M.S. Community Health Education: Aging Studies Emphasis

This degree is designed to prepare students as professionals in the rapidly expanding career field of aging.  With the aging population expected to double in the next 30 years, individuals with a specialization to serve this population will be in demand. 

The program is interdisciplinary and addresses the needs of students from varied academic backgrounds.  A total of 39 semester hours are required for completion of this program and includes the option of completing either a thesis or an internship.  The program consists of 24 semester hours of core courses and electives carefully chosen in conjunction with your advisor.

Prerequisite courses recommended are:

• Human anatomy and physiology or pathophysiology
• General biology
• Personal and community health, or its equivalent

Related Links

Academic Learning Plan (pdf)

Graduate Thesis Guidelines (pdf)

For information about the program, please refer to the UWF Catalog

For more information regarding please refer to the Graduate Admissions requirements. 

Aging Studies Links

• Alliance for Aging Research
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
• American Federation for Aging Research
• American Society on Aging (ASA) 
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
  
• Department of Health & Human Services Administration on Aging
  
• Gerontologial Society of America (GSA)
• National Council on Aging (NCOA)
• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging