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