Contact Information
Ed Rosenberg, Director
203D Chapell Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Voice: 828.262.6146
Fax: 828. 262.2294
rosenberge@appstate.edu

Graduate Certificate in Gerontology

1. Those currently working in Aging or Human Services who need or desire formal training in Gerontology, but not a Masters Degree.
2. Those in related Masters Degree programs, whose value to employers would be raised by formal training in Gerontology.
3. Those who are interested in graduate training in Gerontology but are not yet certain whether or not they want a Masters Degree.

• A. Core Curriculum (and semesters offered)
  SOC 5400 (f): Sociology of Adult Development and Aging
  SOC 5420 (s): Health Care and Aging
  SOC/SW 5551 (f): Social Context of Services to Older Adults
  
  
• B. Interest Areas and Courses (and semesters offered) (r=required, e=elective for Masters Degree in [interest area])
  
  
• C. Business Administration - Choose 6 semester hours from:
  BUS 5150 (f): Executive Skills Development I (1.5 s.h.; r-MBA)
  BUS 5450 (s): Executive Skills Development I (1.5 s.h.; r-MBA)
  BUS 5400 (s): Marketing Strategies and Applications (r-MBA)
  BUS 5550 (s): Organizational Management (r-MBA)
  
  
• D. Interpersonal/Group Dynamics - Choose two of:
  PSY 5562 (s): Psychology of Aging
  HPC 5110 (s): Multicultural Counseling (r-HPC)
  HPC 5680 (f odd years): Counseling the Aging (e-HPC)
  HPC 5220 (f/s): Counseling Theories and Techniques (r-HPC)
  
  
• E. Health Care Management - Choose 6 semester hours from (a) or (b):
  
  • (a) Health Care Management
    HCM 5550 (f/s): Health Care Policy
    HCM 5560 (f/s): Issues in Health Care Administration
    HCM 5570 (f): Health Care Financing
    HCM 5580 (s): Health Services Program Evaluation and Research
    
  • (b) Long-Term Care Administration
    HCM 5550 (f/s): Health Care Policy
    SOC 5900 (f/s/ss): Field Experience Internship (Administrator in Training)
    
  
  
• F. Home and Social Environments - Choose two of:
  FCS 5210 (s odd years): Nutrition for the Elderly (e-FCS)
  SOC/FCS 5315 (on demand): Housing for the Elderly (e-FCS)
  FCS 5551 (f): Families in Later Life (e-FCS)
  RM 5560 (s): Leisure and Aging
  
  
• G. Public Management - Choose two of:
  PS 5180 (s): Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (r-MPA)
  PS 5260 (f): Organization Theory and Behavior (r-MPA)
  PS 5665 (s): Public Management (e-MPA)