Majors and More

Minor in Gerontology

The minor in Gerontology consists of 18 semester hours. The required courses are

• GRNT/SCWK 300 (3) Introduction to Gerontology
   
• GRNT 440 (3) Internship in Gerontology
   
• PSYC 517 (3) Psychology of Aging
   

Family and Consumer Sciences and socka work majors may use FACS 495D or SCWK 443/463 to meet the GRNT 440 requirement.
 

Students also choose 9-12 hours from  

• GRNT/SOCL 504 (3) Sociology of Aging
   
• GRNT/SCWK 305 (3) Human Behavior in the Social Environment 

• GRNT/SOCL 304 (3) Death and Grief as Social Processes
   
• GRNT/SCIE 301 (3) Biology of Aging
   
• SCWK 306 (3) Working with Multi-Cultural Populations
   
• SOCL 339 (3) Sociology of Health and Illness
   
• SCWK 521 (3) Older Adults: Policies and Services
   
• SCWK 531 (3) Older Adults: Practice and Trends
   
• NUTR 221 (3) Human Nutrition
   
• HLTH 500 (3) Contemporary Health Problems
   
• PSYC 510 (3) Behavior Analysis and Behavior Change
   
• HCMT 200 (3) Introduction to Health Care Management

Visit the Gerontology website.