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Students tap into the knowledge, experience, and ideas of leading practitioners in the field of gerontology, exploring topics such as the arts and aging, addiction and aging, and health promotion. Students learn about new programs, research, innovative approaches, ethical dilemmas, policies, and...

The practicum course is a structured educational experience that includes a supervised placement in a community organization (two days a week for a total of 208 hours) and concurrent bi-weekly seminars. Students integrate classroom and seminar learning with practical experience, applying specialized...

Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2025. An introduction to Ancient Greek. The elements of the language. Simple readings. This course will prove especially useful to students of classical studies, comparative literature, history, religious studies, and romance languages.Prerequisite(s): Permission...

This course provides students with an introductory overview of how mental health and substance misuse uniquely affect older persons. Students critically examine historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on mental health conditions and treatment methods, and prevention strategies for a...

Students explore how broad societal-macro factors and interlocking oppressions such as ageism, racism, and classism shape and determine the experience of aging. They learn how older persons experience disadvantages in unique ways based on the intersection of age and other aspects of identity such as...