The mission of the Undergraduate Certificate Program in Gerontology is to prepare students with knowledge and skills for promoting healthy aging among diverse aging populations and communities, and for addressing the challenges and seizing the opportunities of an aging society. It also aims to prepare students to better understand and facilitate their own aging and the aging of their loved ones. Students who earn this certificate will be well-positioned to apply their knowledge of gerontology to address aging related challenges in their disciplinary fields and in their personal lives, to work in entry level positions in senior focused organizations, and to pursue advanced level education and training in the field of Gerontology. The certificate is open all UVM students.
Requirements
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HDF 1200 | Aging:Change & Adaptation | 3 |
| or SOC 1320 | Aging: Change & Adaptation | |
| HDF 2200 | Adult Development & Aging | 3 |
| PHIL 1675 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| or SOC 2320 | Sociology of Death & Dying | |
| HDF 2991 | Internship | 1-18 |
| or HDF 2995 | Undergraduate Research | |
| Students must complete 1 of the following for 3 credits of electives: 1 | 3 | |
| Health Care in America | ||
| Biology of Aging | ||
| Aging in Cross-Cultural Persp | ||
| Health Care Ethics | ||
| Nutrition in the Life Cycle | ||
| Psychology of Aging | ||
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Note: Other courses may be approved for this 3-credit elective requirement. For example, there may be a special topics course that focuses on gerontology, or a course in a student’s major that is not listed here but focuses on gerontology or that allows the student to focus their assignments on gerontology related issues.