Are your students still seeking upper-level courses? The department of gerontology offers several select courses that can benefit multiple majors. These courses can also count toward the gerontology certificate or minor. Course numbers and a short description of each course is provided.
Gero 410-700 – Educational Gerontology (What happens after graduation? Lifelong learning. (This course provides the background on how to effectively teach adult learners).
Gero 442-700 – Recreation Therapy: Intervention for Aging. (A course to inspire persons working in the field of aging to think of activities as more than Bingo!).
Gero 475-700 – Midlife, Career Change, and Pre-Retirement – (For those wanting to prepare for the future for themselves, their families, and those reporting to them).
Gero 485-001 – Hospice for Dying – A course designed to encourage people to think of end-of-life care as a form of hope for patients and their families (Tuesdays, 430-710 pm).
Gero 452-700 – Senior Housing (An ideal course for people interested in the built environment).
For more information about the department of gerontology please visit gerontology.unl.edu or contact the department at gerontology@unl.edu
More details at: http://gerontology.unl.edu