Program: Sociology - Gerontology (SGER) - Minor - Winona State University

Apr 03, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

18 S.H.

2.0 GPA required.

C grade or better required in all courses.

Students may not major or minor in Sociology: General Option or count more than 9 S.H. from a Sociology major towards a Sociology minor.

Gerontology is the scientific study of older adults as a special population. The gerontology minor offers students a unique opportunity for the interdisciplinary study of older adults and the aging population. The field of gerontology is an expanding, stimulating, and challenging field, with career opportunities in nearly every professional arena - from sociology to social work, from nursing to business, from psychology to recreation.

Required Courses (6 S.H.)

SOC 150 - Introduction to Sociology (3 S.H.)
SOC 250 - Introduction to Gerontology (3 S.H.)

Required Field Experience (3 S.H.)

SOC 386 - Field Experience-Gerontology (1-6 S.H.)
SOCW 350 - Field Experience I (3 S.H.)
◎ NURS 454 - Immersion in Nursing Practice: Senior Capstone (4 S.H. practicum)

Electives - Tier One (6 S.H.)

△ NURS 352 - Caring for the Older Adult (3 S.H.) (2 S.H. theory/1 S.H. practicum)
RTTR 332 - Leisure and Aging in Therapeutic Recreation (3 S.H.)
△ SOC 440 - Sociology of Dying and Death (3 S.H.)
△ SOC 450 - Sociology of Aging (3 S.H.)
SOCW 430 - Aging: Policies and Services (3 S.H.)

Electives - Tier Two (3 S.H.)

CMST 290 - Disability Communication and Culture (3 S.H.)
◎ CMST 385 - Health Communication (3 S.H.)
PHIL 330 - Biomedical Ethics (3 S.H.)
PSY 298 - Health Psychology (3 S.H.)
PSY 303 - Introduction to Neuroscience (3 S.H.)
SOC 350 - Population Analysis (3 S.H.)
SOC 434 - Sociology of Health and Illness (3 S.H.)
SOC 438 - Health and Human Services Organizations (3 S.H.)
SOC 439 - Sociology of Disabilities (3 S.H.)
WGSS 220 - Intersections of Privilege and Power (3 S.H.)

Course(s) Unique to Minor

WSU policy requires a minor contain at least one course unique to the minor and not used in major or additional requirements. See DARS for details.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning