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Gerontology with Concentration in Gerontology Administration M.S.
The Gerontology Administration concentration is designed to provide individuals with in-depth knowledge and skills needed to work with older adults and/or to develop or administer programs for older adults or their caregivers.
Prerequisite: One statistics course prior to GERO 595. (HSM 594 meets this requirement.)
Total Program: 36 semester hours
Core Courses: Same as M.S., Gerontology.
Concentration:
12 semester hours from the following:
GERO 504 Long-Term Care Administration (3)
GERO 505 Fitness and Nutrition in Later Life (3)
GERO 506 Housing Alternatives for Older Adults (3)
GERO 507 Organization and Management of Older Adult Services (3)
GERO 508 Economics of Aging (3)
GERO 509 Geriatric Case Management (3)
GERO 510 Marketing Services for Older Adults (3)
GERO 511 Social Policy, Health, and Aging (3)
GERO 512 Managing Senior Services (3)
GERO 513 Legal, Ethical, and Financial Issues in Aging (3)
GERO 590 Selected Topics in Gerontology (1-3)
Electives: 3 semester hours from the following:
GERO 570 Grant Writing (3)
GERO 571 Cognitively Impaired Older Adults (3)
GERO 572 Death, Dying, and Bereavement (3)
GERO 573 Legal and End-of-Life Issues in Aging (3)
GERO 576 Careers in Gerontology (3)
GERO 577 Caregiving and Caregiver Resources (3)
GERO 578 Spirituality and Aging (3)
GERO 579 Aging and Biography (3)
GERO 599 Independent Study (3)
Another approved GERO course (3)
