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GERO: Intro to Gerontology

Class Number: GERONT 10544201-1 - GERO: Intro to Gerontology
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-544-201 GERO: INTRO TO GERONTOLOGY ...provides an opportunity for the student to develop greater awareness and appreciation for aging. Topics addressed include demographic, biological, psychological, and social aspects of the aging process as well as careers within the field of aging.

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

  1. Relate the interdisciplinary nature of gerontology to various career pathways
  2. Interpret the effects of the changing population demographics
  3. Correlate societal stereotypes with ageist attitudes
  4. Differentiate between the normal and abnormal physical changes associated with aging
  5. Examine the importance of various relationships in older adults' lives
  6. Investigate the financial lifestyle of later years
  7. Explore living environment options for older adults
  8. Analyze mental health as it relates to aging
  9. Explore the role of an elder caregiver
  10. Explore death, dying, and bereavement

Class Details

Class Number:
GERONT 10544201-1 - GERO: Intro to Gerontology
Date:
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Delivery:
Online
Term:
2025 Fall Session 1
Estimated Cost:
$503.15 *

Class Notes

  • This is an Online class that can be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/onlinefaq.

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
8/18/2025 - 10/13/2025 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost