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Program in Gerontology

The Program in Gerontology at Oregon State University began in 1972 and continues as a comprehensive gerontology program. It is administered through the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences with the participation of several schools, colleges, and departments in the University. Additional support has been received from private foundations and the U.S. Administration on Aging.

The program offers multidisciplinary course work in gerontology to both undergraduate and graduate students and provides:

preparation for work with older adults as a specialty within a professional area, such as human services, health care, counseling, nutrition, pharmacy, and others
preparation for careers in aging programs (e.g., senior centers, area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, and others)
general education for personal growth and understanding
stimulation of faculty and student research in gerontology
community and continuing education in gerontology.

Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Program in Gerontology represent many disciplines: dietetics, exercise and sport science, housing, human development and family sciences, health care administration, pharmacy, philosophy, public health, premedicine, preoptometry, psychology, sociology, and others. Gerontology courses meet many departmental requirements, including general education and social science requirements. Gerontology, as an area of emphasis, is integrated into undergraduate degree programs in human development and family science, exercise and sport science, and health care administration.

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Contact Information

The Program in Gerontology is located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis. The Director of the Program is Karen Hooker, PhD The program can be reached by phone at (541) 737-4992, by fax at (541) 737-1076 or by email at geroprog@oregonstate.edu.


	Limit results to this site.		College of Health and Human Sciences » Human Development and Family Sciences » Program in Gerontology. Program in Gerontology The Program in Gerontology at Oregon State University began in 1972 and continues as a comprehensive gerontology program. It is administered through the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences with the participation of several schools, colleges, and departments in the University. Additional support has been received from private foundations and the U.S. Administration on Aging. The program offers multidisciplinary course work in gerontology to both undergraduate and graduate students and provides: preparation for work with older adults as a specialty within a professional area, such as human services, health care, counseling, nutrition, pharmacy, and others preparation for careers in aging programs (e.g., senior centers, area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, and others) general education for personal growth and understanding stimulation of faculty and student research in gerontology community and continuing education in gerontology. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Program in Gerontology represent many disciplines: dietetics, exercise and sport science, housing, human development and family sciences, health care administration, pharmacy, philosophy, public health, premedicine, preoptometry, psychology, sociology, and others. Gerontology courses meet many departmental requirements, including general education and social science requirements. Gerontology, as an area of emphasis, is integrated into undergraduate degree programs in human development and family science, exercise and sport science, and health care administration. Program Information Graduate Studies in Gerontology Application Undergraduate Studies in Gerontology Application Gerontology Certificate Requirements Gerontology Course Descriptions Graduate Studies in Gerontology Undergraduate Studies in Gerontology Petersen Visiting Scholar Award in Gerontology and Family Studies HHS Gerontology Faculty Directory Non-HHS Gerontology Faculty Directory Annual OSU Gerontology Conference Contact Information The Program in Gerontology is located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis. The Director of the Program is Karen Hooker, PhD The program can be reached by phone at (541) 737-4992, by fax at (541) 737-1076 or by email at geroprog@oregonstate.edu.