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Gerontology Course Descriptions

DHE 434/534 Housing the Aging Population (3)

Shelter alternatives and services that address the housing needs of the aging population. Emphasis on the continuum of care and housing options.

ECON 495/595/Health Economics(4)

Economic foundations of health and medical care providers; efficiency in health delivery systems; health as a personal human capital investment; determinants of healthy behavior; the impact of public policy on public health. PREREQ: ECON 201, ECON 202.

ED 578/Adult Development & Learning(3)

Social scientific literature contributing to a better understanding of human development during the adult years; the relationship of adult development to learning.

EXSS 414/Fitness & Aging: Developmental & Programming Perspectives (3)

Examination of neurological, physiological, and psychological changes occurring after adolescence and implications for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of physical activity programs for the adult population.

H 422/522/Control of Chronic Disease (3)

Epidemiology of the major chronic diseases, risk factors, potential methods of prevention, and efficacy of current methods of control and treatment. Includes an examination of contemporary research on social, psychological, ethical, economic, and health care issues and their relationships to chronic disease. PREREQ: Nine credits of health course work.

H 423/523/Health Aspects of Aging (3)

Promotion of normal health in the aged; physiological aspects of the normal aging process; community, state, and federal health programs and services for the aged. PREREQ: Nine credits of health coursework.

H 432/532/Economic Issues in Health & Medical Care (3)

Focus on the variety of public and private mechanisms for financing the treatment of physical and mental illness; trends and constraints associated with each mechanism. Considers new developments in private health insurance, the potentialities of nation health insurance and needs of the special population groups. PREREQ: BA 340.

H 436/536/Health Services Administration & Management (3)

Administrative practice in health care settings with emphasis on long-term care and acute care services. Provides a framework for health care systems and managerial process and roles. Focus on operations, planning, marketing, human resources, finance, productivity and control as well as emerging trends in health services. PREREQ: H 250, admission to HCA Program.

H 455 Risk Factors Over the Lifespan (3)

Enhancing health behaviors across the lifespan; health concerns and problems at particular life stages that challenge the health of the nation; additional emphasis on specific at-risk population/age groups. PREREQ: 9 credits of health-related course work.

H 458/558/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Reimbursement Mechanisms (3)

In-depth analysis of the methods of paying for health care services in the U.S.; includes hospital, physician, and long-term care health care services.

H 465/565/Public Health and Women: Social & Policy Issues (3)

Public health concepts as they apply to the identification of special health needs of women. Epidemiological analysis of the major causes of morbidity and mortality of women; discussion of the impact of social and behavioral influences on women's health; analysis of the relationship of social and political trends to women's health and healthy services for women; comparison of national and international women's health issues. PREREQ: 9 credits in Public Health, including a course in health policy or consent.

H 467/567/Long-Term Care Alternatives (3)

Overview of the long-term care alternatives. Comparisons of nursing homes with community based facilities; adult day care centers, respite to hospice facilities, social HMO's and other services; cost, quality of life, and practicality are addressed. PREREQ: H 210 and HDFS 314.

H 468/568/Financing and Administration of Long-Term Care (3)

Examines the financing and administration of long-term care. Emphasis is on a system-wide overview and specific application to nursing facility management.

H 476/576/Planning Health Programs (4)

Planning, development, and implementation of health promotion and education programs in public and private community, industrial, and health care settings. Develop skills to identify health-related problems, assess needs, prioritize health promoting and disease-preventing strategies, and plan effective programs. PREREQ: For H 476, senior standing. For H 576, 9 credits of graduate course work in public health. (Writing Intensive Course)

HDFS 314/Adult Development & Aging(3)

Advanced theories and research related to developmental changes and stability in early, middle, and late adulthood. Gender issues, personality, cognition, and adaptation. PREREQ: 6 credits of HDFS, PSY, or SOC.

HDFS 465/565 Topics (3)

Topics and issues in human development and family sciences. May be repeated for credit. PREREQ: 6 credits of HDFS, SOC, or PSY.

HDFS 514/Social Gerontology (3)

Advanced theories and research related to biologica, social, and psychological development and change in middle and late adulthood.

H 536 changed from Health Services Administration and Management to Healthcare Organization Theory and Behavior

HDFS 617/Advanced Topics in Adult Development & Aging (3)

Advanced critical study of theory and research related to specific topics of social and emotional development and stability in adulthood, including later life.

NFM 420/520/Medical Nutrition Therapy (4)

Application of nutrition principles to organic, functional, and metabolic disorders which may alter nutritional requirements or respond to dietary modification. PREREQ: NFM 418/518.

NFM 429/529/Nutrition & Aging (3)

Application of research about nutritional status and services for older people in various life settings. Physical, social, and demographic influences on food intake will be considered. PREREQ: NFM 225.

PHL 444/544/Biomedical Ethics (4)

Application of ethical principles and decision making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research, ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine.

PHL 455/555/Death & Dying (3)

A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying and grieving. PREREQ: 6 credits of philosophy or upper division standing. Not offered every year.

