Gerontology Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Gerontology

Required Courses
Eighteen semester hours including the following:
GRT 3305Introduction to Gerontology3
GRT 4393Sociology of Aging3
GRT 4395Aging and Mental Health3
PSY 3341A Survey of Human Development3
or SWO 3351 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Select six semester hours from the following:6
Economics of Health and Medical Care
Nutrition
Legislative Process and Behavior
Bioethics
Death and Dying
Psychology and Aging
Special Topics in Sociology
Special Topics in Social Work
Medical Anthropology
Seminar in Biology
Theories of Family Development
End-of-Life Care & Bereavement
The Maturing Family
Professional Nursing Practice: Population Health Nursing
Life Cycle Nutrition
Introduction to the Health Professions
Developmental Psychology
Health and Human Behavior
Sociology of Medicine
Health Inequalities in America
Trauma, Loss, and Mourning
Total Hours18