Aging Services Leadership Certificate

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The Aging Services Leadership (ASL) certificate assists individuals interested in gaining knowledge pertaining to aging, eldercare, and gerontology. The certificate will prepare individuals to understand the cultural, physical, and social aspects of aging along with the aspects of how aging affect populations. The certificate will prepare individuals to apply administrative principles required in the management of aging services such as nursing home, long term care settings, and home health services. The certificate includes required pre-requisite and core courses along with elective courses in which students can tailor the certificate to meet specifications of their career goals.

Advising

Students can contact the Department of Health Professions at 303-615-1200 for advising.

Important Notice:

Completion of this certificate does not guarantee admission into any nursing or health professions undergraduate or graduate program.
Students are responsible for contacting the nursing or health profession program to which they are applying regarding specific prerequisite courses required by that program.
Students should also explore the requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in their state.

Academic Policies:

Academic policies and the Student Code of Conduct will be employed to all MSU Denver students, regardless of level. Access the Student Code of Conduct .

Total: 24 credits
Some courses might requiring additional prerequisite(s). Please refer to the University Catalog for additional information.
Cross-listed course credit will be granted for only one prefix: HPS or ITP.

Required Prerequisites

6 Credit Hours

SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
PSY 1001 - Introductory Psychology Credits: 3

Required Core Courses

9 Credit Hours

HCM 3800 - Long-Term Care: Managing Across the Continuum Credits: 3
SOC 1040 - Introduction to Social Gerontology Credits: 3
SOC 3040 - Sociology of Aging Credits: 3

Elective Courses

9 Credit Hours Required

(3 Credit Hours Must Be Upper Division)

ANT 3480 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness Credits: 3
COMM 3220 - Communication and the Elderly Credits: 3
CJC 4220 - Criminal Justice and the Elderly Credits: 3
EXS 3790 - Fitness Programming for Children, Adolescents, and Older Adults Credits: 3
FIN 3450 - Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits Credits: 3
HCM 3150 - Health Care Organization and Management Credits: 3
HCM 3700 - Health Disparities in the U.S. Credits: 3
HCPS 3000 - Introduction to Patient Navigation Credits: 3
HSL 1420 - Activity and Fitness Programs for the Elderly Credits: 2
HSP 3610 - Financial Accountability and Organizational Control in Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3
HSP 4520 - Grief Counseling Credits: 3
ITP 1700 - Medical Terminology Credits: 2
ITP 2950 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
or
HPS 2700 - Wellness Coaching I Credits: 3
ITP 3100 - Health Education and Counseling Credits: 3
ITP 3200 - Ethics in Health Care Credits: 3
ITP 3700 - Physiology of Aging Credits: 3
ITP 4400 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
or
HPS 4700 - Wellness Coaching II Credits: 3
MKT 3190 - Marketing for Social Good Credits: 3
NUT 3050 - Concepts of Lifecycle Nutrition Credits: 3
PSY 2270 - Death and Dying Credits: 3
PSY 3270 - Adulthood and Aging Credits: 3
PSY 3540 - Cognitive Aging Credits: 3
RECR 2330 - Advocacy, Leisure, and the Aging Adult Credits: 3
RECR 4630 - Recreation Programs for the Older Adult Credits: 3
SOC 3100 - Death and Dying Credits: 3
SOC 3810 - Population and Society Credits: 3
SWK 3030 - Social Work with Older People Credits: 3