Forthcoming Course Offerings
Fall 2008
Gerontology 5440 - Cultural Aspects of AgingG01-RSD - Reference Number 14388
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
Th 5:30 - 8:00 PM - ARR - Margo Hurwicz
Prerequisites: Graduate status or consent of the instructor. (Same as Anthropology 440). Focuses on the variety of solutions encountered in different sociocultural contexts for dealing with the problems, challenges, and opportunities of growing old. It is organized around topics that are of concern to both anthropology and social gerontology: the status of the aged, intergenerational relations, aging in modernizing societies, ethnic dimensions of aging in complex societies, health in later life, death and dying. Both in-depth case studies and cross-cultural comparisons are examined in an effort to arrive at a culturally informed assessment of factors affecting aging and the aged in the United States.
Gerontology 5610 - Mechanisms of Aging I: The Aging Body
G01-RSD - Reference Number 14384
Fall Semester - 1 unit - 8/18/2008 - 9/22/2008
Mo 4:05 - 6:45 PM - ARR - Staff
Prerequisites: Gerontology 5610 or SW 5610 or Psych 5610 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. (Same as SW 5611 and Psych 5611 - MSW students normally take all foundation courses prior to enrolling in this course). Provides students with a social sciences/humanities background a basic introduction to the biology and chemistry of the aging human brain and nervous system and how these systems impact behavior.
Gerontology 5611 - Mechanisms of Aging II: The Aging Brain
G01-RSD - Reference Number 14385
Fall Semester - 1 unit - 9/29/2008 - 10/27/2008
Mo 4:05 - 6:45 PM - ARR - Staff
Prerequisites: Ger 5610 or SW 5610 or Psych 5610 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Same as SW 5611 and Psych 5611 (MSW students normally take all foundation courses prior to enrolling in this course.) Provides students with a social sciences/humanities background a basic introduction to the biology and chemistry of the aging human brain and nervous system and how these systems impact behavior.
Gerontology 5620 - Dying, Grief and Death in Older Adulthood
G01-LEC - Reference Number 14386
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
Tu 6:55 - 9:35 PM - ARR - Thomas Meuser
Prerequisite: Six hours of graduate level gerontology, psychology, counseling and/or social work coursework,or special approval from the instructor. Undergraduates in their senior year may also request approval for entry from the Director of Gerontology. For those planning to work with older adults in counseling, healthcare, hospice, and/or community support settings. Will examine trajectories to death in older age, the dying process, influences of medical and aging-related conditions, euthanasia and suicide, life extension and longevity, personal beliefs and existential responses, how individuals and families cope, ethical concerns, and strategies for supportive intervention. Topics are addressed from clinical, supportive care, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Gerontology 6443 - Health Care Policy
G01-RSD - Reference Number 11998
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
We 6:55 - 9:35 PM - Clark 411 - Shirley Porterfield
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or Consent of Instructor. (Same as PPA 6443, PS 6443, and SW 6443 - MSW students will normally take the social policy foundation course before enrolling in this course). Survey course examing current issues in health policy that face the nation. Policies are placed in a historical context to show how issues have been influenced by different political and economic conditions. Secondary consequences and limitations of current trends in health policy are explored.
Gerontology 6490 - Directed Study
G01-IND - Reference Number 11999
Fall Semester - 1-3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
TBA - ARR - Thomas Meuser
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Designed to give the student an opportunity to pursue a more in-depth study of a problem area in gerontology than is normally covered in more formal courses. May be repeated for a total of six credit hours.
Gerontology 6495 - Practicum in Gerontology
G01-RSD - Reference Number 12000
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
TBA - ARR - Thomas Meuser
This course provides supervised work experience in an agency that serves older adults. Students are required to complete a minimum of 150 clock hours at the practicum site.
Gerontology 6496 - Advanced Practicum in Gerontology
G01-RSD - Reference Number 12001
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
TBA - ARR - Thomas Meuser
Prerequisites: Gerontology 6495 and consent of instructor. This course provides advanced practicum experience beyond Gerontology 6495. Students must complete a minimum of 150 clock hours of supervised field work (service or research) with older adults.
Gerontology 6498 - Advanced Seminar in Gerontology
G01-LEC - Reference Number 14387
Fall Semester - 3 units - 8/18/2008 - 12/6/2008
We 5:30 - 8:10 PM - SCB 101 - Evelyn Isaac
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. This course will provide in-depth analysis of specialized topics in gerontology which are not covered in required courses. Course may be repeated for a maximum of nine credits, assuming topics are different.
Gerontology 6499 - Topics in Gerontology
G01-LEC - Reference Number 12002
Fall Semester - 1-2 units - 11/3/2008 - 12/1/2008
Tu 4:05 - 6:45 PM - ARR - Staff
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Analysis of a current problem in gerontology. Course may be repeated for a maximum of five credits, assuming topics are different.