Aging Studies (GC)
Aging Studies focuses on leadership, program administration and policy development. The goal is to develop transformational leaders who are a force for positive social change in their communities and organizations. This program is designed to support the ability of working professionals to meet their educational goals without disrupting their careers.
Current Catalog Year
2024-2025
Major / Total Credits
15 / 15
The Aging Studies Graduate program is suspended while a significant program redesign is underway. We are not accepting applications at this time.
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Common Core
Engaging with the practice of policy development, understanding critical policies impacting the experience of aging, and learning how to become a policy entrepreneur will be the focus for this course. The course will also explore innovations in aging policy globally.
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This course will provide students with an integrated knowledge of theory and practice in gerontology and examine the challenges involved in studying and providing services to the elderly, as well as ethical and advocacy-related issues in an aging society.
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This course will focus upon the critical examination of leadership in the context of organizations serving older populations. The course will include exploration of decisions, processes and ideas exhibited by transformational leaders in aging in the US and globally.
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Implications of sociological knowledge for the administration of Human Services programs. Theoretical and practical aspects of administration with the social service systems.
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This course will address theoretical and practical aspects of the planning and evaluation process within social service systems. Evidence-based methods of developing programs and measuring their effectiveness in the human services will be addressed.
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