Introduction to Gerontology

Spring 2023 > Health Sciences > HSCI.3060 > 081

Course No: HSCI.3060-081; SIS Class Nbr: 1443; SIS Term: 3230
Course Status: Registration Closed

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
  • 2023 Spring: Jan 17 to Mar 12
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1140 | Pay as little as $ 292.50/mo for this course.
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  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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