Gerontology (M.S.)

As a student in Gerontology, you will develop the skills necessary to assume a professional leadership role in the delivery of service to older people. You will be learning in a program that brings together theory and practice in the field through classroom instruction, service-learning, internships and other experiential activities.

Program Requirements Additional Information Gerontology Graduate Assistantships

Program Highlights

• Designed to accommodate both part-time and full-time students.
• Many service learning and internship opportunities available.
• Most classes feature a service learning option or requirement. 
• The advance care planning facilitators certification class is co-taught with the Department of Nursing Science. 
• Students become certified advanced care planning facilitators.
• Program offers a graduate certificate in gerontology. 

Program Distinctions

• State-of-the-art experiential learning equipment including age-simulation suits, vision impairment goggles, and empathy lungs designed to enhance understanding of the physical, social, and cognitive changes that may accompany the diverse experiences of aging.
• Strong commitment to partnerships throughout the community.
• Member of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. 
• Graduates are in high demand with a more than 90 percent job placement rate for program graduates. 
• Professor Rona Karasik was named a 2010 Distinguished Teacher by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. 

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Gerontology School of Graduate Studies St. Cloud State University