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Certificate Requirements

Required Core Courses (10 hours) GRO 501 Seminar: Critical Issues of Aging (3) GRO 600 Proseminar in Gerontology (1) GRO 621 Health and Aging (3)

GRO 649 Gerontology Internship or Research Experience I (3)

GRO 501, GRO 600, and GRO 601 should be com- pleted during the first academic year after accep- tance to the certificate program.

Electives (6 hours)

To meet the student’s educational objectives, three courses (6 hours) are selected under advisement from three core areas:

Biology/health Gerontology Psychosocial

MS Master of Science in Gerontology

requirement prior to enrolling in GRO 620. Students accepted without an undergraduate statistics course are encouraged to complete such a course prior to enrolling in the graduate statistics course for all MS options. Electives (15 hours)

To meet the student’s educational objectives, fifteen (15) hours are selected under advisement from three academic areas: Biology/health Gerontology Psychosocial Thesis Option GRO 699 Thesis (1-6)

With faculty approval, students who are inter- ested in exploring a specific research problem in depth may choose to complete a thesis. Students must register for up to six (6) hours of thesis thereby reducing elective hours.

aGinG and buSineSS concentration

The Aging and Business concentration requires 49 hours for the thesis option or 43 hours for the non- thesis option. The concentration is designed to prepare graduates to integrate the critical issues of aging and business across a wide-range of settings, including health and wellness programming, older adult hous- ing and retirement communities, product development and marketing, policy and program development, or financial gerontology.

Required Core Courses (22 hours) GRO 501 Seminar: Critical Issues in Aging (3) GRO 600 Proseminar in Gerontology (1)) GRO 620 Research Methods in Gerontology (3) GRO 621 Health and Aging (3)

GRO 649 Gerontology Internship or Research Experience I (3) *GRO 651 Integrative Seminar in Gerontology (3)

GRO 679 Gerontology Internship or Research Experience II (3) ERM 517 Statistical Methods in Education (3) or

STA 571 Statistical Methods for Research I (3) and STA 571L Statistical Methods Laboratory I (1)

*Indicates Capstone Experience.

Additional Aging Requirements (9 hours) GRO 610 Life Planning for the Third Age (3)

GRO 622 Financing Longevity: Issues in Insurance (3)

GRO 631 Planning and Evaluation for Professionals in Aging (3) GRO 611 Issues in Aging and Business (3)

Students must choose two:

GRO 611A Silver Industries (1.5)

GRO 611B Boomer Demographic Phenomena (1.5)

GRO 611C Workforce and Human Resource Policies for Aging Societies (1.5)

Business Applications Requirements (6 hours) MBA 702 Financial and Managerial Accounting (3) MBA 703 Economic Environment of the Firm (3) Electives (6 hours)

Elective courses are selected with faculty advise- ment to permit tailoring of the program of study to the student’s specific interests. With faculty consultation, students select 6 hours of elective courses at the 500 or 600 level from a range of disciplines including geron- tology, sociology business administration, counseling, human development and family studies, public health education, and/or social work.

Thesis Option GRO 699 Thesis (1-6)

With faculty approval, students who are interested in exploring a specific research problem in depth may choose to complete a thesis.

nonProFit manaGement concentration

The Nonprofit Management concentration requires 46 hours for the thesis option and 40 hours for the non-thesis option. The concentration is designed to prepare graduates to meet the growing demand for trained professionals in public service at local, state and federal agencies; private, nonprofit agencies, and voluntary organizations serving the elderly and older adult population and/or meeting the needs of an ag- ing society. Course work fulfills the requirements for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nonprofit Man- agement through the Department of Political Science. Students must submit an application for the certificate.

Required Core Courses (25 hours) GRO 501 Seminar: Critical Issues of Aging (3) GRO 600 Proseminar in Gerontology (1) GRO 620 Research Methods in Gerontology (3) GRO 621 Health and Aging (3)

GRO 649 Gerontology Internship or Research Experience I (3) *GRO 651 Integrative Seminar in Gerontology (3)

ERM 517 Statistical Methods in Education (3) or

STA 571 Statistical Methods for Research I (3) and STA 571L Statistical Methods Laboratory I (1) PSC 540 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3) PSC 550 Philanthropy and Resource Development (3) *Indicates Capstone Experience.

Choice Requirements (3 hours)

Students must choose one of the following:

PSC 511F Problems in Public Management: Financial Manage- ment (1) or PSC 511R Problems in Public Manage- ment: Nonprofit Budgets (1)

And students choose two of the following:

PSC 511B Problems in Public Management: Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (1)

PSC 511D Problems in Public Management: Strategic Planning (1) PSC 511G Problems in Public Management: Grant Writing (1) PSC 511N Problems in Public Management: Nonprofit Law (1) Elective Requirements (9 hours)

Elective courses are selected with faculty advise- ment to permit tailoring of the program of study to the student’s specific interests. With faculty consultation, students select 9 hours of elective courses at the 500 or 600 level with at least 3 credit hours in political sci- ence and 3 credit hours in gerontology. Other possible electives include courses in business administration, counseling, human development and family studies, public health education, and/or social work.

Internship or Research Experience Requirement (3 hours) GRO 679 Gerontology Internship or Research Experience II (3)

With advisement of faculty in the Gerontology Pro- gram, students select an appropriate structured setting as an experiential learning activity within a public or nonprofit agency. The internship or research experi- ence will provide students with practical experience in the ongoing operations of an agency of government or in an organization engaged in public affairs activities serving the elderly or addressing the needs of an aging society.

Thesis Option GRO 699 Thesis (1-6)

With faculty approval, students who are interested in exploring a specific research problem in depth may choose to complete a thesis.

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The MS/MBA is offered jointly by the Gerontology Program and the Bryan School of Business and Eco- nomics and requires a minimum of 58 semester hours.

Application and Admission

In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School, applicants must submit a per- sonal essay elaborating on the applicant’s experience and/or interest in working with older adults.

Applicants may take either the GMAT or GRE quali- fying exam and must have a minimum of two years of relevant work experience. Applications are reviewed by both the Director of Gerontology Program and the MBA Program Director.

Degree Requirements

Computer Literacy

Upon entry to the MS/MBA degree program, stu- dents should have a working knowledge of word pro- cessing and spreadsheet applications in a PC environ- ment. Familiarity with Excel is required. Students must also be familiar with basic probability and statistics as covered in computer-based training modules approved by the MBA Program.

MS/MBA Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Business Administration