Gerontology - Christopher Newport University

Gerontology from Christopher Newport University is a Campus Certificate Gerontology degree that prepares you for a Science career. Christopher Newport University offers a certificate program for practitioners in the community. The program is designed to meet the following student goals: 1) Provide a body of knowledge about older persons combined with skills obtained from the student's major discipline to prepare for careers in nursing home administration, administrative positions in community aging programs, research and planning, recreation, social work, counseling, adult education, and others. 2) Offer a certificate program to practitioners in gerontology-related-fields who wish to extend their knowledge base in gerontology while working in the community. Suggested prerequisite is an associate degree or equivalent. Specific pre-requisites must be met or waived by consent of instructor. The program in gerontology requires successful completion of 18 credits of course work, 12 credits of which are core requirements. The additional six credits may be chosen according to the student's interests. Core requirements for the program in gerontology are: BIOL 234, PSYC 340, SOCL 305, and either SOCL 491, SOWK 401, or approved substitute. It is anticipated that courses in the core requirements will be offered in alternate years. The following courses, with course descriptions appearing in appropriate sections throughout the catalog, are electives for the program in gerontology: PHIL 384; SOCL 315; SOWK 260; SOWK 368; and SOCL 492 or SOWK 492.Students wishing to use othere courses as gerontology electives must have the advance written approval of the Director of Gerontology . Students using these elective courses for the program in gerontology will be expected to do assignments within the courses to focus on the study of the elderly. Elective courses are not necessarily offered on a regular basis. View more details on Christopher Newport University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Gerontology courses.