MS with a Major in Dementia and Aging Studies Courses
Degree Templates
MS in Dementia and Aging Studies Courses – Long-Term Care Track
Required Courses
Sociology 5351 - Introduction to Dementia Studies
Sociology 5352 - Dementia and Caregiving -OR- Sociology 5355 - The Social Psychology of Dementia
Sociology 5383 - Seminar on Aging -OR- Sociology 5354 - Theoretical Perspectives in Aging and Dementia
Long Term Care Administration 5322 - Environmental Management
Long Term Care Administration 5323 - Governance Management
Long Term Care Administration 5324 - Personnel Management
Long Term Care Administration 5325 - Resident Care Management
Long Term Care Administration 5335 - Financial Management
Long Term Care Administration 5681 - Internship in Long Term Care**
**Most students need to take LTCA 5681 twice in order to log the 1,000 hours required for state licensing
Elective Courses
No electives for this track
MS in Dementia and Aging Studies Courses – Practitioner Track
Required Courses
Sociology 5351 - Introduction to Dementia Studies
Sociology 5352 - Dementia and Caregiving
Sociology 5355 - The Social Psychology of Dementia
Sociology 5383 - Seminar on Aging -OR- Sociology 5354 - Theoretical Perspectives in Aging and Dementia
Elective Courses
Communication Disorders 5380 - Communication and Aging
Long Term Care Administration 5322 - Environmental Management
Long Term Care Administration 5323 - Governance Management
Long Term Care Administration 5324 - Personnel Management
Long Term Care Administration 5325 - Resident Care Management
Long Term Care Administration 5335 - Financial Management
Philosophy 5360A - Ethics and Dementia
Social Work 5328 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
Sociology 5356 - End of Life Care
Sociology 5357 - Gender and Aging in Society
Sociology 5361 - Aging and Dementia: Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Sociology 5362 - Rural Aging and Dementia
Sociology 5363 - Seminar in Medical Sociology
Sociology 5388I - Clinical Sociology: Counseling the Elderly
MS in Dementia and Aging Studies Courses – Research Track
Required Courses
Sociology 5307 - Advanced Statistics for the Social Sciences
Sociology 5308 - Seminar in Quantitative Research Methods
Sociology 5351 - Introduction to Dementia Studies
Sociology 5352 - Dementia and Caregiving
Sociology 5355 - The Social Psychology of Dementia
Sociology 5383 - Seminar on Aging -OR- Sociology 5354 - Theoretical Perspectives in Aging and Dementia
Sociology 5399A - Thesis I
Sociology 5399B - Thesis II
Elective Courses
Communication Disorders 5380 - Communication and Aging
Philosophy 5360A - Ethics and Dementia
Social Work 5328 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
Sociology 5309 - Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods
Sociology 5318 - Seminar in Advanced Data Applications
Sociology 5356 - End of Life Care
Sociology 5357 - Gender and Aging in Society
Sociology 5361 - Aging and Dementia: Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Sociology 5362 - Rural Aging and Dementia
Sociology 5363 - Seminar in Medical Sociology
Sociology 5388I - Clinical Sociology: Counseling the Elderly