Social Gerontology

Alma Mater Europaea - ECM offers an innovative master's program for preparing students to handle issues facing an aging population. The emphasis of the master’s degree program in Social Gerontology is on advanced understanding the process of aging from an intergenerational symbiosis perspective.

The Alma Mater Europaea master's program in Social Gerontology positions graduates to pursue their passion for policy and research while studying the mechanics and mysteries of longevity, aging and population health. The Social Gerontology master's program prepares graduates to become leaders who effect policy changes at the local and national levels alike, while applying their knowledge in an array of industries.

This flagship master's program provides students with a comprehensive education in gerontology and policy. The program is designed to provide systematic advanced education in gerontology for those planning to enter professions related to higher education, social services, health services, government, or business. 

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Courses

SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY CURRICULUM

MANDATORY AND ELECTIVE COURSES

Faculty

Jana GoriupEmeritius Full. Prof. Ph. Dr.

Head of Chair of Social gerontology
jana.goriup@almamater.si

Programs:

Undergraduate: Nursing, Social Gerontology
Graduate: Social Gerontology
Doctorate: Social Gerontology

 

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Programs:

Undergraduate: Nursing, Social Gerontology
Graduate: Social Gerontology
Graduate: Social Gerontology

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Prof. Dr. Jana Goriup is Head of the Chair of Social Gerontology Alma Mater Europaea - ECM, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Researcher and Multiple Head of The Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor; co-author of the DMV and sociology and interdisciplinary social sciences programmes. Her field of pedagogical, research and professional work focuses on the sociology of education and family sociology, sociology of health and illness and social gerontology. She is a member of the editorial boards of Didactica Slovenica - Pedagogical Horizons and Acta Technologica Dubnicae. 

Among her major activities are research in the fields of several sociological disciplines: family sociology, sociology of health and illness, sociology of medicine and sociology of education and social gerontology. She is the author of several scientific and professional articles and monographs; she also co-authored scientific monographs aimed to the professional and the saer public; for the rest, she prepared study materials. She is a member of several international research groups for adult education, in which she researches adult education from the Enlightenment to the present , the impact of globalisation on the knowledge society and intergenerational learning, the social goals of adult education in a learning society, demographic trends based on gerontological understandings of social changes, ageism and stereotypes towards the elderly and their social isolation, the importance of adult education for understanding intensive ageing and age, dying and certain aspects of the experience of death, as well as the role of nursing and medicine in the grip of the changed values of postmodern society. She is also still researching new paradigms of family and partner life theories, competences and changed attitudes towards the lives of the elderly. As a co-organizer and active participant on several international scientific symposiums and scientific conferences at home and abroad, she contributed to the recognition of current processes in postmodern society in Slovene society and abroad. 

Advantages

Alma Mater Europaea is committed to providing students with a broad theoretical understanding of lifespan development. Master’s-level students will take a wide variety of courses and work closely with faculty to enable them to sharpen their critical thinking and analytical skills, and acquire an in-depth knowledge of aging.

The graduate degree in Social Gerontology will provide education for those interested in the area of policy, theory and its applications, health and aging, community services, program development, and biostatistical evaluation. Students will gain a better understanding of the roles of older people and their contributions to society. The program will also prepare students for entry to doctoral level education.

All Alma Mater Europaea - ECM lectures are filmed and e-learning supported. You can watch them in live stream and re-run them at home as many times as you like.

Grants & Partnerships

Employability

With your degree, you may seek immediate employment in health care, academia, research, government or policy. A master's degree in gerontology qualifies you for a career working directly with older people or indirectly for their benefit.

Specific job titles depend upon the industry in which you work. Some gerontologists become researchers and study mental and physical aging processes and how they affect populations. Others work in policy to amend laws and regulations that affect older people. If you work in industry or government, you may be involved in designing new products to meet specific needs of the elderly.

Common employers include community organizations, retirement communities, non-profit agencies, social services, clinics, hospitals, research facilities, hospices, government agencies and home health care facilities. Alternatively, you may start your own consulting business and advise other health care agencies and businesses on the best products and services for older adults.