Gerontology Minor

Lower-Division Requirements (3 units)

• GERO 133 - Introduction to Gerontology (3) *
• HUSR 133 - Introduction to Gerontology (3) *
• PSYC 133 - Introduction to Gerontology (3) *
• SOCI 133 - Introduction to Gerontology (3) *

Upper-Division Requirements (9 units)

• BIOL 306 - Biology of Aging (3) *
• KNES 454 - Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)
• PSYC 362 - Psychology of Aging (3) *
• SOCI 443 - Sociology of Aging (3)

Required Internship (3 units)

One three-unit internship at the 300/400 level in a related field. An internship is a supervised experience working within the community. Internships are coordinated through the student’s major department.

Upper-Division Electives (6 units, adviser approved)

• ANTH 308 - Culture and Aging: Anthropological Gerontology (3)
• ANTH 408 - Ethnogerontology (3)
• ANTH 417 - Life Quests (3)
• BIOL 306 - Biology of Aging (3)
• BIOL 311 - Nutrition and Disease (3) *
• CAS 312 - Human Growth and Development (3) *
• FIN 411 - Retirement and Estate Planning (3)
• HESC 342 - Stress Management (3) *
• HESC 401 - Epidemiology (3)
• HESC 440 - Determinants of Health Behavior (3)
• HESC 450 - Applied Health Promotion in Aging Populations (3)
• HCOM 320 - Intercultural Communication (3) *
• HCOM 345 - Communication and Aging (3) *
• HUSR 310 - Case Management (3)
• HUSR 380 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3) *
• HUSR 385 - Program Design and Proposal Writing (3)
• HUSR 400 - Ethical and Professional Issues in Human Services (3)
• HUSR 410 - Crisis Intervention for Para-Professionals (3)
• HUSR 420 - Human Services Management (3)
• HUSR 480 - Case Analysis and Intervention Techniques (3)
• KNES 353 - Physical Activity and Lifelong Well-Being (3) *
• KNES 364 - Motor Development (3)
• KNES 371 - Human Motor Control and Learning (3)
• KNES 454 - Physical Dimensions of Aging (3)
• KNES 455 - Functional Performance Assessment and Programming for Older Adults (3)
• MGMT 435 - Management of Service Organizations (3)
• MKTG 351 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• PHIL 314 - Medical Ethics (3) *
• PHIL 448 - Death, Aging, and Meaning (3)
• PSYC 302 - Learning and Memory (3)
• PSYC 303 - Sensation and Perception (3)
• PSYC 361 - Developmental Psychology (3)
• PSYC 362 - Psychology of Aging (3)
• PSYC 415 - Cognitive Processes (3)
• PSYC 474 - Health Psychology (3)
• PSYC 475 - Psychopharmacology (3)
• SOCI 351 - Sociology of Families (3)
• SOCI 354 - Gender, Sex and Society (3) *
• SOCI 360 - Sociology of Death and Dying (3) *
• SOCI 361 - Population and the Environment (3) *
• SOCI 371 - Sociology of City Life (3) *
• SOCI 443 - Sociology of Aging (3)
• GERO 410 - Women, Health and Aging (3)

Additional Information

Additional elective courses are available in selected departments across campus. Such additional electives are chosen in consultation with the major department adviser and with the approval of the Coordinator of Gerontology Program. Up to nine units of coursework may be applied to both the major and Gerontology minor.

* Meets General Education requirement.

Majors That Complement the Minor in Gerontology

The Gerontology minor is available and appropriate to strengthen and otherwise complement the coursework of students in many majors. Notation of the minor appears on the transcript and the diploma.

Total (21 units)