Masters Degree in

Gerontology Counseling Psychology

Online Degree Program

Our online distance education program offers students the opportunity to study a comprehensive curriculum in the Gerontology Counseling Psychology graduate degree program. This is a program dedicated to help the elderly. As the aging population grows in numbers, health care delivery systems are providing more care to the geriatric population, and specialists in geriatric mental health care are highly needed to meet the demands.

Through this program students will learn the skills needed to succeed in this field. All of the courses are focused on the major. This allows students to maximize their learning in the core courses and succeed in their educational and career goals.

Students begin with the study of foundation, issues and gertontology counseling. Specific courses focus on death and dying, group counseling the elderly and ethics. In the higher division courses students enter symposium and project courses where they are able to focus more in one area of Gerontology Counseling Psychology, and complete a comprehensive project and Gerontology Counseling Psychology degree research topic course. These specialty courses allow students maximum opportunities to experience the real world.   Several career fields this degree will prepare you for are:

* Gerontology Counselor
* Gerontology Behavioral Specialist
* Gerontology Consultant
* Educator
* Researcher in Gerontology

The prerequisites for this program are: an earned bachelor degree in psychology, social work, counseling psychology, nursing, geriatrics, or a related field. 

The online curriculum offers an innovative approach to higher education. Enrollment is open and students may begin the program at any time. All courses are provided in online classrooms, with on-to-one faculty mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive Study Tactics and Resources Center, with links to subject related websites, online libraries, articles and research assistance. Our online Gerontology Counseling Psychology degree curriculum includes:

TOTAL: 46 Semester Hours

Courses in this curriculum are to be taken in sequence as above.

TUITION: $500.00 per course. Students may register and pay for one course at a time.

* Note: cost of tuition does not include cost of text books.

** There is also a one time $50.00 admission processing fee.

Course Completion Times: Students are permitted 15 weeks to complete an online course. This may be extended with the permission of the instructor.

Certificate Option: students have the option of first enrolling into and completing a Graduate Certificate in this degree program. All courses in the graduate certificate program will transfer in to the Masters Degree Program. Following graduation with the Graduate Certificate, students may then elect to enroll in the masters degree program and complete the remaining courses. To preview the graduate certificate program, access here.

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