Gerontology Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Environments for Aging

University:

Kansas State University

Course Number:

GERON 774

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $580 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 21, 2020 - May 08, 2020

Overview

Course Description

This course overviews theoretical perspectives in environments for aging, as well as factors involved in the continuum of environments for aging including aging in place, retirement communities, long term care, memory care, and end of life care. Students will be introduced to a wide range of overlapping domains such as environmental psychology, cognitive science, sociology, physiology, architectural and interior design, human geography and urban/rural planning. This course will include selected readings for each module topic; web-based tools and resources that can be used beyond the course; short experiential leaning activities; group discussions via message boards; and short reflective writing assignments.

Contacts

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

Aging in the Right Place
Stephen Golant
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1938870330
Publisher: Health Professions Press

Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population
Victor Regnier
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1119180036
Publisher: Wiley

AARP Guide to Revitalizing Your Home
Rosemary Bakker
ISBN: 978-1600592805
Publisher: Lark Crafts

Course Access

Canvas

Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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