HPRB 5160/7160:  Special Topics in Health Promotion:  Disease and Injury Prevention in Croatia
This course will focus on the challenges of disease prevention and injury prevention in Croatia.  Students will have the opportunity to examine cultural factors in Croatia that relate to health and injury.  Students will be observing the issues involved in maintaining health and preventing injuries in a unique cultural setting and will examine the issues of health and injuries in society from a multi-level perspective.  Students will visit local health facilities, community areas where quality health care and injury prevention present challenges, and government departments that oversee the health of Croatians.  Group discussions will present information on models of causation, levels of prevention, basic terminology, recognizing and overcoming barriers, and what is currently working in Croatia to prevent injuries and maintain health.

Instructor: Dr. Carol Cotton

INTL 4280: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
The power of ethnicity has become brutally evident in recent years, as nationalism has ripped apart countries and inter-ethnic strife has erupted into bloody conflicts in a growing number of locations across the world.  Relying on theoretical readings and the Croatian experience as a case study, we will investigate the bases of ethnic/national identity as well as the sources of inter-ethnic conflict.  Through site visits, meetings with Croatian specialists, interactions with the members of the local population, and class discussions, we will learn about the Croatian identity, culture, history, and the 1991-95 war.

Note: Interested students who have already earned credit for INTL 4280 or 4420 can take this course as an independent study. Please contact Dr. Tir to make the arrangements.

Instructor: Dr. Jaroslav Tir

LAND 4910/6910 Heritage and Development in Croatia
This course will focus on the role of the cultural and natural heritage in the development of Croatia within a European and international context. Students will examine how Croatia conserves, interprets, and manages its historic towns and monuments, cultural landscapes, traditional crafts and products and other aspects of its tangible and intangible heritage and utilizes them for economic and social development.

Instructor: Dr. James K. Reap

SLAV 4510 Culture and National Identity in Croatia
This course will examine social, historical, and cultural factors that have played a role in the formation of Croatian ethnic/national identity within the broader context of the Balkans and central or western European culture. Particular attention will be paid to language as a symbol of identity and to conflicting views of Croatia’s cultural heritage.

Instructor: Dr. Keith Langston