Employment opportunities include direct social services, program administration, government service, adult education such as nutrition education, research, long term care, and higher education. More than 125 students have graduated with the M.A. in Gerontology degree since 1981.
Students work with faculty advisors to focus their study plans to meet personal career goals.
Graduate assistantships allow students the opportunity to work with area agencies in the field. The program prepares students for a wide variety of career opportunities in the growing field of Gerontology. Multi-disciplinary courses prepare both potential professionals and current practitioners working in the field. Further, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University or be subjected to discrimination by the University.