Gerontology Concentration

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The gerontology concentration is a multidisciplinary approach designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge about the aging process and the skills needed to work with older adult as well as understand the psychological, social, economic and health/medical issues that older adults face. Students will be prepared for direct service roles with seniors and their caregivers in nursing homes, geriatric health and mental health centers, hospice, hospitals and long-term-care facilities, multipurpose senior centers, senior citizen social services, and retirement communities.

1. Required core courses

SW 358 - Death and Dying (4)
SOC 465 - Sociological Perspectives on Aging (4)
PSY 323 - Adulthood and Aging (4) (SOC 202 substituted for published course prerequisite for students with a declared a concentration in gerontology)
AN 333 - Medical Anthropology (4)
SOC 328 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)

2. Two elective courses selected from

SW 315 - Social Welfare Policies (4)
PS 359 - Public Policy and Health Care (4)
AN 305 - The Life Course in Anthropological Perspective (4)
PHL 318 - Bioethics (4)
CRJ 360 - Criminal Careers and Career Criminals (4)
SW/SOC/PSY/AN/CRJ special topic course in aging (must be reviewed and approved by a faculty adviser)