Gerontology

The gerontology program at Nazareth College is interdisciplinary and consists of 18 credit hours. Students may combine a minor in gerontology with coursework from any department; some combinations in the past have been with communication sciences and disorders, social work, psychology, nursing, and physical therapy, and also specialized Nazareth programs including music therapy.

A one-semester internship program at a local agency/institution is available and recommended. Classroom instruction is reinforced and supplemented by an opportunity to apply learning achieved in a work setting. In such a quality experience, students are provided with:

• Contacts with professionals in the milieu of their work activities.
• Direct contact with genuine problems and issues in the field of aging.
• Knowledge of ways in which society responds to various problems and issues of aging raised in the classroom.
• An opportunity to evaluate their personal responses to working with or for older persons.
• A "learning lab" in which to test theoretical concepts and to define or refine clinical experiences.

Contact Information

David W. Steitz

Associate Professor

585-389-2738

dsteitz4@naz.edu

Golisano Academic Center 338H

Additional Positions:

Director in Gerontology