Florida State University 2008-2009 General Bulletin Undergraduate Edition
Certificate Program in the Pepper Institute On Aging and Public Policy
College of Social Sciences
Director and Rod and Hope Brim Eminent Scholar: David Macpherson (Economics); Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar: Quadagno (Sociology); Professors: Barrilleaux (Political Science), Bourgeois (Communication Disorders), Brummel-Smith (Medicine), Charness (Psychology), Fournier (Economics), Weissert (Political Science); Associate Professor: Reynolds (Sociology); Assistant Professors: Barrett (Sociology), Bokhari (Economics), Rohlinger (Sociology); Affiliates: Brooks, Cowart, Ebener, Ferris, Hinterlong, Kelley, LaPointe, Licht, D. Lloyd, J. Lloyd, Miles, Munn, Nilsson, Ohlin, Ouimet, Panton, Pomidor, Sachs-Ericsson, Taylor, Vinton, Wolfson
The Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy has a multidisciplinary focus and plays a coordinating and facilitating role for the work in all academic units with interests in aging and social policy. As an internationally recognized site of multidisciplinary research, the institute reflects many of the strengths of Florida State University. The institute supports a rigorous research program that mirrors the interests of faculty and their contributions to health policy, health care, and health financing; retirement, pensions, and income inequality; family structure, care-giving, and end-of-life issues; social welfare policy; and the special concerns of older women and minority group members. The institute also sponsors an exceptional educational outreach program for mature adults, the Academy at FSU. As part of the broader University community, the Pepper Institute seeks to teach each new generation the importance of learning as a life-long activity and the value of service to others. The Pepper Institute offers an undergraduate and graduate Certificate in Aging Studies that can be completed by any student in the University. Application to the program is made to the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy. For more information, contact Susan Lampman at slampman@fsu.edu.
Requirements for the undergraduate Certificate in Aging Studies include a three (3) semester hour internship (ISS 4944r Practicum in Aging Studies) enabling students to gain experience in a setting associated with services for the elderly, and the completion of an additional nine (9) semester hours of course work in aging from the list of approved courses.
Selected Course Offerings
DEP 4404 Psychology of Aging (3) [Prerequisite: PSY 2012]
ECP 3530 Economics of Health (3)
HFT 3272 Senior Services Management (3)
ISS 4931 Special Topics [Aging Studies] (1–3)
ISS 4944r Internship [Practicum in Aging Studies] (3–6)
NUR 3195 The Individual, Death, and the Family (2)
NUR 3286 Nursing the Aging Family (3)
PSB 4641 Pain and Suffering (3)
PSY 4930r Special Topics In Psychology [Successful Aging] (3)
RCS 4930r Special Topics in Rehabilitation Counseling [Social Psychology of Aging] (1–4)
REL 3191 Death and Dying (3)
SOW 4645 Aging and Old Age: Social Work with the Aged (3)
SOW 4935r Seminar in Social Work: Selected Topics [Aging] (3)
SPA 4411 Acquired Language Disorders (3)
SYA 4930 Selected Topics in Sociology [Law and Ethics of Caregiving] (3)
SYP 3730 Aging and The Life Course (3)
URP 4523 Introduction to Health Planning (3)
URP 4531 Policy and Planning for the Aged (3)
URP 4936 Special Topics in Urban and Regional Planning [Regulatory Aspects of Health Care] (3)
Students will be able to choose from a diverse selection of courses, depending on a selected focus, for nine (9) of the twelve (12) hours. The final three (3) hours will consist of a required internship, ISS 4944 Practicum in Aging Studies. Students must receive permission from the Pepper Institute on Aging Education Director to complete this course. The Institute offers a graduate Certificate in Aging Studies. For details, please refer to the Graduate Bulletin. Other opportunities for concentrated study in aging are available by earning a minor in aging in conjunction with another discipline. A minor in aging studies shall consist of at least twelve (12) semester hours from the approved list of courses offered in conjunction with the interdisciplinary aging program through the College of Social Sciences with a grade of "C–" or better. Utilizing the resources of a number of departments and programs, this minor allows the student to study aging research, policies, and services from an interdisciplinary perspective.