Gerontology

Major Requirments The Gerontology major should be planned with a gerontology adviser. The Gerontology major consists of 56 hours of focused coursework beyond introductory coursework (there are no hidden prerequisites in the required coursework).

Required Courses (36 hours)

• PSY 201 General Psychology I (4 credits)
• PSY 202 General Psychology II (4 credits)
• PSY 301W Introduction to Research Methods (4 credits)
• PSY 311 Developmental Psychology (4 credits)
• PSY 320 Introduction to Geropsychology (4 credits)
  

  *- GERO 360 Cognitive and Physical Changes in Aging
  (4 credits)

  *- GERO 430 Palliative Care and Chronic Illness
  (4 credits)

  *- GERO 460 Retirement/LTC Housing for the Elderly
  (4 credits)

  *- GERO 370 Aging and Mental Health (4 credits)

Elective Courses (20 hours)

Elective Portion A (select at least two courses)

• *- GERO 409 Practicum
  (up to 4 hours can count toward the major)

  *- GERO 440 Health Care Operations

  *- GERO 470 Regulatory and Clinical Operations of
  Long Term Care

  *- GERO 480 Alzheimer's Disease and
  Other Dementias Management

• PSY 420 Advanced Topics in Geropsychology

Elective Portion B (select at least two courses)

• PSY 446 The Psychology of Leadership (4)
• PSY 451 Biopsychology (4)
• PSY 460 Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
• PSY 483 Adulthood and Aging (4)
• PSY 484 Death, Dying, and Grief (4)
• PSY 423 Interviewing and Appraisal
• PSY 445 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  

  *- PSY 439 Positive Psychology

• ANTH 395 Medical Anthropology
• BA 211 Financial Accounting (4)
• BA 310 Principles of Marketing (3)
• BA 391 Human Resource Management (3)
• HE 227 Community and Public Health (4)
• HE 325 Nutrition (4)
• HE 375 Epidemiology (4)
• HE 411 Health Communication (4)
• HE 434W Diseases (4)
• HE 485W Bioethics and Public Health (4)
• HST 484 Health, Medicine and Gender in Historical Perspective
• PS 350 Intro to Public Policy (3)
• PS 430 The Aging Society (3)
• PS 433 Healthcare Politics and Policy (3)

* - Notes new courses that are being proposed during Fall 2010

Contact

Gerontology (503) 838-8344 | or e-mail: gero@wou.edu
Location: Todd Hall 325