GO 261 - Growing Old in a New Age

Description
America is growing older. This course explores the myths and realities associated with issues about aging; love, intimacy and sexuality in later years; social roles and relationships; work, retirement and economics; how the body changes throughout the aging process; and surviving growing older in contemporary America.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Gerontology Certificate

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Apply theoretical concepts related to aging and the aging process to real-life situations and discuss the impact of these concepts on individuals, families, and society.

2. Consider the biological aspects of aging and related aspects involving memory and mental health.

3. Describe the issues relating to the medical care of aging adults and the associated costs.

4. Identify the reality and the myths regarding the aging process.

5. Be able to describe the living environments of older adults including long-term care facilities.

6. Identify the issues and changes surrounding love, intimacy, and sexuality that pertain to aging.

7. Examine the bereavement process and surrounding issues related to death and dying.

8. When communicating, use language that is appropriate to the audience.

9. Consider the context, costs, benefits and consequences of potential solutions to problems or issues.

10. Describe how knowledge and learning from the academic study/field/discipline relates to one’s participation in civic life, politics, and government.
Course Outline:
I. The Aging Revolution

II. Myths and Realities of Aging

III. The Aging Process (Biological Aging)

IV. Medical Care

V. Living Environments of Older People

VI. Long Term Care

VII. Social Roles, Relationships, Family Issues and Aging

VIII. Love, Intimacy and Sexuality

IX. Learning, Memory and Mental Health

X. Work, Retirement, and Economic Status

XI. Death, Dying, and Bereavement

XII. Societal and Political Aspect of Aging

XIII. The Future of Aging

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture/Facilitated Discussion: 30-60%

Individual/Collaborative Classroom Activities: 30-60%

Teaching Project: 10-20%

Use of Audio/Visual Materials: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 102580
Course CIP Code: 19.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 36
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of STEM
Department: Psychology
Discipline: GO
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
GO 261 will use qualified existing GRCC full time faculty or adjunct instructors. GO 261 instructors must hold a 1) Master’s Degree, or higher, in gerontology, sociology, psychology or a related field with 2) 18 graduate credits in gerontology-related courses, and 3) 4000 hours of related non-teaching field work experience. In addition, instructors must have 4) a minimum of 2 years classroom experience, or appropriate work-related experience.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250224T20:22:53
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030