Gerontology Program
Graduate Courses in Gerontology

Upcoming CoursesFace to Face Courses on Campus

  • Gerontology Seminar (GERON 501)
  • Housing the Aging (GERON 463/563)
  • Biological Principles of Aging (GERON 501B)
  • Survey of Gerontology (GERON 510)
  • Perspectives in Gerontology (GERON 530)
  • Adult Development (GERON 534) Physical Health and Nutrition (GERON 540)
  • Physical Fitness: Principles, Programs, & Evaluation (GERON 558/ExSp 558)
  • The Life Course (GERON 561)
  • Environments and Aging (GERON 563)
  • Medical and Nutrition Therapy II (FSHN 564)
  • Housing for Specific Groups (GERON 566)
  • Aging in the Family Setting (GERON 577)
  • Special Topics (GERON 590)

Web-Based Courses

  • Gerontology Seminar (GERON 501)
  • Mental Health and Aging (GERON 501E)
  • Perspectives in Gerontology (GERON 530)
  • Adult Development (GERON 534)
  • Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging (GERON 540)
  • Economics, Public Policy, and Aging (GERON 545)
  • Environments and Aging (GERON 563)
  • Intergenerational Relationships (GERON 577)
  • Program Evaluation and Research Methods (GERON 584)
  • Professional Seminar in Gerontology (GERON 594)

Related Course Offerings 

The following courses are recognized as having content in gerontology.

 

Core Gerontology Courses
The following core courses provide students with an in-depth background in gerontology:Architecture

  • Design for all People (S) (GERON 471/ARCH 471 )
  • Housing for Specific Groups (S) (GERON 566/ARCH 566 )
Food Science and Human Nutrition
  • Medical and Nutrition Therapy I (S) (FSHN 561 )
Gerontology
  • Seminar, Arranged (alt S) (GERON 501)
  • Survey of Gerontology (alt S) (GERON 510)
  • Special Topics (GERON 590)
Health and Human Performance
  • Physical Activity and Aging (ExSp 465)
Human Development & Family Studies
  • Economics of Aging (alt S) (GERON 448/ HDFS 448)
  • Housing for the Aging (S) (GERON 563/ HDFS 563)
  • Adult Development (S) (GERON 534/ HDFS 534)
  • Aging & Intergenerational Relations (alt S) (GERON 577/HDFS 577)
Sociology
  • Life Course Sociology (F) (GERON 461/SOC 461)
  • Life Course Research (alt F) (GERON 561/SOC 561)
  • Sociological Perspective of Aging (alt S) (GERON 576/SOC 576)
Supportive Gerontology Related Course
The following supportive courses include units or topics related to aging and can be used to complement the student's major interests. Any course not used as a core course may be used as a supportive course:Architecture
  • Social Impact of the Built Environment (S) (ARCH 577)
Family and Consumer Science Education & Studies
  • Models for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences (alt F) (FCEdS 508)
  • Curriculum Theory and Philosophy in Family & Consumer Sciences (alt S) (FCEdS 607)
Food Science and Human Nutrition
  • Medical and Nutrition Therapy II (F) (FSHN 564)
Health and Human Performance
  • Physical Fitness: Principles, Programs & Evaluation (ExSp 558)
Human Development and Family Studies
  • Housing and the Social Environment (S) (HDFS 521)
  • Impact of Public Policy on the Family (alt S) (HDFS 566)
  • Marriage Across the Life Cycle (alt S) (HDFS 576)
Apparel, Educational Studies, & Hospitality Management
  • Dress, Adornment & Consumer Behavior (alt F) (TC 467/567)
Political Science
  • State Government and Politics (alt S) (Pol S 510)
Psychology
  • Advanced Human Learning and Memory (F) (Psych 514)

For current information on courses offered please see the ISU class catalog