Program: Gerontology (MS) - Management of Aging Services Track - University of Massachusetts Boston - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

Department of Gerontology | McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
College of Advancing and Professional Studies

About the Program

Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Complete 36 credits from twelve courses including eight foundation courses, three electives, and one capstone course.

Capstone: Completion of a project as part of GERON GR 692 .

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Foundation Courses (24 Credits)

GERON GR 610 - Understanding Data: Research Methods for Managers 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 612 - Healthy Aging Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 624 - Aging Policy and Programming 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 645 - Marketing of Aging Services 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 650 - Service Delivery Issues in Aging 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 660 - Organization and Financing of Aging Services 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 670 - Human Resources & Personnel Management in Aging Services 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 675 - Organizational Change and Aging Services 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three from below.

GERON GR 622 - Aging in Society 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 627 - Aging and the Economy (A Dynamic Relationship) 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 629 - Psychological Impact of Aging 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 630 - Residential Long Term Care Management 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 635 - Leadership and Ethics in Aging Services 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 638 - An Overview of Environmental Gerontology: The Micro-to-Macro Continuum 3 Credit(s)
GERON GR 640 - Introduction to Senior Transportation 3 Credit(s)

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

GERON GR 692 - Capstone Project Seminar in Managment of Aging Services 3 Credit(s)