Course Information
Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Environments for Aging
| University: |
Kansas State University |
| Course Number: |
GERON 774 |
| Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $590 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
January 18, 2022 - May 13, 2022 |
Course Description
This course overviews theoretical perspectives in environments for aging, as well as factors involved in the continuum of environments for aging including aging in place, retirement communities, long term care, memory care, and end of life care. Students will be introduced to a wide range of overlapping domains such as environmental psychology, cognitive science, sociology, physiology, architectural and interior design, human geography and urban/rural planning.
This course will include selected readings for each module topic; web-based tools and resources that can be used beyond the course; short experiential leaning activities; group discussions via message boards; and short reflective writing assignments.
Contacts
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 in the Right Place
Stephen Golant
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1938870330
Publisher: Health Professions Press, Inc
Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population
Victor Regnier
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1119180036
Publisher: Wiley
AARP Guide to Revitalizing Your Home: Beautiful living for the second half of life
Rosemary Bakker
ISBN: 978-1600592805
Publisher: Lark Crafts
Course Access
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator,
Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the
Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
