Gerontology Certificate

Core course - 3 s.h.

• GERO 6300 - Seminar in Aging Studies

Elective courses - 9 s.h.

Choose 3 courses from the following: 

• ADED 6453 - The Adult Learner
• ADED 6454 - Educational Gerontology
• CSDI 6113 - Linguistic/Cognitive Impairments in Brain-Injured Adults
• GERO 6500 - Issues in Service Provision to Older Adults
• HDFS 5411 - Counseling Elders and Their Families
• HDFS 6022 - Perspectives on Death and Dying
• HDFS 6406 - Human Development within the Family, Part II
• KINE 6030 - Physical Activity and Aging
• KINE 6803 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
• SOCW 6800 - Social Work Practice in Substance Abuse Treatment
• SOCW 6807 - Selected Topics in Health and Aging
• SOCW 6940 - Field Instruction I
• SOCW 6950 - Field Instruction II
• SOCW 6960 - Field Instruction III

Notes:

• Students may choose electives outside of those listed with approval of the program coordinator.
• Master of Social Work students may use up to 3 s.h. of SOCW 6940, SOCW 6950, or SOCW 6960 if their field placement is in an aging-related setting.
• Students seeking degrees outside of the social work program who are completing an aging-related internship may also use up to 3 s.h. of their placement towards completion of certificate electives with approval of the program coordinator.