MINOR

In addition to majoring in Management of Aging Services Erickson School now offers a minor in Management of Aging Services. Students interested in the minor program can combine it with a wide range of other academic majors at UMBC. This is a 21 credit hour minor program with the following requirements: 

Core: (15 credits)

AGNG 200 The Experience of Aging (3)
AGNG 300 Overview of Aging Services in the U.S. (3)
AGNG 401 Management of Aging Services (3)
AGNG 422 Research Applications in Aging Services (3)
AGNG 440 Diversity in Aging Services (3) 

Electives: (6 credits)

Two courses selected from the content electives listed below.
 
AFST 473  The Black Senior Citizen (3)
AGNG 298/398/454 Special Topics in Aging Services Management (3)
ANTH 429 Aging in Cultural Context (3)
EHS  345    Death and Dying (SS) (3)
HAPP 405  Contemporary Issues in Long-Term Care (3)
PSYC 307   Psychology of Aging (3)
PSYC 306   Lifespan Human Development (3)
SOCY 357  Sociology of the Life Cycle (3)
SOCY 358  Contemporary Problems of Aging (3)
SOCY 430  Sociology of Aging (3)
SOCY 431  Family and Aging in Society (3)
SOCY 432 Work and Retirement (3)
SOCY 434 Gender and the Life Course (3)
SOCY 472  Issues in Aging Policy (3)
SOWK 260 Introduction to Social Welfare, Social Policy and Social Work I
SOWK 389 Human Behavior II (3)