MINOR-GRNT - Minor in Gerontology

The minor in Gerontology consists of 15 semester hours. The required six hours are selected from the following courses:

• GRNT/SCWK 300 (3) Introduction to Gerontology OR GRNT/PSYC/SOCL 504 (3) Sociology of Aging
   

• PSYC 335 (3) Biological Psychology OR GRNT/SOCL 304 (3) Death and Grief as Social Processes 

For six of the final nine credit hours, students choose one elective from each of two categories.

Direct Service Level Category options:

• EXSC 511 (3) Physical Activity for Special and Aging Populations
   

• GRNT/SCIE 301 (3) Biology of Aging
  

• GRNT 340 A, B, C (1-3) Gerontology Internship 
   

• GRNT 550 (3) Special Topics in Gerontology
   

• HLTH 507 (3) Women's Health Issues 
  

• NUTR 221 (3) Human Nutrition
   

• PSYC 213 (3) Abnormal Psychology
   

• SCWK 306 (3) Working with Multi-Cultural Populations
   

• SCWK 521 (3) Older Adults: Policies and Services
  
   

 Administrative/Organizational Level Category options:

• GRNT 473 (3) Undergraduate Research in Gerontology
   

• GRNT 550 (3) Special Topics in Gerontology
   

• HCMT 200 (3) Introduction to Health Care Management
   

• HLTH 500 (3) Contemporary Health Problems
   

• PSYC 515 (3) Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

• SCWK 531 (3) Older Adults: Practice and Trends
   

• SOCL 339 (3) Sociology of Health and Illness

 For the final elective three credit hours, students may choose from either category.