The department is internationally known for its educational videoconferences on the subject of aging. It also offers telecourses for both graduate credit and continuing education units. In North Carolina Sorry, there are no programs available at this time. Since 1964 gerontology research, teaching, and service programs have flourished across the campus. University of Massachusetts Boston Scott Bass, Graduate Program Director Gerontology Institute and Center 100 Morrissey Blvd.
Certificate programs are available as well.
The Andrus Gerontology Center has a 27-year history of gerontological education, applied and basic research in many fields, and services to older people offered both on campus and in the community. A faculty of 60 from virtually all relevant disciplines and professions teaches approximately 70 course sections annually. In 1995, the University of South Florida launched its new doctoral program in Aging Studies. As of fall 1996, there are more than 40 faculty members associated with the Ph.D. program who represent a wide variety of disciplines ranging from the arts to basic sciences. The emphasis is on research using an interdisciplinary approach, combining diverse research methods and areas of expertise to study the aging process.