Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Interdisciplinary Gerontology Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Interdisciplinary Gerontology Minor

College of Nursing and Health Professions >> Health Services 

20 hours

Health Services Minor Requirements

Non-Health Services majors may pursue any of the following health services-related minors: Health Administration, Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness, Interdisciplinary Gerontology, or Public Health.

Health Services majors seeking a specialty track may declare one or more of the health service-related minors, other than the specialty area they are completing (i.e. a Health Services major with a Health Administration specialty cannot also complete a Health Administration minor). Health Services majors with the Long-Term Care specialty cannot declare the Interdisciplinary Gerontology minor or Health Administration minor (see Health Services Minors for Health Services Major students section)

Introductory Course (Choose one) 3 credits

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 215 - Introduction to Global Aging and Health Care

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
SOCW 223 - Introduction to Gerontology
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Interdisciplinary Courses - 9 credits

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 321 - Sociological Aspects of Aging OR
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
SOC 321 - Sociological Aspects of Aging
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

 

PSY 371 - Adulthood and Aging
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
BIOL 233 - Biological Aspects of Aging
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 3

Specialty Courses (Choose one) 3 credits

One of the following specialty courses (or two elective courses):

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SOCW 323 - Social Work Practice and the Elderly
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
EXSC 488 - Program Design for Diverse Populations
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Elective Course (Choose one) - 3 credits

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
GERO 312 - Living Well Throughout the Lifespan
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
GERO 317 - Health Care Continuum and Community Services

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
GERO 318 - Healthy Aging
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
GERO 319 - Assessment and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

 

GERO 343 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

OR

SOC 343 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

 

GERO 425 - Health Facilities Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
SOCW 390 - Independent Study in Social Work Aging Issues
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
SPTM 223 - Principles of Recreation

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3

Experiential Course (Choose one) 2 credits

This experiential learning course offers students with engaged learning opportunities specific to gerontology/geriatrics outside of the traditional classroom.  Experiences include: practicums, internships, lab-based research projects, clinical experiences, and other field work as approved.  (Some of the courses listed below are not offered as 2 credit options.)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HP 480 - Internship in Health Professions
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1, 2, or 3
SOCW 401 - Social Work Practicum I
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
SOCW 402 - Social Work Practice I
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
SOCW 411 - Social Work Practicum II
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 6
SOCW 412 - Social Work Practice II-Integration Seminar for Social Work Practicum II
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 498 - Internship
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
BIOL 460 - Internship
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 1-4
BIOL 499 - Independent Research
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 1-3
KIN 393 - Practicum in Kinesiology I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
KIN 493 - Practicum in Kinesiology II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3-5
NURS 358 - Nursing Care of Adults I
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
NURS 368 - Nursing Care of the Adult II
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
NURS 468 - Nursing Care of Adults III
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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