The Public Administration concentration is designed for professionals and managers employed by government and community-based agencies or public and nonprofit corporations who desire to develop management and leadership skills in and knowledge of gerontology.
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
PADM 530 Human Resource Management in Public Organizations (3)
PADM 531 Organizational Theory (3)
PADM 533 Policy Formation and Analysis (3)
PADM 555 Integrative Ethical Leadership (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 590 Selected Topics in Gerontology (1-3)
GERO 599 Independent Study (3)
PADM 501 Public Administration and Society (3)
Another approved GERO course (3)
Internship and Research Courses:
6 semester hours:
GERO 595 Research Methods in Gerontology (3)
GERO 598 Internship/Fieldwork (3)
Culminating Activity: 3 semester hours
GERO 596 Graduate Seminar (3)
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