School of Public Health and Health Systems

The Gerontology Minor is open to University of Waterloo students who wish to obtain some specialization in gerontology.

Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative minor average of 67% is required for courses presented for the Minor.
2. Courses obtained on a Letter of Permission or in transfer credit must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements as assessed by the school/department offering the replaced course.
3. Successful completion of 5.0 units from the following requirements:
• Required courses (1.0 unit):
  • GERON 201/HLTH 201 (it is recommended that students begin their studies with GERON 201/HLTH 201)
  • GERON 400/HLTH 400
• Restricted elective courses (4.0 units):
  • GERON 218/HLTH 218/PSYCH 218, GERON 245/HLTH 245, GERON 310/HLTH 310/KIN 310, GERON 320/HLTH 320, GERON 352/HLTH 352/KIN 352/REC 362/SOC 352, GERON 355/BIOL 355, GERON 401A and GERON 401B
  • HLTH 253/SOC 253, HLTH 380, HLTH 407/KIN 407, HLTH 420/GEOG 432/PLAN 432, HLTH 427, HLTH 430, HLTH 451, HLTH 473 (course topic must be approved by the associate director, undergraduate studies)
  • KIN 342, KIN 343, KIN 359, KIN 406, KIN 418, KIN 422, KIN 429
  • PHIL 226, PHIL 319J, PHIL 321J
  • PSYCH 398
  • REC 361, RS 266
  • SOC 248
  • SOCWK 240R
  • SDS 367R
  • A statistics course (0.5 unit) from the following list: HLTH 204, ARTS 280, KIN 232, PSYCH 292, REC 371, SOC 280, SDS 250R, STAT 202, STAT 221, STAT 231