Gerontology
Courses for GERO (GERO)
GERO
410/810
Educational Gerontology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Introduction to the field of education for and about the aging. Institutions and processes of education will be analyzed to determine their relationships and value to persons who are now old and those who are aging.
GERO
435/835
Issues in Aging LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior or senior standing.
For students in gerontology and in other fields who are interested in a humanistic approach to understanding significant issues which affect the lives of older people.
GERO
446/846
Psychology of Adult Development and Aging LINKCrosslisted as PSYC 446| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Major social and psychological changes that occur as a function of aging. Both normal and abnormal patterns of developmental change including their implications for behavior.
GERO
447/847
Mental Health and Aging LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior or senior standing.
Mental health needs of older adults. Identifying both positive mental health and pathological conditions. Treatment interventions effective with older adults and their families.
GERO
450/850
Legal Aspects of Aging LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Consideration of the legal concerns which are likely to arise as people age. Includes introduction to the American legal system and emphasis on underlying legal concepts and issues of special importance to older persons.
GERO
451/851
Long-term Care Administration LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Investigation of the broad range of policy issues, theoretical concerns, and practical management strategies influencing the design, organization, and delivery of long-term care services.
GERO
455/855
Health Aspects of Aging LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Psychological, sociological, and physiological factors that influence the health of the aging, with particular emphasis given to biological changes that have implications for disease and health disorders.
GERO
459/859
Disorders of Communication in Older Adults LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Familiarizes the student with the identification and symptomology, basic assessment and intervention strategies associated with disorders of communication affecting older adults and geriatric patients. Beneficial to students majoring in gerontology, or speech pathology, as an elective course, or as a professional enrichment course for persons working in these or related fields.
GERO
467/867
Programs and Services for the Elderly LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior or senior standing.
Historical overview of programs for the elderly, to examine the national policy process as it relates to the older American, and to review the principles and practices relative to the existing national programs for the aged.
GERO
469/869
Working with Minority Elderly LINKCrosslisted as SOCW 404/804| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior or senior in gerontology or social work, or permission.
Interdisciplinary course designed to provide the student with knowledge of the differing status, attitudes, and experiences of the elderly within four major minority groups and to examine various service systems and practice models in terms of their relevance and effectiveness in meeting needs of minority elderly.
GERO
472/8726
Baby Boomers and 21st century LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Independent Study |
| Campus: | UNO |
| Course Delivery: | Web |
Marketing decisions and strategies apply to all businesses and are influenced by the target market. The economic realities and the character of America will change due to shifting demographics of baby boomers. Businesses that understand the power of the baby boomers will succeed; failure to understand that power may lead to economic consequences. Students from many disciplines will benefit from this cross-referenced course blending the realities of gerontology with the predictions of baby boomer behavior and the resulting impact to all businesses.
GERO
475/875
Mid-life Career Change and Pre-Retirement LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Examination of mid-life as it applies to the concept of second careers, existing resources, and the future of second careers; and the concept and practical implications of preretirement planning.
GERO
485/885
Hospice and Other Services for the Dying Patient/Family LINKCrosslisted as SOCW 485| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Senior or graduate in social work or permission of School.
Designed to involve students in the recognition of fears, concerns, and needs of dying patients and their families by examining the hospice concept and other services available in our community. Factual information, readings, professional presentations, films, and experiential exercises are offered to aid the student in understanding that hospice is an alternative to the traditional medical model so that when the "cure" system is no longer functional, then the "care" system, hospice, can be offered.
GERO
492/892
Special Studies in Gerontology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
6 hrs gerontology or permission.
Special studies designed around the interests and needs of the individual student in such areas as the psychology, sociology, economics, or politics of aging, as well as operation of various service systems. May be either a literature review project or a field project in which experience is gained in the community identifying and analyzing needs and services related to older people.
GERO
494/894
Practicum LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs gerontology and permission.
Opportunity for students to share field experiences; to obtain guidance concerning various relationships with agency, staff, and clients; and to develop a broadly based perspective of the field of aging.
GERO
498/898
Counseling Skills in Gerontology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Junior or senior standing.
Develops basic counseling skills for application in gerontology.
GERO
842
Therapeutic Recreation LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Introduces the student to the field of recreation for the aging in nursing homes and community-based recreation programs. A portion of the course involves students visiting recreation sites
GERO
899
Master’s Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
The thesis is written under the supervision of the thesis adviser and the thesis committee. Independent research project required of all students working toward the master of arts degree.
GERO
911
Applied Social Gerontology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Restricted to graduate students only; required of gerontology students. Social gerontology with an emphasis on the interplay between social, psychological and physical elements in later life.
GERO
946
Aging and Human Behavior LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Intended primarily for graduate students in psychology and gerontology. Age-related changes in psychological processes and the implications of these changes for behavior.
Description
Department Chair: Julie Masters, Ph.D.
A degree program in social gerontology is available through the University of Nebraska at Omaha with courses on both the Lincoln and Omaha campuses.
The master of arts in social gerontology is designed to help meet the educational needs of two principal groups. First, the degree program is designed for those who are mid-career professionals who wish to gain additional knowledge and insight from the research in the field of gerontology, who wish to interpret the research critically, and who may wish to be prepared to conduct research on their own. A second smaller group that may benefit from the program consists of those who have gerontology as a primary academic interest and who intend to continue on in pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Doctoral Specialization in Gerontology
The departments of Child, Youth and Family studies and Gerontology, in conjunction with the Graduate College, offer a PhD (doctor of philosophy) in human sciences with a specialization in gerontology. The specialization draws on theory, research and practice in the field of education, gerontology and human development.
Due to the unique nature of this interdepartmental specialization, students are able to benefit from the broader range of expertise and perspectives. Students pursuing the specialization in gerontology will have the opportunity to create a program of study with advice and support of their doctoral advisory committee. Courses include those offered through Child, Youth and Family Studies and Gerontology and are available on the Lincoln and Omaha campuses.
- Additional information can be obtained from:
Department of Gerontology
CPACS Building Room 210
6001 Dodge Street
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182
phone: 402-554-2272
fax: 402-554-2317
or
Dr. Julie Masters, Department Chair
phone: 402-554-3953
email: jmasters@unomaha.edu
- For Application Information:
Diane Carson
Child, Youth and Family Studies
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
135 Mabel Lee Hall
PO Box 880236
Lincoln, NE 68588-0236
phone: 402-472-8209
email: dcarson2@unl.edu