The minor in gerontology offers graduate students the opportunity to expand their interest in aging across several disciplines. Alumni with this additional concentration will add to the understanding of the aging process in all careers, improving the quality of life for the aging population.
Successful completion of the gerontology minor requires 15 credit hours of aging-related coursework in at least three different departments. Nine credits should be from primary content courses.
- Biological Sciences
- Child Development and Family Studies
- Consumer Sciences and Retailing
- Foods and Nutrition
- Speech, Language and Hearing
- Health and Kinesiology
- Psychological Sciences
- Sociology
Students may propose additional courses, including independent study, to be used in completing the minor. Students may transfer up to seven credit hours from another university.