Graduate Certificates

Graduate certificates in applied social demography, energy policy and management, real estate development, transportation, and urban design are offered by the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. Admission to these programs require an undergraduate degree at an accredited university and a GPA that meets university graduate admission requirements. Additional information on these programs can be found at:

http://www.pdx.edu/usp/applied-demography-certificate,

http://www.pdx.edu/energy-certificate,

http://www.pdx.edu/usp/graduate-certificate-urban-design,

http://www.pdx.edu/usp/GCRED, and

https://www.pdx.edu/usp/graduate-certificate-in-transportation.

Gerontology Graduate Certificate

Aging Courses

Gerontology Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology provides multidisciplinary specialized training for postbaccalaureate and graduate students interested in acquiring or upgrading skills appropriate to working with or on behalf of elders in a variety of settings. Students need not be enrolled in a degree program to receive the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology.

The certificate program consists of a six-course format (18 credits minimum) made up of a three-course multidisciplinary core, two elective courses, and an internship or independent research project. The coursework will provide students with a general multidisciplinary overview of the field of aging, while the internship or independent project will allow a student to acquire experiential learning in a community-based aging services organization.

Course requirements for the Graduate Certificate program:

Internship Requirements

In addition, students are expected to undertake either an internship in an aging-services program or an independent research project; this typically takes place during the last term of certificate work.

Age 501

Research

1-6

Electives

Two electives are required for ALL students from the following, or other aging-specific courses, as available.

A good rule of thumb in determining if a course is aging-specific, is if aging, elderly, lifecourse or older adult are in the title.

Age 516	Families and Aging	4
Age 523	Business and Aging	4
Age 557	National Long-term Care Policy	3
Age 556	Health Aspects of Aging	4
Age 559	Economics of Aging	3
Age 560	Mental Health and Aging	3
PHE 561	Cultural Variations in Aging	3
Age 562	Global Aging	3
Age 563	Service Learning in Nicaragua: Enhancing Communities for an Aging Society	3
SW 544	Mid-Life and Beyond	3
SW 569	Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care	3
SW 574	Social Work with Frail Older Adults	3
USP 564	Political and Administrative Issues in Aging	3
USP 585	Housing and Environments for the Elderly	3

Note: Age 556 is an elective option for MSW students only.

There may be other approved classes – they will be listed on the web each quarter at www.pdx.edu/ioa/class-schedule

Students may select only one 510 course per certificate program. 510 courses may be used only as electives.

Three required classes

Age 556	Health Aspects of Aging	4
Age 558	Perspectives on Aging	3
Psy 562	Psychology of Adult Development and Aging	4
	or
Soc 569	Sociology of Aging	4

For MSW students the three (3) required courses are:

Age 558 - Perspectives on Aging 

SW 544 - Mid-life and Beyond 

SW 574 - Social Work with Frail Older Adults