CAREER PATHS

Graduates in aging services management have a wide range of career options.

Potential settings include:

• For-profit businesses focusing on marketing, housing/real estate, financial services, technology and travel/leisure
• Non-profit organizations engaged in health promotion, education, emergency preparedness and legal advocacy
• Public sector institutions at the federal, state or local level involved in policy analysis, development and management.
• Positions could include planner for a corporate retirement program, product development specialist, manager of a senior volunteer program, activities director at a senior living community, policy advocate, or a legislative staff person to a state or federal committee. More opportunities are likely to arise as the population continues to age.

Complimentary Careers/Fields of Study
A degree in the Management of Aging Services is a great undergraduate education for students who plan to study in a specific professional field upon graduation. Solid coursework in this major is complimentary to future careers in/as:

• Law school--Attorney/Elder Law
• Social work--Counseling/Social Work
• Financial Planner/Retirement Planning
• Various Medical Fields-Doctor, Therapist, etc.
  

Complimentary Major or Minor for Various Degrees
A major or minor in the Management of Aging Services is a great match with a variety of other degrees offered at UMBC because it gives graduates a specialization in a field. Some potential degrees that compliment the Management of Aging Services major/minor are:

• Information Systems
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Emergency Health Services
• Health Administration and Policy
• Business Technology Administration
• Social Work
• Pscyhology