What types of programs related to gerontology does Saint Joseph College offer?
Saint Joseph College offers both graduate and undergraduate programs in gerontology. The 18 credit undergraduate interdisciplinary program provides a certificate or an academic minor. This program is part of the Human Development/Family Studies Department and is a natural fit. Each contributing member of the department seeks to explore and enhance the lives of individuals and families across the life course. Gerontology is a life span perspective of healthy development of the whole person, regardless of age. The graduate certificate in Human Development/Gerontology is an 18 credit post-baccalaureate credential. The program provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding aging as a process of life-long development. The program is designed to provide helping professionals already educated in basic disciplines at the baccalaureate level with the background needed to work in the field of aging and to gain a full understanding of human development. For more information on either of
