In response to the current and anticipated educational needs in the area of aging, members of the University Council on Aging have collaborated to create a graduate program in gerontology. The program is designed to serve professionals in diverse disciplines—in a variety of industries—who are interested in acquiring basic knowledge about gerontology and geriatrics, and specialized knowledge of aging and aging processes in their particular disciplines or occupations.
The program leads to a graduate-level certificate in gerontology.
Students should satisfy all requirements for admission to the corresponding graduate degree from which the certificate program is drawn. Non-degree students who demonstrate potential and motivation for doing graduate work may be admitted provisionally. Course work completed on a non-degree basis that satisfies the course requirements of a graduate program within the University may be applied toward that degree with the exception of the JD program offered through the School of Law.
The student will complete the required core curricula for the program (6–7 credits). The remaining three or more courses (8 or 9 credits depending upon the chosen specialization) will be selected from a prescribed pool of elective courses within dentistry, law, nursing, public health, social work, health and rehabilitation science, and a multidisciplinary track. A minimum of 15 credits is required for certification in the Gerontology Certificate Program.
| GERON 2002 |
Prevention and Healthy Aging |
2 credits |
| Prevention and Healthy Aging is an online course that provides the guidance and rationale for promoting health, prevention, and effective risk factor management in the adult population (50+) in respect to rising health care costs, decreasing benefits, and the aging of our population. This course offers a general overview of various aging issues (physical, cognitive, social, cultural, and economic) that impact the individual community and society. This course will prepare student to integrate optimal preventive practice into their professional context and translate evidence-based strategies into community outreach services that are designed to prevent or delay the common conditions of aging and ones that emphasize the importance of healthy behaviors throughout the lifespan. |
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| EPIDEM 2980 |
Biology and Physiology of Aging |
1 credit |
| Course objective is to learn current concepts and theories of the biology and physiology of normal human aging, contrasted with disease and stability. Complements EPIDEM 2900, Epidemiology of Aging. |
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| EPIDEM 2900 |
Epidemiology of Aging |
2 credits |
| Teaches epidemiological methods pertinent to research on aging individuals and the current state of the art knowledge of epidemiology of diseases that primarily affect aging individuals. |
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| EPIDEM 2260 |
Epidemiological Basis for Disease Control |
2 credits |
| This course provides the student with an introduction to the epidemiological basis for designing and evaluating prevention programs in the community, the epidemiological basis of evaluating health care services and analysis of health care and design of community programs. |
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| EPIDEM |
Epidemiology of Aging Methods |
2 credits |
