Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

194 The University of Akron 2005-2006
GERONTOLOGY
Harvey L. Sterns, Ph.D., Director
Isadore Newman, Ph.D., Associate Director
Terry H. Albanese, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Gerontology Certificate
Program; Practicum Coordinator
Jerome Kaplan, Ph.D., Program Coordinator,Nursing Home
Administrator Program
Requirements
This certificate program is a special course of study in gerontology that compliments
undergraduate degree programs in various departments and colleges throughout the
University. Individuals who already hold an undergraduate degree may also pursue the
certificate. The program represents a concentration involving current knowledge and
research in gerontology. It adds another dimension to the knowledge and skills a student
is able to offer in the many professions that are becoming specialized in research
and service to adults and older adults. This course of study coordinates multidisciplinary
training of personnel in adult development and aging and helps to meet the critical
shortage of trained individuals in the field of gerontology.
The undergraduate curriculum committee of the Institute for Life-Span
Development and Gerontology will oversee this certificate program and certify
through the director of the institute that all requirements for the certificate have
been completed.
A sequence of study is available in Nursing Home Administration through the institute.
The undergraduate certificate is included in the Ohio Board of Examiners of
Nursing Home Administrators approved course of study in Nursing Home
Administration which combines a Bachelor of Science degree in management
(Human Resource Management Concentration) with a Certificate in Gerontology.
B.S./M.D. students may complete the Practicum/Internship and electives from
courses available from the institute or the Office of Geriatric Medicine and
Gerontology, NEOUCOM.
Admission
To participate in the program, a student must:
• Obtain admittance to The University of Akron as an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate
student.
• Submit an application to the program countersigned by the student’s major
academic advisor.
• Participate in an interview with the Director or a designated faculty member of
the Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology.
• Consult with the Director or a designated faculty member to formulate a program
of study.
• Receive written notification of admission from the Director of the Institute for
Life-Span Development and Gerontology.
Program
Minimum: 20 credits.
Core
Credits
3006:450 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Gerontology 2
3006:495 Practicum/Internship (within Institute or in individual departments) 3
3100:392 Biology of Aging 3
3750:475 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging 4
3850:343 The Sociology of Aging 3
Electives (must be outside of student’s major degree department)
3006:486 Retirement Specialist 2
3006:490 Workshop Women: Middle and Later Years 2
3006:490 Workshop Aging: Process and Intervention 2
3006:485-001 Special Topics Long Term Care: Case Management/Patient Services 3
3006:485-003 Special Topics Long Term Care: Health and Nutrition 3
2040:244 Death and Dying 2
3850:365 Special Topics in Sociology: Death and Dying 3
5400:400 Post Secondary Learner 3
6500:480 Introduction to Health Care Management 3
7400:390 Family Relationships in Middle and Later Years 3
7700:110 Introduction to Disorders of Communication 3
7750:450 Social Needs and Services: Aging 3
For students in course sequence for Nursing Home Administration, the following
courses are required: Credits
3006:485 ST: Long Term Care Administration 3
3006:485 ST: Long Term Care Case Management and Patient Services 3
3006:485 ST: Long Term Care Health and Nutrition 3
3006:485 ST: Long Term Care Administrator-in-Training Experience 3
Many courses have prerequisites; contact your advisor or the Institute director.
HEALTH CARE SELLING
Jon M. Hawes, Ph.D., Coordinator
This program provides the student an opportunity to develop and document an
understanding of selling within the health care industry, an important economic
sector accounting for approximately 10 percent of the economic activity in the
U.S. This certificate is designed to serve the needs of students preparing for
careers in selling pharmaceutical products, medical supplies and equipment, or
other health care products and services.
A total of 15 credits is required for the certificate program. The student must
complete 6 credit hours of required courses and 9 credit hours must be selected
from a list of electives. To be granted the certificate, the student must take at
least 6 credit hours in addition to any other major, minor, or certificate that has
been earned.
Requirements
Required: Complete all 6 credits
6600:275 Professional Selling 3
6600:300 Marketing Principles 3
Electives: Complete at least 9 credits
1880:310 Medicine and the Humanities 3
2740:120 Medical Terminology 3
2740:121 Study of Disease Processes 3
2740:230 Basic Pharmacology 3
2780:106 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health I 3
2780:107 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health II 3
3230:457 Medical Anthropology 3
3100:265 Introduction to Human Physiology 4
3150:100 Chemistry and Society 3
3600:361 Biomedical Ethics 3
3850:342 Sociology of Health and Illness 3
5550:150 Concepts in Health and Fitness 3
5570:101 Personal Health 2
6500:480 Introduction to Health Care Management 3
7400:295 Direct Experiences in the Hospital 2
7400:484 Hospital Settings, Children and Families 3
7600:438 Health Communication 3
7750:456 Social Work in Health Services 3
8200:100 Introduction to Nursing 1
HOME-BASED
INTERVENTION
Helen Cleminshaw, Ph.D., Coordinator
This certificate program is a special course of study along with the undergraduate
degree programs in various departments and colleges throughout the University.
Undergraduate students will earn the certificate upon their graduation in their
degree program. Individuals who already hold an undergraduate degree may pursue
the certificate in the postbaccalaureate program. The program represents a
concentration in current theoretical knowledge and practice in home-based intervention.
It adds another dimension to the knowledge and skills a student is able
to offer in the many professions that relate to services to at-risk children and their
families. This course of study coordinates multidisciplinary training of personnel in
home-based intervention and helps to meet the need for trained professionals in
home-based intervention.
The undergraduate curriculum committee of the Center for Family Studies will
oversee the certificate program and certify through the certificate program director
that all requirements for the certificate have been completed.