The course is a field experience of approximately 220 hours focused on aging. Content, site, and supervisor may vary; but the student must have an objective-based proposal approved prior to beginning the practicum.
A two (2) credit seminar course in which issues related to the theory and practice of life science education are discussed in a Socratic manner. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits.
This practicum provides a forum for continued development of teaching skills by concurrently combining classroom instruction experience with formal instructor debriefing sessions. Problematic and successful experiences will be discussed, and specific instructional concepts and issues will be addressed in depth.
This course introduces the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of older persons.
The intent of GRN 620 is to provide continued development (from GRN 600) of critical interdisciplinary skills in studies of the aging process. Students will, as a group, identify a single central issue associated with aging and conduct comprehensive literature reviews and appropriate research to thoroughly address that issue.
This course will provide training in research design appropriate for the study of aging and the aged and will critically assess special considerations involved in studying this population.
This seminar is designed to provide gerontology doctoral students the opportunity to place individual dissertation topics within the broader field of gerontology, and to broaden the authority with which the students engage in their dissertation work. Although work will largely be independently driven, frequent class meetings provide ongoing feedback from the group on progress and allow all participants to learn from each others work.
Half-time to full-time work on dissertation. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.
Residency credit for dissertation research after the qualifying examination. Students may register for this course in the semester of the qualifying examination. A minimum of two semesters are required as well as continuous enrollment (Fall and Spring) until the dissertation is completed and defended.
May be repeated indefinitely.
