Aging Studies Minor

What is a Minor in Aging Studies?

The minor in aging studies at Ithaca College is for students considering careers in the field of aging, those whose future careers may include some contact with older adults, and for students who simply have an interest in learning more about the fastest growing component of our population. The minor is interdisciplinary in nature and is administered by the Gerontology Institute. Students are exposed to a variety of disciplines and perspectives related to the study of aging.

The aging studies minor may be paired with any major at Ithaca College. Knowledge about aging, older adults, and our rapidly aging society is relevant to almost every area of study from accounting to zoology!

Curriculum

Common Core

780-10100: Introduction to Aging Studies (Gerontology) (3)
780-29010: Fieldwork in Aging Studies (3)

Total Core Credits (6)

Disciplinary Foundation

303-36600: Psychology of Aging (3)

Select one of these:

303-20500: Biology of Aging (3)
662-24000: Health Promotion & the Older Adult (3)

Select one of these:

339-34000: Aging and Culture (3)
331-22000: Sociology of Aging (3)
780-22000: Sociology of Aging (3)

Total, disciplinary foundation (9)

Aging Studies (gerontology) Electives

Select 6 credits from the following courses:

331-37000: Counseling the Older Adult (3)
554-41100: Creative Music Experience with Older Adults (3)
620-24900: Hearing Loss in the Elderly (3)
620-35900: Communications Disorders in the Aging Population (3)
661-23800: Leisure and Aging (3)
662-32200: Nutrition for Older Adults (3)
670-20200: Rehabilitation for Older Adults (1)
672-48000: Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics (2)
672-49000: Practicum in Geriatric Occupational Therapy (2)
780-31900: Aging Policies and Programs (3)
780-32100: Interdisciplinary Initiatives in Rural Geriatrics (3)
780-32500: The Long-Term Care System (3)
780-38900: Selected Topics-Applied Gerontology (3)
780-39900: Selected Topics-Social Gerontology (3)
780-41400: Long-Term Care Services Administration (3)

Total, Aging Studies (gerontology) Minor (21)

For further information about the minor in aging studies or careers in the field of aging, contact any of the following gerontology faculty or staff members. At the same time, ask them for information about our major in aging studies!