Gerontology Studies Minor

Core Requirements: 6 s.h.

NOTE: Core courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.

• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology  3 s.h.
• SOC 232 - Aging and the Life Course  3 s.h.

Sociology Electives: 6 s.h.

Select from two of the following:

• SOC 224 - The Family  3 s.h.
• SOC 236 - Comparative Aging: A Global Perspective  3 s.h.
• SOC 238 - Sociology of Health and Illness  3 s.h.
• SOC 322 - Families and Aging  3 s.h.
• SOC 330 - Health and Aging  3 s.h.
• SOC 336 - Sociology of Death and Dying  3 s.h.
• SOC 357 - Population and Social Change  3 s.h.
• SOC 397 - Field Experiences in Sociology  1 s.h. - 15 s.h.
• SOC 399 - Independent Study in Sociology  1 s.h. - 6 s.h.

Interdisciplinary Electives: 6 s.h.

Select two (must be from at least two different departments):

• ANTH 219 - Anthropology of Death  3 s.h.
• ANTH 232 - Human Biology and Culture Change  3 s.h.
• ANTH 236 - Medical Anthropology  3 s.h.
• ANTH 238 - Anthropology of Reproduction  3 s.h.
• COMM 254 - Intercultural Communication  3 s.h.
• PHIL 206 - Philosophy of Life and Death  3 s.h.
• POLS 218 - American Social Welfare Policies and Politics  3 s.h.
• PSYC 246 - Lifespan Development  3 s.h.
• PSYC 252 - Health Psychology  3 s.h.
• WMST 210 - Women’s Health  3 s.h.

Total: 18 s.h.

Please be sure to check for prerequisites for the different classes in both your major and/or minor.