Graduate Catalog - Shippensburg University

Shippensburg UniversityGerontology (GRN)GRN480 Valuing Diversity in Later Life (3 crs.)Examines the unique experiences of aging among various racial,ethnic, and cultural groups, with an emphasis on assessing needs andidentifying strengths.GRN481 Reflecting on the Impact of Gender in Later Life (3 crs.)Explores the unique experiences of aging women and men with anemphasis on overcoming discrimination and stereotypes to promoteimproved quality of life.GRN482 Using Spirituality to Promote Optimal Aging (3 crs.)Examines the powerful influence of religion and spirituality in thelives of elders, including ways of working with beliefs and religioussystems to improve service delivery.GRN483 Using Applied Statistics in Gerontology Professions (3 crs.)Provides necessary skills to apply, understand, and critically evaluatethe unique outcomes of research designs involving older adults.GRN484 Evaluating Gerontology Programs, Services, and Products(3 crs.)Engages students in applied research including the evaluation ofexisting aging-related social service programs and for-profit servicesand products aimed at the older adult market, with an emphasis onthe use of qualitative methods.GRN491 Advanced Selected Topics in Gerontology (1-3 crs.)Opportunity to offer advanced courses in areas of program minor notcovered by the regular courses.GRN510 Foundations of Applied Gerontology I: The Social Context ofAging (3 crs.)Provides an in-depth overview of the field of aging for diverse careerprofessionals with an emphasis on understanding issues important toelders today such as economics, social relationships, and the importanceof advocacy.GRN511 Foundations of Applied Gerontology II: Cognitive Aging,Mental Health, and Wellness (3 crs.)Examines individual differences in later life including personality,memory and cognition, and the social psychology of aging, with anemphasis on geriatric assessment and application of findings thatpromote positive aging.GRN512 Foundations of Applied Gerontology III: Biological Aging,Physical Health, and Wellness (3 crs.)Examines the biological and physiological dimensions of health andwellness of older adults with an emphasis on distinguishing normal(i.e., healthy) aging versus pathological (i.e., disease) processes in laterlife and on applying interventions to achieve optimal fitness in laterlife.GRN520 Thinking Critically for Gerontology Professionals (3 crs.)Provides necessary skills to understand and critically evaluate agingresearch, with an emphasis on applying results to real-world issues.GRN610 Advancing Social & Public Policy in Gerontology (3 crs.)Examines the impact of aging and health care public policy (e.g.,Medicare, Social Security) on the social service delivery system, withan emphasis on improving the social, economic, and physical environmentsof elders.GRN621 Creating Successful Models of Aging (3 crs.)Examines model theories, programs, and services for seniors, with anemphasis on revision and adaptation for career-specific use.GRN640 Attracting & Keeping Older Clientele (3 crs.)Focuses on issues important to the business professional including theeconomics of aging, social policy, marketing techniques, and appliedmarket research design.GRN641 Managing an Older Workforce (3 crs.)Focuses on issues and skills important to the effective management ofan aging workforce including hiring, performance evaluation, training,retraining, and leadership.GRN650 Applied Projects & Research in Aging (3 crs.)Students choose one of two options depending on career goals: 1)applied internship placement that focuses on working with and/or advocating for older adults; or 2) complete a formal thesis with agerontology theme with the goal of preparing for advanced graduatelevel work.GRN651 Integrating Gerontology into Professional Careers (3 crs.)Capstone course provides an in-depth analysis of serving olderclients/consumers with an opportunity to integrate previously learnedmaterial in an individually tailored applied project.GRN690 Learning Something New: Advanced Selected Topics inAging (3 crs.)Opportunity to study concepts and applications in the area of diverseaging individuals not covered by regular graduate coursework (to betaught by interdisciplinary faculty over summer terms).History (HIS)HIS402 Revolutionary America (3 crs.)Explores the fundamental changes in American life during the 18thcentury and their culmination in the American Revolution. Analyzesthose themes within the conceptual framework of the modernizationof traditional societies and in the context of broader Western andAmerican developments.HIS407 Women in Comparative Perspective (3 crs.)Topical exploration of female experiences in selected global cultures.How different societies have constructed gender (or defined the socialmeaning of being a woman) over time explored in a comparativeperspective. Intellectual discourses of religion, education, and politicsstructure cultural comparisons of women’s work, their position withinthe family, attitudes toward sexuality, civil rights, and access to publicpower. Through readings, discussions, films, and occasional lecturesexamines the historical development of modern gender conventionsin various world regions and of controversies about the human rightsof women.HIS410 The Islamic World (3 crs.)Explores the many contours of the Islamic World from 600 to 1500CE, focusing on Islam as a religion and as an organizing principle ofmany diverse societies. Examines how politics, warfare, society, andcultures developed in the Islamic world. Includes pre-Islamic Arabia,the rise of Islam, Arab expansion and adaptation, nomadic-urbanencounters, and development of socio-political institutions, religioussects, and cultural-scientific achievements.HIS413 Pennsylvania History (3 crs.)Deals with development of Pennsylvania from the eve of Europeansettlement to the present. Attention given to political, economic,and social trends and institutions from the 17th through the 20thcenturies. Pennsylvania’s role in national and international historyalso studied.HIS423 Issues in 20th-Century Europe (3 crs.)Chronological and topical study of political, economic, social, andintellectual trends of our era. Modern wars, the struggle between authoritarianismand democracy, the East-West split, and the Europeaneconomic community are major themes.94