Study Gerontology at St. Thomas University

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GERONTOLOGY UNDERSTANDING AGING Study changes that take place in the process of aging and explore the impact of the way society defines aging. Learn how individuals experience and understand the later years of their own lives.

You will examine aging from sociological, psychological, physical, spiritual, and philosophical perspectives by taking courses that focus on issues related to older persons.

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Gerontology students present their research on nursing home care in New Brunswick.

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Topics in Gerontology

St. Thomas professors conduct research and teach in a number of specialty areas: • Developmental psychology • Existential meaning • Gender and family relations in later life • Images of aging in popular culture and media • Leisure and aging • Narrative gerontology and biography • Qualitative research and analysis • Social policy • Widows and widowers

• Caregiving and health care • Leisure and recreation for older adults • Preservation of quality of life • Relocation and nursing homes • Retirement • Spirituality • Storytelling/listening exchanges

St. Thomas is home to the Health Research Chair in Community Health and Aging.

After graduation You will be prepared to move into a variety of careers that involve people. Popular careers for Gerontology graduates include social work, government policy, research, medicine, nursing, senior centre administration, pastoral care, recreation therapy, private enterprise, occupational therapy, and more.

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