Jordan Gabbard teaches German language and culture courses at the University of Louisville, where he also serves as German Program Coordinator. He has enjoyed amazing and life-changing study abroad experiences as a student, faculty member, and program director on KIIS programs in Germany and Austria.
This course examines the rich and diverse anthropological literature on Egypt while students also conduct small ethnographic assignments in Egypt to identify, probe, and analyze socio-cultural patterns and processes. Students will examine how food, family life, religion, politics, gender roles, migration, and globalization affect everyday life for Egyptians.
Comparative politics is the study of the domestic politics of countries around the world. This class serves as an introduction to methods and topics of comparative politics, with a specific focus on the Republic of Turkey. The course will analyze the unique and shared political, social, and economic features of Turkey, offering insights into how…
This course offers an examination of Middle Eastern history and politics, with a focus on the Ottoman Empire, the rise of the Turkish Republic, and the region’s evolving dynamics in the 21st century. The course examines Turkey’s complex relations with its neighbors, including Greece, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, as well as its role in broader…
In this course students will have the opportunity to learn international marketing with a focus on Turkey. Social and cultural environments, branding and product decisions, global marketing communication, and segmentation, targeting, and positioning are among the topics students will study. This unique learning and traveling opportunity can also contribute toward satisfying students’ degree requirements as…
The clinical experiences in this course provide students the opportunity to observe nursing and medical practice under supervision in the Tanzanian health system with clients across the lifespan. Students will observe client care, assessment, treatments, and procedures. Students will discuss their experiences and better understand and appreciate the intersection of Tanzanian, United States, and International…
This course will compare health care systems in America and Tanzania. We will interact with healthcare providers and consumers to deepen participants’ understanding of sociocultural influences on health beliefs and practices, while immersing in local culture by visiting cultural and historical sites.