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2020 Fall Course Info
Perspectives in GerontologyEconomics, Public Policy, and AgingNutrition & Physical Activity in AgingBiological Principles of AgingGerontechnology
2020 Summer Course Info
Professional Seminar in GerontologySexuality and AgingTheories of Aging
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Fall 2020 Course Information
Perspectives in Gerontology
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

Emily Roberts
Office: 405-744-3818
emily.roberts12@okstate.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

Active Aging: The Contribution of Psychology (E-Book)
Fernandez-Ballesteros, R.
Edition: 2008
ISBN: e-book
Publisher: Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber Publications.

The upside of aging: How long life is changing the world of health, work, innovation, policy and purpose
Paul H. Irving Rita Beamish
Edition: 2014
ISBN: 9781118692035
Publisher: John Wiley & Son, Inc. Hoboken, New J

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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Janice EdwardsIn addition to the flexible learning environment and knowledgeable faculty, another benefit that’s been a pleasant and unexpected surprise are the meaningful connections I have made with other students from all over the country. Not only have I had the opportunity to learn from their distinct experiences and individual perspectives related to development, but there are classmates that I now consider to be friends and have even had the privilege of meeting in person.

– – Janice Edwards, Community Development Student,
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