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Twin Cities Campus
Gerontology MinorSchool of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636, Fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-oasr@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
The gerontology minor is available to master's (M.A. and M.S.) and doctoral students. The minor provides a multidisciplinary foundation in gerontology for the master's minors and a more intensive preparation in aging for Ph.D. minors. Past students who have minored in gerontology have majored in many departments, including but not limited to: curriculum and instruction (adult education); communication disorders; dentistry; design, housing, and apparel; family medicine and community health; family social science; journalism and mass communication; kinesiology; nursing; psychology; social work; and sociology. The program of courses is tailored in advance, with consultation between the student and the director of graduate studies of the gerontology minor.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Admission to the gerontology minor is contingent upon prior admission to a master's or doctoral degree-granting program. Students must have prepared a minor program of coursework approved by the director of graduate studies in gerontology.
Students should first consult with their major program adviser about the advisability of a minor in gerontology. They will then need to contact the director of graduate studies, Dr. Robert Kane at kanex001@umn.edu, for minor information.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
The master's and doctoral minors are developed in consultation with, and should be approved in advance by, the director of graduate studies for gerontology. The master's minor requires at least 8 credits, including GERO 5105 - Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging (3 cr), or an alternative course approved by the director of graduate studies. The doctoral minor requires at least 12 credits.
Courses are ordinarily taken from a designated course list provided by the Center on Aging and annually updated by the minor program. Students are welcome to identify and propose to the director of graduate studies additional courses on aging that might fulfill the minor requirements.
Graduate Program Requirements
Master's Minor
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
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FSOS 8105 - Family Gerontology
(3.0 cr)
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GERO 5105 - Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
(2.0 cr)
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GERO 5100 - Topics in Gerontology
(0.5-4.0 cr)
·
GERO 5110 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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GERO 5111 - Studying Aging and Chronic Illness
(2.0 cr)
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GERO 5115 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
GERO 5125 - Gerontology Service Learning
(1.0-3.0 cr)
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GERO 8020 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
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PA 5412 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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PSY 5138 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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PUBH 6904 - Nutrition and Aging
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8803 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
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SW 5313 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
SW 5810 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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Doctoral Minor
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FSOS 8105 - Family Gerontology
(3.0 cr)
·
GERO 5105 - Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
(2.0 cr)
·
GERO 5100 - Topics in Gerontology
(0.5-4.0 cr)
·
GERO 5110 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GERO 5111 - Studying Aging and Chronic Illness
(2.0 cr)
·
GERO 5115 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
GERO 5125 - Gerontology Service Learning
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
GERO 8020 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PA 5412 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5138 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6904 - Nutrition and Aging
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 8803 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
SW 5313 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
SW 5810 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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