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Minor in Geriatric Health & Wellness

The minor in Geriatric Health and Wellness is designed for students who wish to gain specialized knowledge and skills in preparation for working with older adults. Students must have sophomore status or above. The minor is sequenced to help students explore issues and factors that influence health, changing social function and quality of life for older adults, in a variety of settings.  The course of study encourages interdisciplinary interaction, service-learning, and evidence in practice, with a focus on diversity, multi-cultural needs, health status, health promotion, and wellness for older adults.  The minor also draws significantly on course work in the related social sciences and humanities for a broad perspective on the issues associated with aging.

Course Requirements
The student must complete the two required courses, and choose four related elective courses across a minimum of two related disciplines as outlined below.  Courses for the minor can be used to meet respective departmental and University requirements per existing policies.

In order for the minor to be acknowledged, students must receive approval plus a signature from their Major Advisor and from the Minor Advisor (as assigned by the Geriatric Health and Wellness Program Director).

Required Courses

  • GW 201  Health and Wellness in Later Life
  • GW 203  Chronic Illness and Frailty in Later Life

Electives (from at least two disciplines)

  • AT 310  Aspects of Clinical Medicine
  • EX 358  Human Development and Exercise
  • EX 365  Clinical Exercise Science
  • HM 399  Mechanics of Locomotion
  • HS 301  Spirituality in Health Care
  • NU 210  Health & Wellness & Cultural Diversity
  • NU 375  Populations and Public Health Nursing (Nursing majors only)
  • NU 381  Public Health Nursing (Nursing Majors only)
  • PH 258  Medical Ethics
  • PH 382  Problems in Contemporary Philosophy (Pre-requisite: PH 101 Introduction to the problems of Philosophy)
  • PS 295  Health Psychology
  • PS 274  Adult Development (Prerequisite: PS 101, PS 110 or PS 103)
  • PS 251  Life-span Development (Prerequisite: PS 101. Nursing and pre-OT, non-Psychology majors only)                
  • PS 335  Learning Theory (Pre-requisite: PS 111 Thinking Critically About Psychological Science)
  • PS 350/BI 205 Introduction to Neuroscience (Prerequisites: PS 111 and BI 111/113)
  • RS 260  Bioethics: Religious Approach
  • RS 281  Religions, Health and Healing (Pre-requisite: RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion)
  • SO 240  Studying Changing Human Populations (Pre-requisite: RS 110 Sociological Human Populations)

For more information about this program, please contact:
Michele M. Suhie, PhD, MT (ASCP)
Coordinator of Geriatric Health and Wellness Programs
Phone: 203-371-7920
suhiem@sacredheart.edu

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