2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Aging and Adult Life Minor
Knowledge of aging can improve your interactions with older people; it can prepare you to make sound plans for you own later life. It can help you understand what public policy development is needed for the elderly and prepare you for employment in the field of aging. The courses in the sequence, described as follows, are designed to be taken by undergraduates, as well as interested persons from the community at large.
This minor is designed to appeal to those students whose major academic preparation is in sociology, psychology, social work, business, education, nursing, public administration, biology, economics, political science, health sciences, or recreation.
Please contact Interim Coordinator Professor Marshall Battani at [email protected].
Requirements for a Minor in Aging and Adult Life
Students who wish to minor in aging and adult life are required to complete 21 hours in the minor. Students must complete the following:
- BMS 375 - The Biology of Aging Credits: 3
- LIB 314 - Life Journeys Credits: 3
- PSY 332 - Adult Development and Aging Credits: 3
- PSY 332 - Adult Development and Aging Credits: 3
- PSY 366 - Perspectives on Aging Credits: 3
- SOC 388 - Middle Age and Aging Credits: 3
Additional Course Requirements
Students must also complete three additional courses to be selected from:
- REC 316 - Therapeutic Recreation with the Elderly Credits: 3
- SOC 285 - Families in Society Credits: 3
- SOC 286 - Sociology of Health Care Credits: 3
- SS 381 - Death and Dying Credits: 3
- SOC 386 - Death and Dying Credits: 3