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M.S. Gerontology with Concentration in Health Services Management

The Health Services Management concentration is designed for professionals and managers in hospitals, long-term care facilities, senior living facilities, home health agencies, hospices, and other health care providers who wish to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for effective management of health services organizations providing services for the elderly.

Total Program: 36 semester hours

Core Courses: 12 semester hours

GERO 500 Psychology of Aging (3)
GERO 501 Professional Issues in Gerontology (3)
GERO 502 Social and Cultural Aspects of Aging (3)
GERO 503 Physiology of Aging (3)

Concentration: 12 semester hours

HSM 500 Managing & Leading Organizations (3) OR
HSM 501 Recent Trends and Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 502 Financial and Cost Analysis (3)
HSM 503 Healthcare Economics (3) OR
HSM 583 Marketing & Business Development (3)

Research Course: 3 semester hours

GERO 595 Organizational Research Methods (3)

Internship: 3 semester hours

GERO 598 Internship/Fieldwork (3)

Three semester hours from the following:

HSM 504 Organizational Communications (3)
HSM 520 Strategic and Tactical Planning in HSOs (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in HSOs (3)
HSM 580 Economics of Managed Care (3)
GERO 570 Grant Writing (1-3)
GERO 571 Cognitively Impaired Older Adults(1-3)
GERO 572 Death, Dying, and Bereavement (1-3)
GERO 573 Legal Issues in Aging (1-3)
GERO 574 Aging and Mental Health
GERO 575 Diversity and Aging
GERO 576 Careers in Gerontology (1-3)
GERO 577 Caregiving & Caregiver Resources (1-3)
GERO 578 Spirituality and Aging (1-3)
GERO 579 Aging and Biography (1-3)
GERO 590 Selected Topics in Gerontology (1-3)
GERO 599 Independent Study (1-3)

Culminating Activity: 3 semester hours

GERO 596 Graduate Seminar (3)