Gerontology Minor

This program is designed to enhance the understanding of the aging process as it applies to a major field of study. Students may go on to work in community programs, health services organizations, government agencies, and the private sector.

Requirements

GERN 200 - The Journey of Aging (3 units)
GERN 400 - Perspectives on Gerontology (3 units)
GERN 492G - Internship in Gerontology (3 units)

6 units of approved electives

(lower-division or upper-division) **

Note:

* or equivalent lower division course,

** a maximum of 6 units can be transferred in

ANTH 319 - Human Growth and Development (3 units)
ANTH 454 - Culture and Aging (3 units)
CAFF 420 - Personal Finance for the Aging (3 units)
GERN 401 - Human Aging (3 units)
GERN 430 - Aging and Dementia (3 units)
GERN 439 - Nutrition and Aging (3 units)
GERN 440 - End of Life Issues for Older Adults and Their Families (3 units)
GERN 469 - Disability, Culture and Society: Issues and Intervention (3 units)
GERN 474 - Global Aging (3 units)
GERN 482 - Health Assessment of the Aging Client (3 units)
GERN 497 - Directed Studies (1-3 units)
GERN 499 - Selected Topics in Gerontology (1-3 units)
HDEV 300 - Death and Dying (3 units)
HDEV 357 - Approaches to Adulthood Through Aging (3 units)
HIST 402 - Oral History Methods (1-3 units)
HRM 463 - Organizational Training and Development (3 units)
HRM 465 - Staffing and Performance Management (3 units)
H SC 435 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (3 units)
KIN 367 - Fitness and the Aging Process (3 units)
KIN 387 - Physical Activities for the Disabled (3 units)
PHIL 403 - Medical Ethics (3 units)
PSY 365 - Development: Emerging Adulthood to Aging (3 units)
REC 454 - Counseling Techniques in Recreation Therapy (3 units)
REC 473 - Aging and Leisure (3 units)
S W 331 - Human Behavior and Social Environment: Young Adulthood through Old Age (3 units)