老年学跨学科研究学士

老年学跨学科研究学士学位课程将为本科生提供一个机会，使他们能够通过不同的观点了解整个生命过程中的衰老知识。与老年病学相关的课程旨在利用各种学科，使学生了解有关衰老过程，老年人以及我们快速衰老的社会的复杂需求的问题，知识和研究。总体目标是提供一个专业，为学生提供老年病学知识基础和技能，为他们做好准备以应对衰老领域的职业机会（例如，在营养计划中为老年人提供直接服务的入门级专业工作，老年人中心，志愿人员计划，疗养院，住宅和辅助生活设施）和/或进入研究生和专业学位课程（例如，老年医学，医学，护理，心理学，公共管理
The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) in Gerontology offers students an opportunity to learn about aging across the life course. Gerontology courses draw from a variety of disciplines to expose students to issues, knowledge and research about aging processes, older people and the complex needs of our rapidly aging society.Faculty members associated with the Gerontology Institute come from business, law, the social and biological sciences, and the health and human service professions. They bring a diverse, interdisciplinary perspective to our instructional programs and are engaged in a wide range of research in areas such as long-term care, assisted living, ethnicity and aging, health and health disparities, learning and memory, retirement, aging among minorities, intergenerational caregiving and marketing to seniors.