Plan of Study – Aging and Older Adults

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Aging and Older Adults: Cert Comp

Aging and Older Adults: Certificate of Completion

Certificate Courses (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

AGE 1070 Introduction to the Aging Experience (3 s.h.)

Never before in human history have so many people lived into old age. This aging population impacts the aging individual, families, communities, and social policy. An overview of the field of aging, with attention to the cultural, social, psychological, and economic factors which influence the life of the older adult.

AGE 3070 Psychology of Midlife and Aging (AGE*/PSY) (3 s.h.)

What does it really mean to be a grown up? Examine adult psychological development from midlife to later years, including behavior and coping strategies as well as the cognitive, personality, and intellectual changes that occur with aging. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

AGE 3150 How and Why the Body Ages (3 s.h.)

Study processes that affect normal aging of the human body, as well as age-related chronic diseases. Examination of strategies that contribute to health and vitality into later life. Focus on life choices through the life span to promote positive responses to physical aging.