Major in Psychology with a Consortium
Certificate in Gerontology
Requirements for a Major in Psychology Consortium Certificate in Gerontology:
Students are eligible to earn a certificate in gerontology from the Worcester
Consortium for Higher Education while also completing requirements for the
Psychology major. Students can obtain a copy of the recommended course of study
in Room S241.
Recomended Course of Study
Required Psychology Courses:
PS 101
General Psychology
PS 205
Research Methods
PS 275
Psychological Statistics
PS 307
Applied Research Methods
Recommended Courses for the Areas of Psychology Requirements:
Development:
*PS 220
Psychology of Aging
Biopsychosocial Processes:
PS 485
Psychobiology of Mental Disorders
Personality and Abnormal Psychology:
PS 335
Abnormal Psychology
Social Psychology:
PS 250
Social Psychology
Electives:
*PS 400
Internship in Psychology
internship in a psychology-oriented gerontological setting for 2 semesters
PS 222
Introduction to Health Psychology
*PS 315
Physical and Sexual Abuse
*fulfills Gerontology Consortium Requirements
Required Courses for the Gerontology Certificate:
Sociology of Aging
Aging in Society
(which can be taken at Assumption
University, Clark University or Holy Cross)
or
UR 202
Aging in a Metropolitan Society
or
UR 216
Women and Aging in the
Urban Environment
(at Worcester State University — can fulfill core distribution credits for
Social Sciences)
Aging and Health
(offered at UMass Medical School)
Policy and Aging at Holy Cross
or
UR 352
Policy Planning for an Aging Society
(either can fulfill core distribution credits for Social Sciences.)
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Total 46 credits