Gerontology Certificate

(All colleges, open only to degree-seeking UWL students)

12 credits with at least three credits from the core and the remaining credits from the core, supportive courses, or other gerontology-related coursework approved by the Gerontology Steering Committee.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core
Select three credits from the following:		3
CHE 473	Health Aspects of Aging
PSY 358	Adulthood
SOC 303	Generations and Age in the Social World
Electives
Select at least nine credits from the following:		9
CHE 320	The U.S. Health Care System
CHE 473	Health Aspects of Aging 1
CST 336	Family Communication
CST 339	Communication and Aging
CST 354	Health Communication
ECO 350	Health Economics
ESS 443	Fitness Across the Lifespan
PHL 339	Medical Ethics
PSY 358	Adulthood 1
PSY 359	Topics in Gerontology
PSY/SOC 422	Death, Dying, and Bereavement
PSY 434	Clinical Neuropsychology
PSY 458	Dementia
PSY 459	Genes and Behavior
PUB 334	Health Policy
RGS 353	The Disability Experience in the Contemporary World
RTH 229	Diagnostic Groups in Recreational Therapy
RTH 445	Recreational Therapy for Older Adults
RTH 452	Modality Preceptorship in Recreational Therapy II
SOC 303	Generations and Age in the Social World 1
SOC 320	Demography
SOC 325	Sociology of Mental Illness
SOC 338	Sociological Aspects of Work and Life
SOC 420	Health Care and Illness
Total Credits		12

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CHE 473, PSY 358, and SOC 303 can only apply as an elective if not used in the core.

The core courses focus on older adults. Supportive courses do not exclusively focus on older adults but support an improved understanding of older adults. The Gerontology Steering Committee will consider experimental courses, workshops, independent study, and for-credit field experience as part of the core when the course faculty affirm that the course focuses on the lives of older adults or as supportive courses when the course faculty describes how the course indirectly supports learning about the lives of older adults.