The graduate certificate in gerontology builds upon undergraduate education or work experience through course work in aging studies. The 15-semester-hour program includes a 3-semester-hour core course, 9 semester hours of selected electives, and a 3-semester-hour practicum.
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Required Core Courses:
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| GERO/SOCW/CDFR 5400 (3 semester hours) |
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Selected Electives (one from each of the following categories): |
(1)Aging and Social/Behavioral Science (3 semester hours)SOCI 5600 or PSYC 5400
(2)Aging and Health (3 semester hours)
SOCW 6326 or GERO/SOCI/MPH 6100
(3)Practice or Intervention in Aging (3 semester hours)
ADED 6453, ADED 6454, CDFR 5411, EXSS 5800, CSDI 6800, GERO/SOCW 6222, SOCW 6322, or GERO/SOCW/NURS 6022 |
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Practicum: |
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GERO 6600 (3 semester hours)
Students with significant work experience in an organization serving older adults may, with permission from the Center on Aging Director substitute a course selected from those included in (1), (2) or (3) above for GERO 6600. Up to 6 semester hours of coursework may consist of NC Gerontology Consortium distance education courses, provided that each course is consistent with the categories described in (1), (2) or (3) above and that no more than one course is completed in each category. |
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| Electives: |
Some of the courses that may be chosen as electives are:
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| ADED 6453 |
The Adult Learner |
| ADED 6454 |
Educational Gerontology |
| CDFR 5411 |
Counseling Elders and Their Families |
| CSDI 6800 |
Communication Processes and Disorders in Aging |
| EXSS 5800 |
Physical Activities for the Aged |
| GERO 6600 |
Practicum in Aging Studies |
| GERO/SOCI/MPH 6100 |
Aging and Health |
| GERO/SOCW 6222 |
Group Work with the Aged |
| GERO/SOCW/CDFR 5400 |
Seminar in Aging Studies |
| GERO/SOCW/NURS 6022 |
Perspectives on Death and Dying |
| PSYC 5400 |
Advanced Gerontology |
| SOCI 5600 |
Seminar in Aging |
| SOCW 6322 |
Practice in Health and Aging |
| SOCW 6326 |
Advanced Policy in Health and Aging Settings |
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