Gerontology Certificate
(18 semester hours)
The Certificate in Gerontology is an interdisciplinary program designed to serve individuals who are now employed or anticipate working in the field of aging. Students will broaden their formal and practical knowledge of the elderly while gaining research and service experience in gerontology. The certificate program provides students with nationally recognized documentation of their academic training in the field.
Curriculum
The 18-credit certificate consists of the following core courses:
- NSG 554: APN Adult Health/Gero Theories of Normal Aging (3 credits)
- HEA 548: A Life Span Approach to Public Health (3 credits)
- NTD 601: Nutrition & Health in Aging (3 credits)
- NSG 556: APN Adult Health/Gero Health Illness Transitions (3 credits)
Applied Experience in Aging/Gerontology (3 credits)
Dependent on student's discipline of interest (e.g., Nursing, Nutrition, Health, Social Work, Kinesiology), if only enrolled in the certificate program students will take HEA 650.
Electives (3 credits)
In addition to the certificate core, one elective courses chosen under advisement with the Gerontology Program Coordinator in the Department of Health.Students from the Health, Kinesiology and Social Work departments are encouraged to take the elective in their program of study to supplement their primary degree. Students in other departments are advised to choose the elective that best fits with their career trajectory. Elective courses include HEA 645 or SWG 571.
Additional Requirements
Students are required to complete their internship, ALE, capstone, etc. hours at an aging site. If in MPH or other graduate program with applied experience (e.g., nursing practicum, exercise physiology capstone) this experience counts for these 3 credits as long as site is approved by Gerontology Certificate Coordinator.