Gerontology, MS (Management of Aging Services track) (online)

Foundation Courses

• GERON GR 610 Understanding Data: Research Methods for Managers
• GERON GR 612 Healthy Aging Perspectives
• GERON GR 624 Aging Policy and Programming
• GERON GR 645 Marketing of Aging Services
• GERON GR 650 Service Delivery Issues in Aging
• GERON GR 660 Organization and Financing of Aging Services
• GERON GR 670 Human Resources & Personnel Management in Aging Services
• GERON GR 675 Organizational Change and Aging Services

Electives

Students take three elective courses from the following list.

• GERON GR 622 Aging in Society
• GERON GR 627 Aging and the Economy (A Dynamic Relationship)
• GERON GR 629 Psychological Impact of Aging
• GERON GR 630 Residential Long Term Care Management
• GERON GR 635 Leadership and Ethics in Aging Services
• GERON GR 638 An Overview of Environmental Gerontology: The Micro-to-Macro Continuum
• GERON GR 640 Introduction to Senior Transportation

The Capstone Project

• GERON GR 692 Capstone Project Seminar in Managment of Aging Services

Chat Sessions

All courses include synchronous chats between students and the instructor weekly or bi-weekly. These chats are held in the evenings EST or weekends. They provide students with the opportunity to interact directly with their fellow classmates and the instructor, allowing for lectures, questions and answers, and general discussions. Students are required to participate in these chat sessions.

Admission Requirements

All students must have an undergraduate degree to register for a course or get permission from the instructor.

Download an Admissions Checklist for the Gerontology Department’s Master’s of Science track in the Management of Aging Services Program (docx)

GREs are NOT required for this program

Students must submit:

• Application fee
•  Completed online application form
•  Brief cover letter indicating you would like to be considered for admission
•  Official  transcript including evidence of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better
•  Three letters of recommendations. Download the recommendation form (PDF).
•  Personal Statement. A three or four page essay on your experiences and why you wish to enter the program
•  Official TOEFL or IELTS Test Score Report, if applicable. More on waivers, minimum scores, and international student application process

Application deadlines:

• June 1 for the fall semester
• November 1 for the spring semester