Gerontology Interdisciplinary Minor

Core Courses:

• FCS 201: Introduction To Life Span Development 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• PSYC 408 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• Health and Physical Education 406 3 Semester Credit Hours
• SOC 435: Sociology of Aging 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FCS 447: Issues in Gerontology 3 Semester Credit Hours
• EDUC 420
• Health and Physical Education 112

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• HEC 467 or
• HEC 477 or
• HEC 478: Practica/Internship/Cooperative Education in Human Ecology 1-6 (9) Semester Credit Hours  or
• HEC 479

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• Sociology Practica 3 semester hours

Electives (9 semester hours):

Select 9 hours from the courses listed below. Courses selected must be approved by your advisor. It is strongly suggested that ALL students elect either PSYC 475  or SOC 436  that relate to death and grieving.

• COUN 400: Intro To Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FCS 210: Family Interpersonal Relations 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FCS 320: Family Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FCS 400: Contemporary Family Issues 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FCS 420: Issues in Family Life Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
• FNU 203: Basic Human Nutrition 3 Semester Credit Hours
• Health and Physical Education 292
• Health and Physical Education 401
• Health and Physical Education 416
• PSYC 474: Adult Learning and Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
• PSYC 475: Death,Dying and Grievance Process 3 Semester Credit Hours
• PSYC 480: Psychology of Sex Roles 3 Semester Credit Hours
• PSYC 499: Health Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
• SOC 308: The Family 3 Semester Credit Hours
• SOC 425: Family Therapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
• SOC 436: Grieving and Loss 3 Semester Credit Hours