Enhance your nursing practice and build specialized expertise onto your MSN education with the online Post-MSN Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate from King University. This CCNE-accredited program prepares students, who already have an MSN degree, for advanced practice roles in caring for adult and geriatric populations in the acute care setting. Learn more.

Develop important skills needed to care for older adults and meet the growing needs of an aging population with Brenau University's online Master of Science in Applied Gerontology. This program is designed with innovation in mind and provides an interdisciplinary course of study focusing on psychology, nursing and other subjects. Learn more and apply today!

The Ohio University Post Graduate Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) Certificate is for those who already hold a Master's degree in nursing and seek to attain the advanced practice role of the AG-ACNP. The 20-credit program features track-specific content that meets the core competencies and clinical hour requirements for AG-ACNP's set forth by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and can lead to specialized advanced practice certification eligibility.

This program is offered primarily online, however, during the first semester, students will attend a hands-on skills demonstration and simulation weekend on campus. During those three eight-hour sessions, students will navigate different acute care stations and scenarios with access to critical care materials to practice and demonstrate competencies in caring for acute care patients.

The proposed training methodology, added to the clarity, breadth and didactics of the content design, allows directing the Master's in Gerontology to professionals licensed in Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Sociology, Physiotherapy, Kinesiologists, Sociocultural Animators, Economics and Law.

The Master's Degree in Gerontology is focused as a highly useful postgraduate degree for all university students heading towards the field of gerontology, both clinical and social, being especially relevant for Health Sciences careers (medicine, nursing, occupational therapy , speech therapy, clinical psychology...) and Social Sciences (social work, labor relations, social psychology, psychopedagogy, sociology...), both from a professional and an academic and research point of view through the completion of doctoral theses by graduates. The Master is considered as a specialized and multidisciplinary training title, endorsed by the level of the teachers involved, mostly doctors, and from different fields of social and health care for the elderly.

Prepare for an aging population. Answer the call to address humanity’s needs on shifting local, national, and global levels.

The Doctoral Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics (UP/UA) specializes in training professionals for direct intervention, policy-making, service planning, and research with aging populations. The program focuses on analyzing aging and longevity, acquiring research skills, addressing health, psychological, and social needs, and conducting original research to advance knowledge in the field.

Expand your knowledge in biological, biomedical, and social aspects of gerontology and master research methodology. Enroll in this innovative program and lay the foundations for your academic career. Our program is ideal for graduates wanting to start a Ph.D. in the field of gerontology.

Taught by internationally renowned leaders in ageing, our online MSc Gerontology and Global Ageing will give you a world-class education in social gerontology and ageing studies.

This master course aims to:

One of the most distinctive demographic characteristics of today is the progressive ageing of the global population. Europe is gradually becoming one of the world's oldest continents. The United Nations has estimated that 27.4% of the European population will be aged over 75 by 2050.

This program is designed to assist Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) to work as part of an inter-professional healthcare team in geriatric and palliative care settings. Students acquire the knowledge and expertise to enhance an individual’s quality of living and dying as part of an end of life process. To meet the individual needs of the client during this transitional phase of their life, students examine current theories and explore best practices to build skills in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Through a combination of classroom instruction and lab, students focus on the importance of communication, spirituality, ethics, law and culturally responsive nursing care for an aging or end-of-life population. Students will have an opportunity to consolidate their classroom learning with one practicum placement in a variety of settings that may include hospital, community, home care or long term care.

The Master of Arts degree in gerontology is one of Youngstown State University's newest degree programs. With a solid interdisciplinary focus on social epidemiology and aging, the program differs from the few others of its kind in the state, and it joins only a small number of others in the country.