Graduate Study

The Program on Adult Development and Aging offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of aging. Because aging involves physiological, sociological, and psychological processes, gerontology education and research is relevant to many disciplines.

Career opportunities in adult development and aging are extremely diverse and include positions in community services, health sciences, nutrition and dietetics, housing, health and physical education, pharmacy, counseling, health care administration, business, public policy and many other arenas.

Recognizing the diversity of relevant disciplines and of career opportunities, the program offers coursework through 11 departments.

Curriculum

HDFS graduate concentration

Adult development and aging may be selected as an area of concentration for both master's and doctoral degrees in Human Development and Family Studies. Students choosing this concentration will select adult development and aging coursework and research in their major.

Aging Studies graduate minor

Aging Studies graduate minor is an interdisciplinary graduate education in the aging sciences through formal course work, research requirements and experiential learning that is aligned with the student's career goals in aging. Students are required to have a 3.0 GPA and to have one of the gerontology faculty on their committee. Master's students must complete a minimum of 15 credits and doctoral students must complete a minimum of 18 credits.

Contact

For more information about graduate study in the Program on Adult Development and Aging, contact Suzanne Segerstrom, PhD, MPH.