Description
This course introduces students to social gerontology, cultural and psychological dimensions of aging. Topics include issues such as caregiving, ageism, palliative care, and policy impacts on older adults. Students will examine holistic, person-centered care across diverse health settings that serve the growing older adult population.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
- Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as HLTH 4203 , for which additional credit is precluded.
Reference text in its original language
This course introduces students to social gerontology, cultural and psychological dimensions of aging. Topics include issues such as caregiving, ageism, palliative care, and policy impacts on older adults. Students will examine holistic, person-centered care across diverse health settings that serve the growing older adult population.
- Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
- Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as HLTH 4203 , for which additional credit is precluded.
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