Programs: Gerontology Certificate (Brooklyn Campus) - St. Joseph’s College New York - Modern Campus Catalog™

2011-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue

Apr 13, 2025

This program of multidisciplinary studies in the field of aging will enable students pursuing various careers to function more effectively as service providers to older adults.

Required Courses for Certificate: 9 Credits

REC 276 - Therapeutic Recreation in Geriatric Settings 3 credits. or
HS 451 - Gerontology 3 credits.
PSY 230 - Adult Development and Aging 3 credits.
RS 145 - Theology of Death and Dying 3 credits.

An Approved Gerontological Field/Clinical Experience: 3 Credits

PSY 370 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 credits. (Prerequisite: PSY 100 )
REC 483 - Therapeutic Field Experience I 4 credits.
REC 486 - Leisure Services Management Internship 12 credits
REC 487 - Therapeutic Recreation Internship Experience 12 credits.
REC 488 - Internship In Therapeutic Recreation 12 credits
SOC 241 - Experience In Social Work 3 credits.

Total Required for Certificate: 12 Credits