Location:

Denton, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Gerontology

Program Overview

Program Description:

The goal of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Applied Gerontology is to produce graduates who will exercise leadership in the development and evaluation of innovative health and human services programs for the elderly. All students in the doctoral program master the gerontological theories, knowledge, and research techniques needed both to make policies that govern and facilitate such programs and to be advocates for these policies. The program’s curriculum includes required courses on theories of aging, formal organization of aging services, health and aging, research methods, statistics and policy in aging. Additionally, students must select from groups of related courses in gerontology, planning and administering services and policy issues in aging.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Requirements:

The minimum program for the doctorate consists of 60 semester hours beyond the master’s degree (or 90 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree), plus 9 hours of a tool subject. The student must meet the university’s residence requirement by carrying a full load of 9 hours for any two consecutive semesters; establish an advisory committee and prepare a degree plan approved by this committee; pass written qualifying examinations in theory, methods, and an area of concentration; and write and orally defend a dissertation representing original research that makes a significant contribution to the discipline of gerontology.

International Requirements:

See http://www.international.unt.edu/admissions/index.html