There is an Interdisciplinary Minor in gerontology offered through 4 departments/schools: the Department of Community Health, the Department of Child and Family Studies, the School of Human Performance and Recreation, and the School of Social Work. More detailed information on specific program requirements and assistance with program planning is available from the designated program area in each of the college units. A student who has been admitted to graduate school may earn an interdisciplinary minor in gerontology by completing a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of graduate-level courses selected from the list below. Courses not on this list may be submitted to the Faculty Adviser Team for approval.
ADE 580
Applied Educational Gerontology
ADE 750
Education and the Older Adult
CHS 520
Communicable and Chronic Disease in Man
CHS 611
*Internship in Community Health
CHS 660
Long-Term Care Policy and Administration
FAM 553
The Family in Later Life
FAM 598
British Studies Program: Aging and the Family
FAM 653
Aging and the Family
FAM 654
Special Topics in Gerontology
FAM 690
*Practicum in Family and Consumer Studies
HPR 552
Gerontology and Therapeutic Recreation
HPR 696
*Practicum
HPR 801
Physiology of Aging
NFS 720
Nutrition and Aging
NSG 550
Health Care of the Aged
NSG 593
Health Care of the Elderly
NSG 599
British Studies: Hospice
NSG 606
Death and Bereavement
NSG 692
Special Problems in Gerontology
PSY 556
Psychology of Aging and Death
SWK 673
*Social Work Field Education Practicum
SWK 675
Social Work Practice with Persons in Middle and Late Life
SOC 524
Sociology of Aging
SHS 642
Communication Problems of the Aged
* Only practical placements in the field of gerontology can be used to satisfy requirements of this minor.
