Aging Studies Minor

College of Health Professions and Sciences
School of Social Work
HeaIth Sciences I (HS1), 248
407-823-2215

B.S.W. Program Director: Robin Kohn
robin.kohn@ucf.edu

In recognition of the special needs of older adults in Central Florida, the University offers an 18-credit hour interdisciplinary program leading to a Minor in Aging Studies. The minor is open to all students in any major. This minor prepares students for careers in applied gerontology, research, public service or for graduate training. Courses focus on the physiological, psychological, sociological, environmental, cultural, legal-ethical and public policy issues affecting older adults. Students majoring in health professions, biomedical sciences, criminal justice and legal studies, hospitality management, psychology, social work, nursing, sociology, business, exercise science, physical education, communication sciences and disorders or education find study of the aging process especially helpful.

Minor Admission Requirements

None

Minor Requirements

A required 120-hour internship, along with course options that include service-learning activities, complements the courses.
Students select one of the internship courses listed below depending on their major. BSW majors must take the 9 credit hour field education course.

Prerequisite Courses

None

Required Courses (6 Credit Hours)

GEY 3001 - Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Overview Credit Hours: 3

Required Internship Select One:

¹ For full-time Social Work majors. Cannot be used with SOW 4941.

² For part-time Social Work majors. Cannot be used with SOW 4510 .

³For Interdisciplinary Studies majors

Note: Students must enroll in a minimum of 3 credit hours if HSA 4850, IDS 4947 or PSY 3951 are selected to meet the Internship requirement.

HSA 4850 - Health Services Administration Internship Credit Hours: VAR
IDS 4947 - Internship Credit Hours: ³
PSY 3951 - Undergraduate Field Work Credit Hours: 1-9
SOW 4510 - Field Education Credit Hours: 9 ¹
SOW 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 9 ²

Restricted Electives (12 Credit Hours)

Students select FOUR courses from the following list of restricted electives:

College of Health Professions and Sciences

SOW 4645 - Social Services for the Elderly Credit Hours: 3
SOW 3740 - Social Work Practice with Loss & Life’s Transitions Credit Hours: 3

College of Community Innovation and Education

HSA 4220 - Long Term Patient Management Credit Hours: 3
HSA 3222 - Long Term Care and Administration Credit Hours: 3
HSC 4564 - Health Care Needs of the Elderly Credit Hours: 3
PLA 4530 - Legal Issues of the Elderly Credit Hours: 3

College of Nursing

NUR 4286 - Gerontologic Nursing Credit Hours: 3

College of Sciences

DEP 3464 - Psychology of Aging Credit Hours: 3
SYP 4730 - Aging in Society Credit Hours: 3
SYP 4732 - Minority Aging Credit Hours: 3

Rosen College of Hospitality Management

HFT 3005 - Introduction to Hospitality and Senior Living Industries Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required in each course used to satisfy the minor.
At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF within the program.
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
Independent Study credit may not be used toward the minor.