Required Course

• HDF 314: Introduction to Gerontology

Foundation Courses (choose two or more)

• HDF/PSC 405: Policy Issues in Health and Aging
• HDF/SOC 431: Families and Aging
• HDF 440: Healthy Living Environments for Older Adults
• SOC 438: Aging in Society

Elective Courses

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• BPS/PSY 205G: The Challenged Brain

Communicative Disorders

• CMD 280G: The Real Reason for Brains

Human Development and Family Science

• HDF 201: Life Span Development II
• HDF 421: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
• HDF 450: Introduction to Counseling
• HDF 480: Senior Field Experiences in Community Agencies

Kinesiology

• KIN 375G: Exercise is Medicine
• KIN 381: Exercise Behavior and Psychosocial Outcomes
• KIN 420: Fitness Programs for Individuals with Chronic Diseases
• KIN 464G: Physiology of Aging

Nutrition and Food Science

• NFS 210: Applied General Nutrition
• NFS 395: Nutrition in the Life Cycle II

Nursing

• NUR/PHP 207G: Introduction to Safety and Quality in Health Care
• NUR 260 (360): Impact of Death on Behavior

Pharmacy Practice

• PHP/NUR 207G: Introduction to Safety and Quality in Health Care
• PHP 505: Advanced Pharmacotherapy in Geriatrics
• PHP 509: Pediatric/Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Psychology

• PSY/BPS 205G: The Challenged Brain
• PSY 232: Developmental Psychology
• PSY 432: Advanced Developmental Psychology

Writing

• WRT 306: Writing Health and Disability

Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits total to fulfill the minor requirements; up to 8 credits can be used for both major and minor requirements, where applicable.