Integrative Experience in Public Health: Gerontology

Catalog description

This course is an Integrative Learning Experience for students of the master in public health with a specialty in gerontology. Students, in interdisciplinary groups, will implement and complete a project in coordination with an agency, organization, or com munity under the guidance of a faculty preceptor. The project will address a relevant public health issue related to the older population in Puerto Rico. The goal is for the student to comprehend the context in which public health work takes place and demonstrate proficiency in applying and integrating the knowledge and skills i acquired to the realities of the field. The project to be completed during the course can be in applied research; policy or program evaluation; or active aging and health promotion. At the end of the course, students are expected to present the results of their project in an oral presentation and a written technical report