Public Health and Aging at UCLA

2004-2005 Academic Year

Public Health & Aging Coursework- Winter '05

Graduate Level

Aging and Health Behavior, CommuHealthSci 286, Mondays, 3 -5:50pm, CHS room 71-257, J. C. Frank
Graduate seminar intended to explore sociocultural determinants of health-related behaviors among the aged. Letter grading. jcfrank@ucla.edu

Research in Gerontology. SOC WLF 285E, Thursdays, 2-4:50 pm, Public Policy, 2242, L. Levy-Storms
Overview of research in aging. Development of research questions, selecting appropriate theoretical frameworks, conducting literature reviews, selecting appropriate research design, identifying sampling methods. Special considerations in aging research, including sampling, questionnaire design, and recruitment issues. Letter grading. llstorms@ucla.edu

Undergraduate Level

Frontiers in Human Aging: Biomedical, Social and Policy Perspectives 2004-2005, First-Year Cluster GE 80B, Tuesdays/Thursdays, 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m., De Neve P350,see syllabus for discussion section time, Profs. Damron-Rodriguez, Effros, & Malmgren.
Examines the aging process from the vantage points of multiple disciplines including biology, psychology, sociology, ethics and public policy. Disciplinary ways of knowing will be clearly identified and described in relation to the content. Course web site: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/05W/ge80b-1/

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