Program Description
The Gerontology Minor requires 12 credits and is open to undergraduates throughout Cornell. In addition to the 12 credits of coursework, students will be encouraged to engage in some form of experiential learning related to older adults.
Program Information
The Gerontology Minor is in a multidisciplinary field that is professionally diverse and rapidly growing. Students from any major at Cornell University who complete the 12 required credits can achieve an undergraduate Gerontology Minor. One of two (three-credit) core courses and nine additional credits must be taken to complete the minor. An experiential learning opportunity is strongly recommended as it allows students to apply the substantive content presented in the classroom to work in the world beyond the university.
Minor Requirements
All classes must be taken for a letter grade (i.e., audits or pass/fail is not sufficient unless the class only offers the S/U grading option).
Core Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| |
HD 2510 | Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course | 3 |
HD 2180 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
Additional Coursework (9 credits)
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
DEA 2500 | | |
DEA 3770 | | 1 |
DEA 4500 | Policy Meets Design: High-Impact Facilities of the 21st Century | 3 |
DEA 5700 | Designing Age Friendly Environments | 3 |
DEA 5420 | | |
DEA 6760 | | |
EDUC 2200 | Introduction to Adult Learning | 4 |
FSAD 4660 | Textiles, Apparel, and Innovation | 3 |
HD 3290 | Self-regulation Across the Life Span | 3 |
HD 3490 | The Science of Well-Being | 3 |
HD 3570 | | |
HD 4120 | Social Policy for an Aging Society | 3 |
HD 4180 | | |
HD 4190 | | |
HD 4220 | | |
HD 4280 | | |
HD 4570 | | |
HD 4590 | | |
HD 6290 | The Structure and Dynamics of Self-Regulation | 4 |
NS 1220 | Nutrition and the Life Cycle | 3 |
PUBPOL 2350 | The U.S. Health Care System | 3 |
PUBPOL 3280 | Fundamentals of Population Health | 3 |
PUBPOL 3460 | Culture, Law, and Politics of Information Policy | 3 |
PUBPOL 3780 | Sick Around the World? Comparing Health Care Systems Around the World | 3 |
PUBPOL 5500 | Introduction to Senior Living and Related Programs | 2 |
PUBPOL 5520 | Health Care Services: Consumer and Ethical Perspectives | 1.5 |
PUBPOL 5740 | Short Course in Fundamentals of Health Facility Planning for Managers | 1 |
PUBPOL 5760 | | |
PSYCH 4310 | | |