Master's Degree

Graduate Certificate
2020 Spring Course Info
Adult DevelopmentAging in the Family SettingEnvironments and AgingProgram Evaluation and Research MethodsMental Health & Aging
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Spring 2020 Course Information
Adult Development
Course Description
This course explores the biological, psychological, and social factors that are associated with aging. Although the focus is on the later years, students gain information from a life-span developmental framework. Students review and discuss empirical studies concerning strengths, limitations, and implications for normative and optimal functioning of adults as they age.
Contacts
Instructor

Alex Bishop
Office: 405-744-3989
Fax: 405-744-6344
alex.bishop@okstate.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Adult Development and Aging
John C. Cavanaugh | Fredda Blanchard-Fields
Edition: 8th
ISBN: ISBN: 97813375590
Publisher: CENGAGE

Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

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Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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