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Master of Science in Geriatric Health
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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

  • HS201  Health and Wellness in Later Life
  • HS203  Chronic Illness and Frailty in Later Life

Electives (from at least two disciplines)

  • HS301  Spirituality in Health Care
  • NU243  Cultural Issues in Health Care Delivery
  • NU380  Community Health Nursing (Nursing Majors only)  
  • NU381  Community Health Nursing (Nursing Majors only)
  • PH258  Medical Ethics
  • PH382  Problems in Contemporary Philosophy (Pre-requisite: PH 101 Introduction to the problems of               Philosophy)
  • PS295  Health Psychology
  • PS274  Adult Development (Prerequisite: PS 101, PS 110 or PS 103)
  • PS251  Life-span Development (Prerequisite: PS 101. Nursing and pre-OT, non-Psychology majors only)                
  • PS335  Learning Theory (Pre-requisite: PS 111 Thinking Critically About Psychological Science)
  • PS 350/BI 205  Introduction to Neuroscience (Prerequisites: PS 111 and BI 111 or PS 111 and BI 113)
  • RS260  Bioethics: Religious Approach
  • RS281  Religions, Health and Healing         (Pre-requisite: RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion)
  • SO240  Studying Changing Human Populations (Pre-requisite: RS 110 Sociological Human Populations)

 

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