Purpose: The curriculum is designed to provide a broad base of knowledge, methods and skills which underlie comprehensive delivery of human services with options or specialties in the gerontology field. The occupational objectives include: gerontology assistant.
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
HMS 109 Struc. Career Plan. in Hum. Serv. ....... 3
HMS 121 Basic Counseling Skills I ............... 3
HMS 237 Health/Well-Being of the Elderly ........ 3
(1) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1
(1) PED /RPK ........................................ 1
PSY 231 Life Span Human Dev. I .................. 3
STD Elective .................................... 1
ENG 112 College Composition II .................. 3
HMS 122 Basic Counseling Skills II .............. 3
HMS 238 Selected Topics in Aging ................ 3
HMS 239 Community Serv. for the Elderly ......... 3
(2) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
SOC 246 Death and Society ....................... 3
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Total Credits 18 18
Credits
Second Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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HMS 141 Group Dynamics I ........................ 3
HMS 225 Functional Family Intervention .......... 3
HMS 231 Gerontology I ........................... 3
MTH 151 Math for the Liberal Arts I ............. 3
SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communication .......... 3
HMS 142 Group Dynamics II ....................... 3
HMS 228 Productive Problem-Solving .............. 3
HMS 232 Gerontology II .......................... 3
HMS 266 Counseling Psychology ................... 3
HMS 297 Coop. Ed. or HMS 290 Coord. Internship .. 3
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Total Credits 15 15
Total minimum credits for the Gerontology major (A.A.S. degree) = 66.
(1) The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(2) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).