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In comparison to other minor programs, the minor in Gerontology offers “real world” undergraduate training within a growing field for entry-level career opportunities. Training in the Gerontology minor is in direct response to the increasing need for undergraduates to have some knowledge in aging issues as they assume various entry-level positions in the helping professions or aging-related service industries. This minor is equally beneficial for students engaging in ongoing eldercare responsibilities within a family or other care context. The tuition cost for the minor is comparatively low among comparable Gerontology minor programs in the Chicago area.

The gGrontology minor would be complementary in training with majors in social work, psychology, sociology, education, and business (among other helping and applied disciplines).

The gGrontology minor is designed to graduate undergraduates who have an introductory knowledge of aging concepts. This is accomplished in the following ways:

• Students learn how to write academic papers and critically analyze research.
• Students complete 120 hours of entry level on-site internship training in a well-established, aging-related organization.
• Students are able to tailor the minor’s focus through the selection of an interdisciplinary elective (e.g., sociology of aging) with the coordinator’s approval. A second elective is needed if the PSYC 202 course is waived for Psychology majors.

Knowledge and Skills

Upon completion of the minor, students acquire a knowledge of:

• current research findings regarding aging trends and issues,
• available library resources to conduct research on an aging topic,
• different theories of human development,
• "real world" issues of aging-related population trends and associated social needs within communities,
• ethical issues in working with aging adults (e.g., care ethics), and
• multidisciplinary perspectives on aging processes and outcomes.

By the end of completing the coursework, students learn skills in how to:

• conduct searches for scholarly articles and books using research databases (e.g., PsycInfo),
• write a research paper incorporating both proper grammar and sixth edition APA style formatting,
• critically analyze concepts and theories presented in coursework,
• accomplish professional activities through an internship on-site training experience in an aging-related  organization, and
• present learning in the classroom (e.g., a PowerPoint presentation).

… among other learning outcomes.