2023 Fall Course Info
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Drops and Refunds:
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Summer 2023 Course Information
Perspectives in Gerontology
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Course Number: | HDFS 723 |
| Credit Hours: | 3 credit hours - $600 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: | May 16, 2023 - July 07, 2023 |
Course Description
This course provides an overview of current aging issues. The course focuses on gerontology theory and research, critical social and political issues in aging, the interdisciplinary focus of gerontology, current career opportunities, and aging in the future.
Contacts
Instructor
Melissa O'Connor
Office: 701-231-8688
melissa.oconnor@ndsu.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Aging: Concepts and Controversies
Moody, H. R., & Sasser, J.R.
Edition: Tenth
ISBN: 978-15443-71719
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Course Access
Approximately three weeks before the first day of class at North Dakota State University, campus coordinator Stacy Duffield will touch base with students via email. She will encourage students to look for an email the week before classes start that will include instructions for accessing courses at NDSU.
One week before NDSU classes begin, students will receive Stacy's email which includes their ID number, user ID name, and instructions for setting up their Blackboard account at NDSU. Students may then set their own password and security questions, choose to forward emails to a different account, and activate their NDSU Live account.
Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of classes.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
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