Key Facts

Course Title: Gerontology
Course type: MA/Diploma
Mode of Study:Part Time
Contact Details:Dorothy Tyson
Contact email:d.tyson@keele.ac.uk
Website: Go to Course homepage
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Subject Area: Social Sciences
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A free-standing two and half day Gerontology module is available in June 2013 which can be undertaken as part of the MA/Diploma in Gerontology (see New Ageing Populations & Developments in Cultural Gerontology)

 

Applications for the full masters programme are currently being accepted for a September 2013 start date.

The course aims to:

  • Broaden student's knowledge about ageing and older people, their needs, the services provided for them, and the skills necessary for effective health, social and voluntary work;
  • Provide students with a critical perspective on growing older;
  • Integrate advances in knowledge about social, psychological, health and biological aspects of ageing, with an update and review of developments in policy and service delivery;
  • Develop students' skills and awareness of the importance of research and evaluation;
  • Provide students with the opportunity to enhance and develop their written and communication skills;
  • Provide students with a stimulating intellectual environment;

The course is aimed at anyone with an interest in ageing.   It appeals to people wishing to pursue studies or a career in ageing research or practice.   Participants typically include professionals working with older people, as well as people who have recently completed a first degree.   The course is also suitable for older people and those with non-traditional academic backgrounds.

Modules

The following provides details of the modules comprising the full MA programme:

(** These modules emphasise self-directed learning, and participants will address the content of the module through individual tutorials, directed reading and a range of self-study talks building on the learning achieved in the previous linked, taught module).

Full MA Course Structure

The course comprises eight 15-credit M-Level modules that form the basis of the Diploma in Gerontology. Students must successfully complete these eight modules before undertaking their dissertation, which carries a further 60 M-Level credits and leads to the MA in Gerontology award.  Students are also able to register for, and build up their credits, module by module.

A range of different teaching and learning methods are used, including lectures, seminars, workshops, debates, self-directed study, and poster presentations.  The teaching team is multidisciplinary and is drawn from a group of international scholars in the field of ageing.  It also includes a wide variety of expert practitioners based both inside and outside the University.

Assessment is continuous and is based upon a variety of written assignments and the completion of a research dissertation.