Gerontology Degrees
The Master’s in Gerontology prepares graduates to compassionately work with the older population and confront their unique healthcare challenges.
The Gerontology Profession
Gerontologists study the biological, social, and psychological facets of aging. Gerontology is separate from geriatrics, which explores the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology includes studying physical, mental, and social changes in people as they age, investigating the aging process, investigating the interface of normal aging and age-related disease, investigating the effects of the aging on society, and applying this knowledge to policies and programs.
What are the Requirements for Earning an Master’s in Gerontology?
Gerontology programs review long-term care, service-supported housing, community-based services, marketing to an aging population, and health services for those requiring chronic care. Students are able to broaden their viewpoint and develop skills in policy development and analysis, program management, administration, and finance with a focus on the aging population. Curricula explore the science of aging on individuals, families, and communities. Courses in biological, epidemiological, and psychological aging, as well as cultural and social attitudes toward the elderly are available. Graduates work in large hospitals, elderly care centers, nursing homes, and urgent care centers. Prerequisites include the GRE exam, letters of recommendation, and minimum GPA.
Online Gerontology Programs
- University of Phoenix: MHA: Gerontology
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