Aging and Disability

Catalog description

Provides a broad overview of aging and disability, including an introduction to the field of geriatrics, disabilities that are age-related, developmental disabilities, as well as the experience of people with disabilities as they age. The course will be taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating social, environmental, cultural, economic, and historical issues related to disability and aging. Restricted to students approved for appropriate senior year track in the Health Science major.