PSY 350 Human Lifespan Development (3)

An introduction to physical, social, cognitive, and linguistic development with an emphasis on theory and methodology. PREREQ: PSY 201, PSY 202 (SS)

SOC 432/532/Sociology of Aging (3)

Examination of the social significance of age, position, and problems of the elderly in society; discusses the societal and individual consequences of an aging population; explores social theories of aging. PREREQ: SOC 204.


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EXSS 414/Fitness & Aging: Developmental & Programming Perspectives (3) Examination of neurological, physiological, and psychological changes occurring after adolescence and implications for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of physical activity programs for the adult population. H 422/522/Control of Chronic Disease (3) Epidemiology of the major chronic diseases, risk factors, potential methods of prevention, and efficacy of current methods of control and treatment. Includes an examination of contemporary research on social, psychological, ethical, economic, and health care issues and their relationships to chronic disease. PREREQ: Nine credits of health course work. H 423/523/Health Aspects of Aging (3) Promotion of normal health in the aged; physiological aspects of the normal aging process; community, state, and federal health programs and services for the aged. PREREQ: Nine credits of health coursework. H 432/532/Economic Issues in Health & Medical Care (3) Focus on the variety of public and private mechanisms for financing the treatment of physical and mental illness; trends and constraints associated with each mechanism. Considers new developments in private health insurance, the potentialities of nation health insurance and needs of the special population groups. PREREQ: BA 340. H 436/536/Health Services Administration & Management (3) Administrative practice in health care settings with emphasis on long-term care and acute care services. Provides a framework for health care systems and managerial process and roles. Focus on operations, planning, marketing, human resources, finance, productivity and control as well as emerging trends in health services. PREREQ: H 250, admission to HCA Program. H 455 Risk Factors Over the Lifespan (3) Enhancing health behaviors across the lifespan; health concerns and problems at particular life stages that challenge the health of the nation; additional emphasis on specific at-risk population/age groups. PREREQ: 9 credits of health-related course work. H 458/558/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Reimbursement Mechanisms (3) In-depth analysis of the methods of paying for health care services in the U.S.; includes hospital, physician, and long-term care health care services. H 465/565/Public Health and Women: Social & Policy Issues (3) Public health concepts as they apply to the identification of special health needs of women. Epidemiological analysis of the major causes of morbidity and mortality of women; discussion of the impact of social and behavioral influences on women's health; analysis of the relationship of social and political trends to women's health and healthy services for women; comparison of national and international women's health issues. PREREQ: 9 credits in Public Health, including a course in health policy or consent. H 467/567/Long-Term Care Alternatives (3) Overview of the long-term care alternatives. Comparisons of nursing homes with community based facilities; adult day care centers, respite to hospice facilities, social HMO's and other services; cost, quality of life, and practicality are addressed. PREREQ: H 210 and HDFS 314. H 468/568/Financing and Administration of Long-Term Care (3) Examines the financing and administration of long-term care. Emphasis is on a system-wide overview and specific application to nursing facility management. H 476/576/Planning Health Programs (4) Planning, development, and implementation of health promotion and education programs in public and private community, industrial, and health care settings. Develop skills to identify health-related problems, assess needs, prioritize health promoting and disease-preventing strategies, and plan effective programs. PREREQ: For H 476, senior standing. For H 576, 9 credits of graduate course work in public health. (Writing Intensive Course) HDFS 314/Adult Development & Aging(3) Advanced theories and research related to developmental changes and stability in early, middle, and late adulthood. Gender issues, personality, cognition, and adaptation. PREREQ: 6 credits of HDFS, PSY, or SOC. HDFS 465/565 Topics (3) Topics and issues in human development and family sciences. May be repeated for credit. PREREQ: 6 credits of HDFS, SOC, or PSY. HDFS 514/Social Gerontology (3) Advanced theories and research related to biologica, social, and psychological development and change in middle and late adulthood. H 536 changed from Health Services Administration and Management to Healthcare Organization Theory and Behavior HDFS 617/Advanced Topics in Adult Development & Aging (3) Advanced critical study of theory and research related to specific topics of social and emotional development and stability in adulthood, including later life. NFM 420/520/Medical Nutrition Therapy (4) Application of nutrition principles to organic, functional, and metabolic disorders which may alter nutritional requirements or respond to dietary modification. PREREQ: NFM 418/518. NFM 429/529/Nutrition & Aging (3) Application of research about nutritional status and services for older people in various life settings. Physical, social, and demographic influences on food intake will be considered. PREREQ: NFM 225. PHL 444/544/Biomedical Ethics (4) Application of ethical principles and decision making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research, ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. PHL 455/555/Death & Dying (3) A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying and grieving. PREREQ: 6 credits of philosophy or upper division standing. Not offered every year. PSY 350 Human Lifespan Development (3) An introduction to physical, social, cognitive, and linguistic development with an emphasis on theory and methodology. PREREQ: PSY 201, PSY 202 (SS) SOC 432/532/Sociology of Aging (3) Examination of the social significance of age, position, and problems of the elderly in society; discusses the societal and individual consequences of an aging population; explores social theories of aging. PREREQ: SOC 204.