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Issues in Aging Policy

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Th 9:30a.m. – 12:15p.m.
W03-0125 Gerontology Classroom 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
Th 9:30a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
W03-0125 Gerontology Classroom
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

This course introduces students to the development, implementation, and analysis of social policy in the United States on major issues affecting older people. Income security, health care financing, and long-term care receive major attention. Discussions also focus on the programs mandated by the Older Americans Act; and participants examine the major normative, demographic, economic, and political forces that underlie aging policy.

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details