Gerontology Minor Requirements
Required Core Courses (6 Credits)
| Course |
Credits |
Select one:
- SWK 104 **Perspectives in Aging
- HED 165 **Personal Health Across Lifespan
|
3 |
Select one:
- ANTH 465/665 **Human Growth and Aging
- CED 408/608 **Counseling the Older Adult
- KIN 462 Adult Development in Aging
- NURS 486/686 Gerontology
- PSY 442 **Psychology of Aging
- SOC 410/610 Sociology of Aging
|
3 |
*Any course from the Required Core Course list that is NOT being used to fulfill a core requirement may be used as an elective. No single class may be used to fill both a Required Core Course and an elective.
** Online class
Electives (9 credits)
| Course |
Credits |
Select any three (3) of the following courses:
- ANTH 462/662 Human Osteology
- *ANTH 465/665 **Human Growth and Aging
- CED 310 Lifespan Relationship
- CED 408/608 **Counseling the Older Adult
- HCA 480/680 Organization/Management of Long Term Care
- *HED 165 **Personal Health Across Lifespan
- KIN 316 Motor Development Across Lifespan
- KIN 461 Physical Activity in Aging
- *KIN 462 Adult Development in Aging
- NURS 299 Nutrition/Development Across the Lifespan
- NURS 319 Nursing Care of Older Populations
- *NURS 486/686 Gerontology
- PSY 496 Advanced Independent Study
- *PSY 442 **Psychology of Aging
- SOC 276 Aging in Modern American Society
- *SOC 410/610 Sociology of Aging
- SOC 484/684 Sociology of Death and Dying
- *SW 104 **Perspectives in Aging
- SW 461/661 Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare: Death/Dying
- SW 499 Supervised Independent Study
|
9 |
*May only be used as an elective if the class is not satisfying a Core Course Requirement.
** Online class
Culminating Experience (Practicum, Internship, Research) (3 credits)
| Course |
Credits |
Select one:
- HCA 400 Practicum: Health Care Administration
- IDS 495 Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone
- NURS 319 Nursing Care of Older Populations
- SOC 390 Internship in Sociology
- SW 400 Interdisciplinary Practicum
|
3 |
*Must be taken in the student's Senior year.
