{"id":788,"date":"2013-09-27T11:30:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2012-2013\/sshs\/gerontology\/"},"modified":"2015-03-24T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T17:40:09","slug":"gerontology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2012-2013\/sshs\/gerontology\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerontology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/\"> School of Social Science and Human Services<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"columnSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" ><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"convenerListing\">Convener:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/kim-lorber\/\">Kim Lorber<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/erin-augis\/\">Erin Augis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/donna-crawley\/\">Donna Crawley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/aaron-r-s-lorenz\/\">Aaron Lorenz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/kathleen-p-moskin\/\">Kathleen Moskin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<h4 class=\"facultyListingColTwo\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/tas\/faculty\/tom-owen\/\">Tom Owen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Judith Peck<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/\">Susan Scher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">About the Minor<\/div>\n<p>Gerontology is the interdisciplinary study of the social, physical, and cultural dimensions of aging.\u00a0 Gerontologists are concerned with creating environments for successful aging and with ensuring the maintenance of quality life experiences for the aging in our population.\u00a0 Since increasing numbers of Americans are living longer, there is a need for people trained in understanding the complex interaction between aging and society.<\/p>\n<p>The gerontology program at Ramapo College is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of aging:\u00a0 the biology of aging, the psychology of aging, the sociology of the aging population, and issues of death and dying.\u00a0 In addition, we require gerontology students to do fieldwork with the aged or in any agency devoted to issues of aging to enable the students to get hands-on experience.<\/p>\n<p>The study of gerontology is highly recommended for students majoring in social work, psychology, sociology, nursing, or business administration.\u00a0 In addition to the gerontology minor program for matriculated students, Ramapo welcomes service workers presently working in agencies or institutions with the aging to take courses in gerontology.<\/p>\n<p>Career options for gerontology students are expanding rapidly and include administrative work in government agencies on aging, in hospitals and nursing homes, and in recreational programs for older people.\u00a0 Direct service provision may include home health care workers, social workers, and hospital workers.\u00a0 In addition, there are burgeoning business opportunities geared toward the older segment of the population.<\/p>\n<p>The gerontology program faculty come from a variety of disciplines, within the college, and collectively have tremendous experience in the field.\u00a0 Some of their areas of expertise include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>the development of programs for caregivers<\/li>\n<li>direct service provision for older adults<\/li>\n<li>art therapy<\/li>\n<li>issues of death and dying<\/li>\n<li>human development over the life cycle<\/li>\n<li>community programs for older adults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Requirements of the Minor<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>At least 1\/2 of the courses fulfilling a minor must be distinct from the student\u2019s major. That is, three of the five courses required for a minor cannot be used towards fulfillment of major requirements. A school core does not need to be completed for a minor. Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<li><strong>Required Courses:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081db622\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PSYC212\" target=\"_blank\">PSYC 212 - PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081db85b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOCI205\" target=\"_blank\">SOCI 205 - SOCIOLOGY OF AGING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dba68\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOSC314\" target=\"_blank\">SOSC 314 - DEATH AND DYING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dbc4f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SWRK210\" target=\"_blank\">SWRK 210 - INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Electives: Choose one of the following (contact the convener for new course electives):<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dbe38\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ARTS219\" target=\"_blank\">ARTS 219 - ART AND INTERACTION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dc028\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/LAWS310\" target=\"_blank\">LAWS 310 - LAW AND THE ELDERLY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dc239\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOSC316\" target=\"_blank\">SOSC 316 - FACING DEATH AND LOSS IN LATER LIFE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a2a2081dc4a7\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SWRK263\" target=\"_blank\">SWRK 263 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II:  LIFE CYCLE<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableIndented\">Relevant Co-Op or Independent Study in a Topic Related to Aging<\/li>\n<li><strong>In addition, a 40-hour gerontology-related field experience is required. This can be done in conjunction with one of the other gerontology courses, such as &#8220;Death and Dying&#8221; or &#8220;Art and Interaction&#8221;, or as part of an internship requirement for a major, such as Social Work, Nursing, Law and Society, or Psychology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Related Information<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/\">School of Social Science and Human Services Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/\/\">Faculty Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website: School of Social Science and Human Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":785,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page_leftCol.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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