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Department of Human Development and Family Studies
The Gerontology Interdisciplinary Minor is a cooperative effort among faculty from different departments and colleges of CSU who share a common interest in gerontology, the study of human aging. The primary purpose of the interdisciplinary minor is to provide students with background academic knowledge and practicum/ internship experience to work effectively with and for older adults in a variety of settings, and to enter professions in which there is a need to combine insight and skills derived from their major with knowledge about older individuals and the aging process.
Please visit the Department of Human Development and Family Studies website to learn more about and/or declare the minor, or contact Dr. Christine Fruhauf, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Minor Coordinator, at christine.fruhauf@colostate.edu or 970-491-1118.
Effective Fall 2024
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
A maximum of 6 credits may double-count with the Minor in Human Development and Family Studies, the Certificate in Youth Mentoring, and the Certificate in Disability and Neurodiversity.
A grade of C (2.000) or better is required in each course that is a core requirement for the interdisciplinary minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 16-18 | |
| FSHN 444 | Nutrition and Aging | 1-3 |
| or FSHN 459 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | |
| HDFS 201 | Perspectives in Gerontology | 3 |
| HDFS 312 | Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | 3 |
| HES 434 | Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 |
| SOWK 371E | Fields of Practice: Social Gerontology | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits internship/field placement directly related to aging from the following: | 3 | |
| Human Services Internship: Gerontology | ||
| Internship: Human Development and Family Studies | ||
| Internship: Pre-Health | ||
| Internship: Prevention/Intervention Science | ||
| Internship: Leadership | ||
| Field Placement | ||
| Elective Courses | 3-5 | |
| Principles of Human Physiology | ||
| Behavioral Genetics | ||
| Medical Nutrition Therapy | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Disability Across the Lifespan and Culture | ||
| Death, Dying, and Grief | ||
| Couple and Family Studies | ||
| Families in the Legal Environment | ||
| Mental and Physical Health in Adulthood | ||
| Population Health and Disease Prevention | ||
| Theory of Health Behavior | ||
| Practicum–Adult Fitness | ||
| Introductory Genetics: Applied/Population/Conservation/Ecological (GT-SC2) | ||
or LIFE 201B | Introductory Genetics: Molecular/Immunological/Developmental (GT-SC2) | |
| Introduction to Music Therapy | ||
| The Disability Experience in Society | ||
| Group Study | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Group Study: Applied Social Psychology | ||
or PSY 496B | Group Study: Cognitive Psychology | |
or PSY 496C | Group Study: Counseling/Clinical Psychology | |
or PSY 496D | Group Study: Industrial/Organizational Psychology | |
or PSY 496E | Group Study: Perceptual and Brain Sciences | |
or PSY 496F | Group Study: Special Topics in Psychology | |
| Social Inequality | ||
| Health, Medicine, and Society | ||
| Addictions - A Social Work Perspective | ||
| Fields of Practice: Criminal Justice | ||
| Social Welfare - Policy, Issues, and Advocacy | ||
| Program Total Credits | 21-23 | |