Gerontology, M.A.

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Degree Requirements

(Minimum of 36 credit hours)

Prerequisite

Prerequisite required of students without previous coursework in statistics.

SOCI 3010 - Social Statistics 3 Hours or another approved statistics course

Core Courses (15 Hours)

Required:

GERO 8000 - Seminar in Gerontology 3 Hours
GERO 8100 - Research Methods in Gerontology 3 Hours

Select Three Additional Core Courses (9 Hours)

GERO 7110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Hours
GERO 7200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Hours
GERO 8116 - Sociology of Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8320 - Psychology of Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8124 - Diversity and Aging 3 Hours

Concentrations (9 Hours)

Select one of the following tracks.

Select Four Elective Courses (12 Hours)

Choose four electives from this list of approved electives:

GERO 6475 - Communication and Aging 3 Hours
GERO 7110 - Aging Policy and Services 3 Hours
GERO 7200 - Health and the Older Adult 3 Hours
GERO 7260 - Aging Practice, Policy, and Research 3 Hours
GERO 8102 - Life Course Sociology 3 Hours
GERO 8110 - Evaluation Research in Gerontology 3 Hours
GERO 8115 - Qualitative Gerontology 3 Hours
GERO 8119 - Global Aging and Social Policies 3 Hours
GERO 8116 - Sociology of Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8120 - Intervention Research Methodology: Design, Implementation, and Dissemination 3 Hours
GERO 8122 - Death, Dying, and Loss 3 Hours
GERO 8124 - Diversity and Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8130 - Ties that Bind: Family, Intimacy, and Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8200 - Aging Program Administration 3 Hours
GERO 8320 - Psychology of Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8330 - Mental Health and Aging 3 Hours
GERO 8340 - Dementia 3 Hours
GERO 8700 - Special Topics in Gerontology 3 Hours
GERO 8800 - Directed Readings in Gerontology 3 Hours
GERO 8910 - Gerontology Internship 1 to 6 Hours
NUTR 7105 - Geriatric Nutrition 3 Hours

Graduate Assistants

Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 18 credit hours each semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of GERO 8990 and/or 8999.

GERO 8990 - Research Practicum 3 to 15 Hours and/or
GERO 8999 - Thesis Research 1 to 9 Hours