Introduction to Gerontology

Spring 2025 > Health Sciences > HSCI.3060 > 081

Course No: HSCI.3060-081; SIS Class Nbr: 1356; SIS Term: 3430
Course Status: Registration Pending

Course Description

This course examines human aging from a multidisciplinary and developmental perspective. The course will focus on the adult years of the life span. The social-psychological factors involved in adjustments to the aging process, to retirement, to family, to leisure, to aloneness, to death and bereavement will be discussed together with such special concerns of the elderly as widowhood, finances, religion, sexuality and health problems. Rehabilitative strategies such as remotivation and reality orientation are included.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2025 Spring: Jan 21 to Mar 16
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1155
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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Course Not Yet Open For Registration

The registration period for this course starts October 28.

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