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Gerontology Concentration

MA in INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
48 quarter credits
Foundation Courses 12 crs.
Introduction to Scholarly Inquiry
and three or more of the following
Community: Theory & Practice
Science & Public Policy
Leadership
Art & Cultural Transformation
Ways of Knowing: Studies in Literature & Spirituality
Enduring Questions
Social Justice
Concentration Seminars 18 crs.
Choose any six of the following:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
Embodiment in Later Life
Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
Theorizing & Researching in Gerontology
Social Systems in Later Life
Gerontology: Synthesis & Action
Women's Issues in Aging
Communication & Aging
Electives 9 crs.
Choose from MAIS seminars or other graduate offerings. Up to 6 credits of electives may be transferred from any other graduate program with permission of department chair.
Research Methods and Thesis 9 crs.
Research Methods and Thesis 1,2,3
Thesis Presentation
TOTAL 48 CREDITS

Please see current catalog for complete information.




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