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Gerontology

Major Requirments The Gerontology major should be planned with a gerontology adviser. The Gerontology major consists of 56 hours of focused coursework beyond introductory coursework (there are no hidden prerequisites in the required coursework).

 

Required Courses (36 hours)
  • PSY 201 General Psychology I (4 credits)
  • PSY 202 General Psychology II (4 credits)
  • PSY 301W Introduction to Research Methods (4 credits)
  • PSY 311 Developmental Psychology (4 credits)
  • PSY 320 Introduction to Geropsychology (4 credits)

     *- GERO 360 Cognitive and Physical Changes in Aging
       (4 credits)

     *- GERO 430 Palliative Care and Chronic Illness
       (4 credits)

     *- GERO 460 Retirement/LTC Housing for the Elderly
       (4 credits)

     *- GERO 370 Aging and Mental Health (4 credits)


Elective Courses (20 hours)
Elective Portion A (select at least two courses)
  •  *- GERO 409 Practicum
        (up to 4 hours can count toward the major)

     *- GERO 440 Health Care Operations

     *- GERO 470 Regulatory and Clinical Operations of
        Long Term Care

     *- GERO 480 Alzheimer's Disease and
        Other Dementias Management

  • PSY 420 Advanced Topics in Geropsychology

Elective Portion B (select at least two courses)

  • PSY 446 The Psychology of Leadership (4)
  • PSY 451 Biopsychology (4)
  • PSY 460 Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
  • PSY 483 Adulthood and Aging (4)
  • PSY 484 Death, Dying, and Grief (4)
  • PSY 423 Interviewing and Appraisal
  • PSY 445 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology

     *- PSY 439 Positive Psychology

  • ANTH 395 Medical Anthropology
  • BA 211 Financial Accounting (4)
  • BA 310 Principles of Marketing (3)
  • BA 391 Human Resource Management (3)
  • HE 227 Community and Public Health (4)
  • HE 325 Nutrition (4)
  • HE 375 Epidemiology (4)
  • HE 411 Health Communication (4)
  • HE 434W Diseases (4)
  • HE 485W Bioethics and Public Health (4)
  • HST 484 Health, Medicine and Gender in Historical Perspective
  • PS 350 Intro to Public Policy (3)
  • PS 430 The Aging Society (3)
  • PS 433 Healthcare Politics and Policy (3)

* - Notes new courses that are being proposed during Fall 2010

Contact

Gerontology (503) 838-8344 | or e-mail: gero@wou.edu
Location: Todd Hall 325

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