MINOR

Management of Aging Services Minor
In addition to majoring in Management of Aging Services Erickson School now offers a minor in Management of Aging Services. Students interested in the minor program can combine it with a wide range of other academic majors at UMBC. This is a 21 credit hour minor program with the following requirements:

 

Core: (15 credits)

AGNG 200 The Experience of Aging (3)
AGNG 300 Overview of Aging Services in the U.S. (3)
AGNG 401 Management of Aging Services (3)
AGNG 422 Research Applications in Aging Services (3)
AGNG 440 Diversity in Aging Services (3)

 

 

Electives: (6 credits)

Two courses selected from the content electives listed below.
 
AFST 473 The Black Senior Citizen (3)
AGNG 298/398/454 Special Topics in Aging Services Management (3)
ANTH 429 Aging in Cultural Context (3)
EHS  345  Death and Dying (SS) (3)
HAPP 405 Contemporary Issues in Long-Term Care (3)
PSYC 307 Psychology of Aging (3)
PSYC 306 Lifespan Human Development (3)
SOCY 357 Sociology of the Life Cycle (3)
SOCY 358 Contemporary Problems of Aging (3)
SOCY 430 Sociology of Aging (3)
SOCY 431 Family and Aging in Society (3)
SOCY 432 Work and Retirement (3)
SOCY 434 Gender and the Life Course (3)
SOCY 472 Issues in Aging Policy (3)