GERO 215 - Introduction to Global Aging and Healthcare
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
Explores the experience of aging through a global perspective with cross-cultural investigations on how various interconnected realms—such as demographics, economies, environments, and health care—influence the aging experience.
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GERO 312 - Living Well Through the Lifespan
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
This course emphasizes the relationship between aging and a healthy lifestyle. Students will apply behavior modification theory to concepts of living well throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on aging well into elderhood. The student will learn about the role of nutrition, exercise, disease prevention, and social connectedness throughout the lifespan.
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GERO 316 - Age-Related Health Changes
Offered Fall
This course focuses on aging and health. Major health problems are identified and treatment strategies are studied.
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GERO 317 - Health Care Continuum & Community Services
Offered Fall
This course examines the conceptual framework for creating an ideal integrated continuum of care, as well as information about the components for the continuum as they exist today. Students will examine the various residential options for seniors and will analyze issues of cost, access, and quality for each.
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GERO 318 - Healthy Aging
Offered Fall
This course emphasizes the relationship between aging and healthy lifestyle. Theories of aging and development will be reviewed. The student will learn about the role of nutrition and exercise in the older population. This knowledge will be applied by assessing an older adult’s nutritional status and exercise behavior for the purpose of developing an individualized strategy for change. NUTR 376 recommended.
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GERO 321 - Sociological Aspects of Aging
Offered Spring
This course will examine aging in relation to social roles, processes and structures. Topics include social theories of aging, caregiving, demography, life course, retirement, death and dying, and health care systems and policy.
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GERO 343 - Death, Dying & Bereavement
Cross-listed with SOC 343
Offered Spring
A multidisciplinary survey of the principles and processes associated with death, dying, and grief. Students will explore the social structures and process as well as the historical, psychological, medical, political, legal, ethical, and therapeutic aspects of death, dying, and grief in order to increase sensitivity and awareness of end of life issues. The course considers different concepts of death, the demography of death, the determination of death, the funeral industry, the social psychology of dying, dying patients, and the survivors.
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GERO 425 - Health Facilities Administrator
Offered Spring
This course focuses on the purpose, organization, and management of long-term care facilities and related organizations. The importance of long-term care facilities in the continuum of care for the elderly or developmentally disabled is examined. The typical structure, by functional area, of such a facility is presented, and federal and state regulations by area are reviewed. Contemporary issues and current legislation/regulations impacting the long-term care industry are analyzed. This course assists the student to prepare for successful completion of the federal and state examination leading to licensure as a health facilities administrator.
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GERO 499 - Administrator-in-Training Residency
Offered Fall
This course focuses on the purpose, organization, and management of long-term care facilities and related organizations. The importance of long-term care facilities in the continuum of care for the elderly or developmentally disabled is examined. The typical structure, by functional area, of such a facility is presented, and federal and state regulations by area are reviewed. Contemporary issues and current legislation/regulations impacting the long-term care industry are analyzed. This course assists the student to prepare for successful completion of the federal and state examination leading to licensure as a health facilities administrator.
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