HPRB 5160/7160:  Special Topics in Health Promotion: Disease and Injury Prevention in Croatia
This course will focus on understanding diverse current public health challenges in Croatia, such as heart disease, traffic safety, and smoking.  Students will examine cultural factors in Croatia that relate to health and injury, and discuss the issues involved in maintaining health and preventing injuries in a unique cultural setting through site visits to local health facilities, community areas, and governmental departments. Group discussions and journal writings will integrate assigned course readings with the information provided by local public health experts.

Instructor: Dr. Carol Cotton

Note: Graduate students may also take HPRB 6000 or HPRB 8000, Independent Study. Contact Dr. Cotton for information.

HIPR 4070/6070 - Heritage Conservation 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

Note: Students may also take LAND 4910/6910, Independent Study. Contact Dr. Reap for information.

SLAV 4510 Culture and National Identity in the Former Yugoslavia
This course will examine social, historical, and cultural factors that have played a role in the formation of ethnic/national identity in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, with a focus on Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Particular attention will be paid to language as a symbol of identity and to conflicting views of the cultural heritage of these countries.

Instructor: Dr. Keith Langston

INTL 4770 Croatian Politics and Identity
This course will focus on recent and contemporary political developments in Croatia. Emphasis will be placed on topics such as the characteritics and politics of Croatian identity, causes of Croatia's war for independence, challenges of post-war reconstruction, economic development strategy, and the country's aspirations for the future. The topics will be investigated through assigned readings, site visits, meetings with Croatian specialists, interaction with the local population, and class discussions.

Instructor: Dr. Jaroslav Tir