Gerontology

2-Year Certificate at Online

Delivered with the following methods: Online

Program Calendar

12 week courses September - November, January - March, April - June

Typically, a cohort would run as follows:

YEAR ONE: September - November GERO 200, January - March GNUR 300, April - June GNUR 302, Electives 210 &/or 310

YEAR TWO: September - November GNUR 301, January - March GNUR 303, April - June GNUR 315 

Program Objectives

Upon the completion of this certificate program each student will:

• Interpret basic geriatric trends and issues
• Accumulate and test a wide variety of health assessment tools
• Demonstrate critical, innovative thinking in problem solving
• Illustrate how to educate towards wellness
• Develop advocacy skills at relational and policy-making levels

Admission Requirements

Full Certificate: Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses with a minimum of one year nursing experience with adults.

Part-time: Nurses and other health or social science students and professionals who wish to take individual courses and have the required course pre-requisites.

Career Potential

The largest growing health cohort is the geriatric population. By 2030, 25% of Canadians will be over 65; 12% will be over 85 years of age. Registered Nurses who have completed this certificate will have specialized knowledge and training to effectively educate, assess and care for older people. Graduates will have the ability to analyse trends and challenges in the field of Geriatrics, and the tools and skills to meet the complext physical, social, environmental, cognitive and spiritual needs of the elderly.

Facility care (all levels), acute care, community nursing (home care and case management), mental health, health promotion agencies, clinics and primary health care settings are all potential areas of employment for nurses with specialized skills and knowledge in gerontology.

Program Courses

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Courses marked as (D) are available via Distance Education.