Memo Date:
Friday, April 29, 2016
To:
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From:
Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: April 12, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017
Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.
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Elective Courses
Primary Electives
Select at least one course from each of the following courses: g groups:
- GRNT 6275/NURS 6275 - Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults(3)
NURS 6275 - Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults (3)- KNES 5232 - Physiology of Human Aging (3)
- GRNT 6124/PSYC 6124 - Psychology of Aging (3)
- PSYC 6124 - Psychology of Aging (3)
- GRNT 6130/ SOCY 6130 - Sociology of Aging: Theories and Research (3)
SOCY 6130 - Sociology of Aging: Theories and Research (3)- GRNT 6400 - Practicum (3)
(Students who do not have experience working with older adults are expected to complete a practicum)
Secondary Electives
Remaining credits should come from the following elective courses: 1-2 of the following:
- CSLG 7681 - Grief and Loss Counseling (3)
- EIST 6101 - Learning Principles in Instructional Systems Technology (3)
- GRNT 5050 - Topics in Gerontology (1-4)
- GRNT 5134 - Families and Aging (3)
- GRNT 5150 - Older Individual and Society (3)
- GRNT 5250 - Aging Programs and Services (3)
- GRNT 5260 - Women: Middle Age and Beyond (3)
- GRNT 5270 - Intergenerational Relationships & Programs (3)
- GRNT 5280 - The Experience of Dementia (3)
- GRNT 6050 - Topics in Gerontology (3)
- GRNT 6210 - Aging and Public Policy (3)
- GRNT 6211 - Administration of Aging Programs (3)
- KNES 5232 - Physiology of Human Aging (3)
- MPAD 6210 - Aging and Public Policy (3)
- MPAD 6211 - Administration of Aging Programs (3)
- MPAD 6128 - Foundations of Public Policy (3)
- MPAD 6172 - Administration of the Healthcare Systems in the United States (3)
- NURS 6115 - Health Policy and Planning in the U.S (3)
Note:
Secondary electives may also be chosen from other appropriate courses as offered with the approval of the Gerontology Graduate Program Director.