Aging, BS

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

This degree offers a small-college experience – with its close personal relationships – on ASU’s beautiful West campus, plus the cutting-edge facilities and faculty of a top-tier research university.The world's population is rapidly aging, and older adults now compose the largest-ever demographic segment. Although longer life spans are an enormous gain for human welfare, this rapid shift presents tremendous challenges, including health care costs, labor-force shortages and long-term care demands.In the Bachelor of Science program in aging, you develop skills in identifying challenges and developing solutions that are critical to managing these profound demographic trends. Completing courses such as Communication and Aging, Aging and the Life Course, and Supporting the Health of Older Adults gives you the skills and mindset to contribute solutions as the proportion of retired adults increases faster than the number of people in the workforce. Completion of the degree includes a culminating experience, such as a capstone project or internship experience for learning opportunities beyond the classroom.This program prepares you to be a leader in this burgeoning field. You learn to develop solutions in areas of personal finance, transportation, increased demands for health care, assisted-living options and recreational needs for an aging population.

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