Minor in Gerontology
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The Gerontology minor consists of 21 units at the undergraduate level in the following areas:
Lower-Division Requirements (3 units)
Sociology 133 Introduction to Gerontology (3)*
Upper-Division Requirements (9 units from the following)
Biology 306 Biology of Aging (3)*
Kinesiology 454 Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)
Psychology 362 Psychology of Aging (3)*
Sociology 443 Sociology of Aging (3)
Required Internship (3 units)
One three-unit internship at the 300/400 level in a related field. An internship is a supervised experience working within the community. Internships are coordinated through the student’s major department.
Upper-Division Electives (6 units, adviser approved)
Anthropology 308 Culture and Aging: Anthropological Gerontology (3)
Anthropology 408 Ethnogerontology (3)
Anthropology 417 Life Quests (3)
Biology 306 Biology of Aging (3)
Biology 311 Nutrition and Disease (3)*
Child/Adolescent Studies 312 Human Growth and Development (3)*
Comparative Religion 402 Spirituality and Aging (3)
Counseling 475T Counseling Special Populations (3)
Finance 411 Retirement and Estate Planning (3)
Gerontology 413 Oral History/Guided Autobiography (3)
Gerontology 420 Aging and Dementia (3)
Gerontology 425 Successful Aging and Gerotechnology (3)
Health Sci 342 Stress Management (3)*
Health Sci 401 Epidemiology (3)
Health Sci 440 Determinants of Health Behavior (3)
Health Sci 450 Applied Health Promotion in Aging Populations (3)
Human Comm 320 Intercultural Communication (3)*
Human Comm 345 Communication and Aging (3)*
Human Services 310 Case Management (3)
Human Services 380 Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3)*
Human Services 385 Program Design and Proposal Writing (3)
Human Services 400 Ethical and Professional Issues in Human Services (3)
Human Services 410 Crisis Intervention (3)
Human Services 420 Human Services Management (3)
Human Services 480 Case Analysis and Intervention Techniques (3)
Kinesiology 353 Physical Activity and Lifelong Well-Being (3)*
Kinesiology 364 Motor Development (3)
Kinesiology 371 Human Motor Learning and Control (3)
Kinesiology 400 Program Design in Kinesiology (3)
Kinesiology 454 Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)
Kinesiology 455 Functional Performance Assessment and
Programming for Older Adults (3)
Management 435 Service Organizations and Operations (3)
Marketing 351 Principles of Marketing (3)
Nursing 301 Promotion of Optimal Health (3)*
Nursing 303 Women’s Health and Healing (3)*
Nursing 357 Health Promotion: Adult-Aged Nursing (3)
Philosophy 314 Medical Ethics (3)*
Philosophy 448 Death, Dying and Meaning (3)
Psychology 302 Learning and Memory (3)
Psychology 303 Sensation and Perception (3)
Psychology 361 Developmental Psychology (3)
Psychology 362 Psychology of Aging (3)
Psychology 415 Cognitive Processes (3)
Psychology 474 Medical Psychology (3)
Psychology 475 Psychopharmacology (3)
Sociology 351 Sociology of Families (3)*
Sociology 354 Sociology of Gender (3)*
Sociology 360 Death and Dying (3)*
Sociology 361 Population and the Environment (3)*
Sociology 371 Sociology of City Life (3)*
Sociology 433 Aging and Social Services (3)
Sociology 443 Sociology of Aging (3)
Women’s Studies 410 Women, Health and Aging (3)
Additional elective courses are available in selected departments across campus. Such additional electives are chosen in consultation with the major department adviser and with the approval of the Coordinator of Gerontology Program. Up to nine units of coursework may be applied to both the major and Gerontology minor.
* Meets General Education requirement.
Majors complemented and strengthened by the minor in Gerontology
The Gerontology minor is available and appropriate to strengthen and otherwise complement the course work of students in many majors. Notation of the minor appears on the transcript and the diploma. A list of majors which can be benefited from taking minors in Gerontology includes Anthropology, Communications, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Psychology, Sociology, etc.
