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Master's Degree in Gerontology

Masters Degree in Gerontology

Courses and Outcomes

The 2-year Masters Degree in Gerontology program consists of 30
semester hours if you write a Masters Thesis, or 36 semester hours
without a Masters Thesis. (Most courses are 3 semester hours.)

   
Courses Available for Graduate Credit
Biology of Aging Housing for the Elderly
Counseling the Aging Issues in Health Care Administration
Sociology of Adult
Development of Aging 		Theory and Practice
of Reality Therapy
Health Care and Aging Counseling Theories and Techniques
Research Problems I Organizational Behavior
Research Problems II Public Management
Field Experience/Internship Public Personnel Administration
Families in Later Life Nutrition for the Elderly
Leisure and Living Death, Dying, and Living
Public Policy Analysis
and Program Evaluation 		The Social Context of Services
to Older Adults

Outcomes for MA Degree Recipients

The MA in Gerontology primarily prepares you for a career in the field of aging services and/or research, such as a position with an Area Agency on Aging, which oversees services in a multi-county region, or as a nursing home or assisted living administrator, a (lucrative) field where there's growing demand. Some students, upon receiving the MA in Gerontology, decide upon a career as a college or university professor, in which case they will apply to PhD programs. The MA in Gerontology is a fine foundation for doctoral work in various social science and human services fields.

Not Sure About a Masters Degree?

Why not try our new Graduate Certificate in Gerontology? This 15 semester hour program (5 courses) will help you decide whether to transfer into the Masters Program or combine the Certificate with a non-Gerontology Masters Degree. Even the Certificate in Gerontology, by itself, is viewed favorably by employers.