BA Gerontology
Description
Become a service professional for one of Canada's fastest growing populations. The aging population is booming. Pursue a career with knowledge of age-related issues and solutions.
Gerontology is the study of older people and the issues associated with aging. Although it is housed in the Faculty of Arts, the program in Gerontology is open to all B.A. students as a minor, concentration, major or specialization. Students learn using a multidisciplinary, intergenerational and cross-cultural approach to aging. The curriculum is based on many disciplines, including physiology, psychology, biology, religious studies, ethics, sociology and public policy.
Delivery Method: Online Program
We offer three- and four-year Bachelor of Arts programs in Gerontology, as well as a three-year BA degree in distance education that is the first of its kind in Canada. All program options may be combined with program options from other disciplines offered at Laurentian University.
Key Features:
- The three-year BA degree in distance education is the first of its kind in Canada.
- Aging and age-related services will soon become an aspect of many different services.
- Learn to provide high quality services to one of Canada's fastest growing populations.
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Gerontology
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Related Courses
- Critical Skills for the Gerontologist I
- Critical Skills for the Gerontologist II
- Internship in Gerontology
- Optimal Aging I
- Optimal Aging II
- Introduction to Gerontology II: Caring for the Elderly in Canada
- Introduction to Gerontology I: Understanding Aging Today
- End of Life: Care With Older Adults
- Gerosex I
- Counselling Older Adults
- Research Literacy in Gerontology
- Applied Research Methods in Gerontology II
- Ethnogerontology
- The Aging Body
- Dementia Studies
- Food and Nutrition in Later Life
- Public Policy for A Culturally Diverse Aging Population
- Gerosex II
- Art Therapy and Aging
Overview
- Institution: Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
- Program type: Baccalauréat
- Language: English
- Program Code: GERO
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.