Gerontology (MS)

Department of Gerontology | McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies

Program Requirements

Complete 36 credits from twelve courses including four foundation courses, two research courses, five electives, and one capstone course.

Capstone: Completion of a project as part of GERON GR 691 .

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Foundation Courses (12 Credits)

GERON GR 621 - Social Aspects Aging 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 623 - Issues in Aging Policy 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 626 - Economic Issues in Aging 3 Credit(s)
or
PPOL-G 621 - Microeconomics for Policy Analysis 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 628 - Psychology of Aging 3 Credit(s)

Research Courses (6 Credits)

GERON GR 601 - Research Methods and Experimental Design 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 603 - Statistical Methods in the analysis of Social Problems I 3 Credit(s)

Electives (15 Credits)

Complete five additional courses from the Gerontology program, other UMass Boston graduate programs, or at other cooperating universities. All courses must be approved by the graduate program director.

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

GERON GR 691 - Capstone Project Seminar 3 Credit(s)