Multidisciplinary Certificate in Gerontology
The Multidisciplinary Certificate in Gerontology is a program that offers a concentration of studies for those who wish to further understand and advance the quality of life of older persons. This program may be taken in addition to an appropriate major: nursing, social work, sociology, social and behavioral sciences/occupational therapy, business, psychology, biology, political science, Africana studies, education, or religious studies. For further information, please contact the program director, Professor Emma Giordano Quartaro, D.S.W., A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W. at (973) 761-9471 or quartaem@shu.edu.
Dr. Quartaro is also advisor for Student Advocates for Intergenerational Learning and Service (S.A.I.L.S), a student organization devoted to enhancing knowledge about, and service to, older persons.
Requirements
In addition to the requirements of the school and the major upon which the concentration is built, the following four units - a minimum of 17 credits - are required. Courses are all 3 credits, except as noted.
| I. | Gerontology (8 credits)
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| AFAM 3312 | Advanced Seminar in Gerontology | |
| NUTH 3002 | Gerontological Nursing (2 credits) | |
| SOWK 1911 | Introduction to Gerontology |
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| II. | Electives: 6 credits from the following courses |
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| PSYC 1214 | Adult Development | |
SOCI 2511
(AFAM 2328) | Race, Ethnicity, and Aging |
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| SOWK 1912 | Psychosocial Aspects of Aging | |
| III. | Internship | |
| An internship (practicum or clinical) in direct service or research is required of all students. Students in the professions need not do another internship but must complete their required clinical or practicum in aging. Students in majors not requiring an internship must complete a 3-credit internship as independent study in their own majors. 3 credits minimum | |
| IV. | Additional electives (not required)
Students wishing to supplement the required courses should consider the following courses: | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| ANTH 2224 | Health and Medicine: An Anthropological Approach | |
| PSYC 2212 | Developmental Psychology | |
| SOCI 2813 | Socialization Over the Life Course | |
| The Life Sciences | |
| BIOL 1102-1103 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I-II (8 credits) | |
| Policy and Economics | |
| POLS 2110 | Contemporary Issues in U.S. Public Policy | |
| SOWK 2201 | Social Problems and Programs | |
| SOWK 2301 | Social Policy Analysis | |
| SOWK 2401 | Social Welfare: Commonality and Diversity | |
| Contact the Director of the Gerontology Program for additional elective options. | |
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