka Cianciara: European Studies: Theories and Concepts [not offered this semester]
- Jagna Brudzińska: Phenomenology [not offered this semester]
- Paweł Dobrowolski: Programming PsychoPy Experiments with Python [not offered this semester]
- Luisa Brotto: Introduction to Renaissance Intellectual History: Research Problems and Methodology [not offered this semester]
- Danilo Facca, Matthias Roick, Luisa Brotto, Valentina Lepri, Alicja Bielak (Centre for the History of Renaissance Knowledge): Social Bonds. Practical Philosophy and the Problem of Living Together in Early Modernity [not offered this semester]
- Ilona Wysmułek: Doctoral Study Group – GSSR Program for Ukraine [not offered this semester]
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative Methods, Social Sciences (including GLM methods) [not offered this semester]
- Łukasz Okruszek: Introduction to Social Neuroscience [not offered this semester]
Optional Courses Outside of GSSR
Courses may also be taken at other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Poland or abroad (Erasmus+, Fulbright etc). For details, please contact John Fells, GSSR’s Academic Director.
Political Studies
Compulsory Courses: Political Studies
- Tom Junes: Recent Political History in Central-Eastern Europe
- Anna Grzywacz: Concepts and theories of political science and international relations (see classes dates)
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative research methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmułek, and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
Optional Courses
(These optional courses are mandatory in the Philosophy programme)
- Szymon Wróbel: Philosophy in the Process of Making Concepts
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay. Finishing an article in philosophy and critical theory
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Apocalypse, Now: The Culture of the End in Philosophical Perspective [offered first semester]
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay [offered first semester]
- Mikołaj Ratajczak, Marta Olesik, and Mitchell Atkinson: Interpreting and Constructing: Working with a Philosophical Text [not offered this semester]
- Adam Lipszyc: Visions of Human Subjectivity in Late Modern and Postmodern Philosophy: Community and Otherness [not offered this semester]
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Derrida and Agamben: Two Philosophical Paradigms of Late Modernity [not offered this semester]
(These optional courses are compulsory courses in the Psychology programme)
- Joachim Kowalski: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative methods in the social sciences
- Grzegorz Pochwatko: Current Research in Social Psychology
- Psychology in Modules:
- R Balas: Cognitive Psychology
- E Domaradzka: Personality Psychology and Individual Differences
- Ł Okruszek: Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviours
(These optional courses are compulsory in Sociology)
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
- Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek, and Joshua Dubrow: Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (ERSS): Design, Implementation, and Write-up, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part II
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Research Methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
(These optional courses are not compulsory in any PhD programme)
- Andrzej Leder: Logic and Trauma XI
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA
- Ewa Domaradzka: Positive Psychology – the Science of Well-Being
- Galia Chimiak, Magdalena Grabowska, and Su-Ming Khoo (NUI – Galway): Specialization in Bridging Academic and NGO Research
- Joshua Dubrow, Anastas Vangeli, Przemysław Tomalski: Article Finishing Course Social Sciences
- Agnieszka Cianciara: European Studies: Theories and Concepts [not offered this semester]
- Jagna Brudzińska: Phenomenology [not offered this semester]
- Pawel Dobrowolski: Programming PsychoPy Experiments with Python [not offered this semester]
- Luisa Brotto: Introduction to Renaissance Intellectual History: Research Problems and Methodology [not offered this semester]
- Danilo Facca, Matthias Roick, Luisa Brotto, Valentina Lepri, Alicja Bielak (Centre for the History of Renaissance Knowledge): Social Bonds. Practical Philosophy and the Problem of Living Together in Early Modernity [not offered this semester]
- Ilona Wysmułek: Doctoral Study Group – GSSR Program for Ukraine [not offered this semester]
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative Methods, Social Sciences (including GLM methods) [not offered this semester]
- Łukasz Okruszek: Introduction to Social Neuroscience [not offered this semester]
Optional Courses Outside of GSSR
Courses may also be taken at other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Poland or abroad (Erasmus+, Fulbright etc). For details, please contact John Fells, GSSR’s Academic Director.
Psychology
Compulsory Courses: Psychology
- Joachim Kowalski: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative methods in the social sciences
- Grzegorz Pochwatko: Current Research in Social Psychology
- Psychology in Modules:
- R Balas: Cognitive Psychology
- E Domaradzka: Personality Psychology and Individual Differences
- Ł Okruszek: Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviours
Optional Courses
(These optional courses are compulsory in Philosophy)
- Szymon Wróbel: Philosophy in the Process of Making Concepts
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay. Finishing an article in philosophy and critical theory
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Apocalypse, Now: The Culture of the End in Philosophical Perspective [offered first semester]
- Adam Lipszyc, Mikołaj Ratajczak, Sebastian Truskolaski: Adorno Strikes Back: Writing an actually critical essay [offered first semester]
- Mikołaj Ratajczak, Marta Olesik, and Mitchell Atkinson: Interpreting and Constructing: Working with a Philosophical Text [not offered this semester]
- Adam Lipszyc: Visions of Human Subjectivity in Late Modern and Postmodern Philosophy: Community and Otherness [not offered this semester]
- Agata Bielik-Robson: Derrida and Agamben: Two Philosophical Paradigms of Late Modernity [not offered this semester]
(These optional courses are compulsory in Sociology)
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
- Irina Tomescu-Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek, and Joshua Dubrow: Empirical Research in the Social Sciences (ERSS): Design, Implementation, and Write-up, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part I [offered first semester]
- Sławomir Kapralski: Sociological Theories: The Tradition and Current Notions, Part II
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Research Methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmulek and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
(This optional course is compulsory in Political Studies)
- Tom Junes: Recent Political History in Central-Eastern Europe
- Anna Grzywacz: Concepts and theories of political science and international relations (see classes dates)
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Research Methods
- Joshua Dubrow, Ilona Wysmułek, and Alice Mattoni: ERSS Part II: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
- Michał Kotnarowski: Quantitative methods of data analysis [offered first semester]
(These optional courses are not compulsory in any PhD programme)
- Andrzej Leder: Logic and Trauma XI
- Piotr Binder: Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA
- Ewa Domaradzka: Positive Psychology – the Science of Well-Being
- Galia Chimiak, Magdalena Grabowska, and Su-Ming Khoo (NUI – Galway): Specialization in Bridging Academic and NGO Research
- Joshua Dubrow, Anastas Vangeli, Przemysław Tomalski: Article Finishing Course Social Sciences
- Agnieszka Cianciara: European Studies: Theories and Concepts [not offered this semester]
- Jagna Brudzińska: Phenomenology [not offered this semester]
- Pawel Dobrowolski: Programming PsychoPy Experiments with Python [not offered this semester]
- Luisa Brotto: Introduction to Renaissance Intellectual History: Research Problems and Methodology [not offered this semester]
- Danilo Facca, Matthias Roick, Luisa Brotto, Valentina Lepri, Alicja Bielak (Centre for the History of Renaissance Knowledge): Social Bonds. Practical Philosophy and the Problem of Living Together in Early Modernity [not offered this semester]
- Ilona Wysmułek: Doctoral Study Group – GSSR Program for Ukraine [not offered this semester]
- Michał Kotnarowski: Advanced Quantitative Methods, Social Sciences (including GLM methods) [not offered this semester]
- Łukasz Okruszek: Introduction to Social Neuroscience [not offered this semester]
Optional Courses Outside of GSSR
Courses may also be taken at other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Poland or abroad (Erasmus+, Fulbright etc). For details, please contact John Fells, GSSR’s Academic Director.