Advanced Policy Issues in Gerontology
General
Prefix
GERO
Course Number
620
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Health and Wellness Professions
Description
An in-depth exploration of key concepts and major issues in the field of aging. Students formulate positions on each major issue, based on lectures, readings, discussions.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Critique, deconstruct, and analyze policy.
Outcome
Develop skills to rewrite policy to better acknowledge, address, and/or resolve issue/problems.
Outcome
Apply analytical skills by conducting research via literature, interviews and/or surveys to determine the scope of the issue/problem and the viability of the current policy.
Outcome
Identify means to objectively present issues/problems through class project.
Dependencies
Programs
GERO620
is a
completion requirement
for: