Gerontology Graduate Certificate

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This program is offered fully online.

Certificate Code: XGE

The Certificate includes particular coursework for baccalaureate students who wish to obtain specialized gerontological knowledge about how social, psychological, bio-physiological, and economic forces interact with the aging process.

Location/Delivery

This certificate is offered at USF Tampa and fully online.

Admission Requirements

Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements.

Application Process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.

Credit Toward Graduate Degree

Up to 12 hours of certificate course credits may be applied to a graduate degree with departmental approval.

Time Limit / Average time to Completion

Five years.

Pre-Requisites

None

Curriculum Requirements (15 Credit Hours)

Select 6 credits from the list below. Courses with ** are offered fully online.
GEY 5620 Sociological Aspects of Aging Credit Hours: 3
GEY 5630 Economics and Aging Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6600 Human Development and Aging Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6613 Physical Change and Aging Credit Hours: 3
Select 9 credit hours of coursework from the list below. Courses with ** are offered fully online.
GEY 6450 Gerontological Research and Planning Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6325 Social Policy and Planning for Gerontologists Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6500 Seminar in Principles of Administration Credit Hours: 3
GEY 5642 Perspectives on Death and Dying Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6221 Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6614 Aging and Mental Disorders Credit Hours: 3
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GEY 6934 Special Topics in Gerontology Credit Hours: 3
Topics in Psychopathology and Aging (3 Credit hours)
Program Services and Evaluation**
GEY 6616 Mental Health Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6321 Gerontological Case Management Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6617 Gerontological Counseling Theories and Practice Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6618 Gerontological Group and Family Counseling Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6940 Field Placement Credit Hours: 1-6
GEY 6941 Field Placement in Mental Health Credit Hours: 1-6
GEY 6362 Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training Credit Hours: 3
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GEY 6626 Health, Ethnicity, and Aging Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6627 Women and Aging Credit Hours: 3
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GEY 6607 Alzheimer’s Disease Management Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6230 Principles of Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety Credit Hours: 3
GEY 6206 Family Caregiving in Aging and Chronic Illness Credit Hours: 3

Contacts

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert

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Gerontology Graduate Certificate

Admission Requirements

Pre-Requisites

Curriculum Requirements (15 Credit Hours)

Contacts