Dec 26, 2024

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Gerontology (15)

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Coordinator: Director, Gerontology Program

The gerontology program is an interdisciplinary program that fosters educational, research, and service activities pertinent to aging. The program offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor and an interdisciplinary certificate of undergraduate study. The gerontology minor and certificate allow students to integrate current knowledge and research on adulthood and aging into their degree programs.

Requirements (15)

A degree-program student must apply to the gerontology program. Students must complete a minimum of 15 semester hours with at least 9 semester hours from the primary content area, with no more than 6 of the required 15 semester hours from a single department. Credit hours applied to satisfy the requirements for a major may not be counted again as satisfying the requirements for an interdisciplinary minor.

Primary Content Area (9-12)

UHHS 465 - Issues in Gerontology Credits: 3

Course work from the following (3-9)

UHHS 466 - Topics in Gerontology Credits: 3
Students may take this course for 3-6 semester hours.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours if topic changes.
UHHS 467 - Fieldwork in Gerontology Credits: 3
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours if topic changes.

Other Courses Related to Gerontology (3-9)

ANTH 465 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
BIOS 109 - Human Biology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit)
FCNS 201 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
FCNS 280 - Human Development, the Family, and Society Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
OR PSYC 225 - Lifespan Development: Childhood Through Adulthood Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
FCNS 428 - Nutrition and Aging Credits: 3
FCNS 486 - Aging and the Family Credits: 3
UHHS 301 - Independent Study in Health and Human Sciences Credits: 1-3
When topic is related to gerontology.
Students must take 3 semester hours in this course
KNPE 463 - Exercise and Physical Activity across the Lifespan Credits: 3
KNPE 493 - Supervised Clinical Experience in Exercise Gerontology Credits: 1-3
Students must take 2 semester hours in this course
PHHE 410 - Death Education Credits: 3
PHHE 433 - Principles of Long-Term Care Administration Credits: 3
POLS 326 - Nonprofit Management Credits: 3
OR PSPA 326X - Nonprofit Management Credits: 3
PSYC 425 - Adult Development and Aging Credits: 3
PSYC 465 - Advanced Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
SOCI 356 - Health, Aging, and Society Credits: 3
SOCI 451 - Medical Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 460 - Social Structure and the Life Course Credits: 3
SOCI 482 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credits: 3