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The
Gerontology Program requires 18 hours
of graduate course work to earn the gerontology certificate.
12 credit hours from interdisciplinary
Gerontology classes
- Basic Human Anatomy
- Psychology of Aging
- Seminar in Aging
- Practicum or Research Experiences
6 credit hours in a focused filed of the
student's choice from a special list of graduate Psychology
or Sociology classes.
Program Objectives
- To provide students with a
theoretical introduction to the field of Gerontology
theory, application, and research.
- To provide students with
opportunities for clinical internship experiences with
older adults in a community setting.
- To provide public service programs to
meet educational, professional, and community needs.
- To prepare students to meet the
physiological, sociological, psychological, and
community demands of an ever-increasing population of
older adults.
- To integrate distance learning with
web-based technologies which enhance student exposure to
the field of Gerontology.
- To facilitate understand of cultural,
social, and economic differences in the study of aging.
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