Introduction to Gerontology

Fall 2024 > Health Sciences > HSCI.3060 > 081

Course No: HSCI.3060-081; SIS Class Nbr: 5189; SIS Term: 3410
Course Status: Open

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.

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When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2024 Fall: Sep 04 to Oct 27
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1155
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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