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Gerontology Certificate Program


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East Stroudsburg University
LaRue Hall
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3681


Coordinator
Gerontology

Elaine Shuey
eshuey@po-box.esu.edu
(570) 422-3681


Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

 

Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program-21 semester hours

Required courses (select 3):

  • BIOL 420/520 - Biology of Aging
  • PSY 225 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology
  • SOC 442 - Sociology of Aging
  • A six-semester hour internship in gerontology related to the student's major.

Electives (select 2):

  • HLTH 340 - Nutrition for Healthful Living
  • HLTH 432 - Death and Dying - Implications for Health
  • HLTH 444/544 - Health Promotion Programs and Aging
  • HLTH 530 - Nutrition Across the Lifespan
  • HLTH 532 - Death and Dying Education
  • EXSC 445 - Seminar in Adult Fitness Program
  • EXSC 560 - Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
  • NURS 304 - Gerontological Nursing
  • RECR 261 - Leisure and Aging
  • SPPA 321 - Communication and Aging

Please see the university requirements in this catalog.

Coordinator: Elaine Shuey, Speech-Language Pathology.

The primary focus of this interdisciplinary program is to provide concentrated knowledge in gerontology to supplement the course work completed in the student's academic major. The Gerontology Program will prepare students to work directly or indirectly with older adults. The program is open to students in any major.

 

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