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Minor in Longevity, Aging and Generational Studies

Pennsylvania State University Intercollege 55 courses

About This Program

The intercollege minor in Longevity, Aging and Generational Studies is designed for students to gain an in-depth understanding of the aging process and its implications for science and society. With the growth of the number of older people in the population, there is increased need for people with knowledge of the aging process in a variety of professional and occupational roles. In conjunction with the student's major, the minor prepares students for entry-level human service positions working with aging adults, or for graduate or professional school programs including communication disorders, counseling, health planning and administration, medicine, psychology, recreation and park management, social work, and hospitality management where knowledge of the aging process and problems of older people is relevant. Eighteen credits are required for the minor, including at least 6 credits at the 400 level.

Degree Requirements

Prescribed Courses

Supporting Courses and Related Areas

Code Course Title Credits
ADTED 460 Introduction to Lifelong Learning and Adult Education 3
AYFCE 845 Intergenerational Programs and Practices (must be approved by the Graduate School)
BBH 316 Foundations and Principles of Health Promotion 3
BBH 368 Neuroanatomy, Behavior, and Health 3
BBH 410 Developmental and Health Genetics 3
BBH 416 Health Promotion II: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation 3
BBH 420 Developing Stress Management Programs 3
BBH 440 Principles of Epidemiology 3
BBH 468 Neuroanatomical Bases for Disorders of Behavior and Health 3
BBH 469 Neurobiology 3
BIOL 155 Introduction to the Biology of Aging 3
BIOL 409 Biology of Aging 3
CAS 162N Communicating Care 3
CAS 253 Health Communication 3
CAS 421 Communication and Aging 3
CAS 453 Health Communication Theory and Research 3
ENGR 310 Entrepreneurial Leadership 3
FIN 330 Personal Financial Planning 3
FIN 430 Estate Planning 3
FIN 450 Retirement Planning 3
HDFS 210Z Ethnicity, Health and Aging
HDFS 413 Developmental Problems in Adulthood 3
HDFS 434 Perspectives on Aging 3
HDFS 447 Issues in Gerontology 3
HDFS 448 Death and Bereavement 3
HHD 100H Honors Seminar on Longevity, Health, and Human Development 1
HHD 245N Health, humanity, and longevity: Conversations with elders
HM 306 Hospitality in Senior Living 3
HM 413 New Product Development for Commercial Foodservice 3
HM 483 Revenue Management 3
HM 484 Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3
HPA 301 Health Services Policy Issues 3
HPA 332 Health Systems Management 3
HPA 442 Long-Term Care Management 3
HPA 443 Nursing Home Administration 3
HPA 444 Aging Policy in the United States 3
KINES 350 Exercise Physiology 3
KINES 360 The Neurobiology of Motor Control and Development 3
KINES 384 Biomechanics 3
KINES 465 Neurobiology of Sensorimotor Stroke Rehabilitation 3
KINES 481W Scientific Basis of Exercise for Older Adults 3
MGMT 215 Entrepreneurial Mindset
NURS 310 Therapeutic Nursing Care of the Older Adult Client in a Variety of Settings 3
NURS 464 Dying and Death 3
PSYCH 244 Introduction to the Psychology of Human Factors Engineering 3
PSYCH 260 Neurological Bases of Human Behavior 3
RM 302 Risk and Insurance 3
RM 320W Risk Management and Insurance 3
RM 401 Fundamentals of Private Pensions 3
SOC 35 Sociology of Aging 3
SOC 162N Communicating Care 3
SOC 423 Social Demography 3
SOC 435 Perspectives on Aging 3

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