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: