The Institute offers a specially designed certificate in Health Education, Nursing, Sociology/Anthropology and Social Welfare. A General Certificate in Gerontology is offered for all other majors.
The general certificate program in Gerontology is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of aging. The Program is geared to those persons who work in the senior service network and who desire opportunities for professional development and personal enrichment; to those persons who are second or third careerists who are desirous of developing a new knowledge base without committing to a full four-year program of study; or to those persons who are simply interested in understanding their own or a loved one's aging process.
The general certificate program, consisting of 21 semester hours, has been devised in consultation with the District of Columbia Office on Aging. The required and elective courses for the program are as follows:
Requirements (15 Credit Hours)
SOWL |
506 |
Introduction to Aging and Special Problems of the Black Elderly |
3 |
SOCY |
395 |
Introduction to the Sociology of Aging |
3 |
PSVC |
346 |
Adult Development and Aging |
3 |
SOWL |
275 |
Ecology of Health, Illness and Aging |
3 |
SOWL |
398 |
Internship Independent Study |
3 |
Suggested Electives (6 Credit Hours)
SOWL |
477 |
Working With The Elderly |
3 |
SOWL |
276 |
Introduction to the Economics of Aging |
3 |
LSST |
385 |
Leisure Services for the Older Citizen |
3 |
SOCY |
244 |
The Family |
3 |
FDNU |
374 |
Geriatric Nutrition |
3 |
NURS |
454 |
Gerontological Nursing |
3 |
NURS |
456 |
Grief and Loss |
3 |
Undergraduate Certificate Programs in gerontology are also offered in conjunction with the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, sociology/anthropology, social work, and health education.
The Graduate Certification program requires the successful completion of the following core courses:
ADED |
537 |
Concepts and Issues in Gerontology |
3 |
GRNT |
505 |
Sociology of Aging |
3 |
GRNT |
506 |
Economics of Aging |
3 |
GRNT |
504 |
Psychology of Aging |
3 |
ADED |
586 |
Internship in Adult Education-Gerontology Section |
3 |
CNSL |
595 |
Independent Research Study Counseling the Elderly |
