Specialized training in aging is available through this minor. The minor offers students preparing for careers in aging the opportunity to pursue a formally recognized program of studying gerontology.

Requirements

The 15-credit minor consists of course work and field experiences working in community settings serving older adults.

Course Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
Select two of the following:		6
HDFS 2200	Human Development: Adulthood and Aging
HDFS 3245	Aging in American Society
HDFS 3249	Gender And Aging
Elective Courses
Select three of the following:		9
HDFS 2200	Human Development: Adulthood and Aging 1
HDFS 3080	Supervised Field Experience 2
HDFS 3092	Research Practicum in Human Development and Family Sciences 2
HDFS 3098	Variable Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences
HDFS 3245	Aging in American Society 1
HDFS 3249	Gender And Aging 1
HDFS 3252	Death, Dying, and Bereavement
HDFS 3510	Planning and Managing Human Service Programs
HDFS 3530	Public Policy and the Family
HDFS 4099	Independent Study for Undergraduates 2
AH 3203	Aging: Implications for Health Professionals
PSYC 3105	Health Psychology
Total Credits		15

¹

Any course listed above and not used to fulfill the required courses may be taken as an elective.

²

Only three credits from each of these courses may count toward the nine elective credits.

The minor is administered by the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences.