Certificate in Gerontology
Course Requirements
To obtain the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, students must successfully complete five substantive three-credit hour graduate courses in Gerontology for a total of 15 credits. The following are courses through which the requirements of the Graduate Certificate may be satisfied.
| Course # | Course Title |
| GERON 611 | Health and Physical Changes in Aging |
| GERON 614 | Field Work in Gerontology |
| GERON 621 | Social Aspects of Aging |
| GERON 623 | Issues in Aging Policy |
| GERON 626 | Economic Issues in Aging Populations |
| GERON 628 | Psychology of Aging |
| GERON 631 | Families of Later Life |
| GERON 650 | Service Delivery Issues in Aging Services |
| GERON 655 | Marketing of Aging Services |
| GERON 660 | Organization and Financing of Aging Services |
| GERON 665 | Program Review and Analysis |
| GERON 670 | Human Resources and Personnel Management in Aging Services |
| GERON 675 | Organizational Theory, Behavior and Aging Services |
| GERON 680 | Financial Management in Aging Services |
| GERON 697 | Special Topics in Gerontology (topics vary) |
| GERON 721 | History and Political Economy of Social Policy Toward the Elderly |
| GERON 724 | Ethnic and Racial Diversity in Aging Societies |
| GERON 734 | Law and Health Policy for the Elderly |
| GERON 771 | Seminar in Long-Term Care |
| GERON 772 | Seminar in Health Care Financing |
| GERON 779 | Seminar in Productive Aging |
| GERON 798 | Internship Course |
More Information on the Certificate in Gerontology
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For further information about the graduate certificate in gerontology or any of the UMass Boston gerontology graduate programs, please contact us by e-mail at gerontology@umb.edu or by telephone at 617.287.7300.