PSYC 140 Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  PSYC 140 NIGHT.pdf

Course Description: Examines psychological and related biological and social changes that occur in adulthood and old age and how these changes vary with ethnicity, gender and social class.  Topics include longevity, health, successful aging, intimate and family relationships and mental disorders of adulthood.  Designed to help students understand their own and others' aging and to familiarize them with the issues in the field of gerontology.

Course Text:  Erber, J. T. (2013). Aging &older adulthood (3 Ed). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

Course Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. To demonstrate familiarity with major psychological, social, and biological changes that occur in adulthood
2. To demonstrate familiarity with the changes that occur in adulthood in relation to ethnicity, gender, and social class
3. To identify and apply this knowledge of successful aging, health, and social  dynamics of aging to the students’ own life and those around them