Gerontology Certificate (Liberal Arts or Professional Services)

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Required Courses:

HES 3810 - Physiology of Aging for Non-Biology Majors
HES 4520 - Internship in Gerontology
PSY 3270 - Adulthood and Aging
SOC 1040 - Introduction to Social Gerontology

Choose nine credit hours from one of the following orientations:

Liberal Arts Orientation:

PSY 2270 - Death and Dying
SOC 3040 - Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SOC 3100 - Death and Dying
SPE 4760 - Communication and the Elderly

Professional Services Orientation:

HCM 3020 - Management Principles in Health Care
RECR 2330 - Advocacy, Leisure, and the Aging Adult
RECR 3070 - Health and Movement Problems in the Aging Adult
NUT 3100 - Nutrition and Aging
SWK 3020 - Case Management in Social Work Practice

Notes:

Students may select a gerontology/aging topics course or an independent study course that deals with aging, if it is appropriate for their related orientation and approved by the gerontology advisor.

For prerequisites and more information call the gerontology advisor in the Department of Health Professions- 303-556-3130.