Gerontology

Note: As of the Fall (September) Semester 2025 intake, applications for admission to the Diploma in Gerontology have been suspended until further notice.

The two-year Diploma in Gerontology allows students to develop advanced skills and knowledge to meet the needs of the rapidly growing population of older adults through a strengths-based and social justice approach. In this interdisciplinary program, students gain a broad and critical understanding of aging processes and social policy issues that affect older persons and their families.

Students also have the opportunity to work with older adults through completing over 300 practicum hours in two field placement settings. This provides an opportunity to apply the theories learned in class to a wide variety of settings that support older adults.