for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging

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The Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging provides students with the opportunity to study aging as it relates to health, communication, development and activity. The minor is offered through the College of Applied Health Sciences. There are no prerequisites for the minor. Minors should be declared by filling out the intent to pursue a minor form.

for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging

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Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses		9
IHLT 240, Health and Aging Policy
CHLH 404
PSYC 361	The Psychology of Aging
Additional aging-related courses chosen from the following list:		9
KIN 459
SOCW 240	Death & Dying
SOCW 315	Social Work Services for Older Adults
CHLH 494	(Special Topics courses must include aging-related content and be approved by the Aging minor advisor)
RST 316	Human Development and Recreation, Sport and Tourism
RST 335	Leisure and Consumer Culture
SHS 271	Communication and Aging
KIN 386
EPSY 407	Adult Learning and Development
UP 340	Planning for Healthy Cities
Students may also earn elective credit by participating in an aging-related internship or independent study that is also pre-approved by the advisor for the minor. Minor modification forms should be filled out if you are requesting to use an independent study or internship. Forms can be found at http://provost.illinois.edu/files/2017/01/Minor-Modification-Form.pdf.
Total Hours		18

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Programs in Health and Kinesiology

Undergraduate Programs

• Majors
  • Community Health, BS
    • optional concentrations
      • Community Health: Health Education, BS
      • Community Health: Health Planning & Administration, BS
      • Community Health: Rehabilitation & Disability Studies, BS
  • Kinesiology, BS
    • optional concentrations
      • Kinesiology: Teacher Certification, BS
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS
    • optional concentrations
      • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Health & Aging, BS
      • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Heath Behavior Change, BS
      • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Health Diversity, BS
      • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Health Technology, BS
• Minors
  • Disability Studies
  • Health Administration
  • Health Technology, Interdisciplinary
  • Interdisciplinary Aging
  • Kinesiology
  • Public Health
• Joint Programs
  • Community Health, BS and Public Health, MPH
  • Community Health, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
  • Kinesiology, BS and Public Health, MPH
  • Kinesiology, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Public Health, MPH
  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Epidemiology, MPH

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Graduate Programs

• Majors
  • Community Health, MS
  • Community Health, PhD
  • Epidemiology, MPH
  • Health Administration, MHA
  • Health Technology, MS
  • Kinesiology, MS
  • Kinesiology, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH
• Joint Programs
  • Public Health, MPH & Community Health, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH & Food Science & Human Nutrition, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH & Kinesiology, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH & Nutritional Science, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH & Social Work, PhD
  • Public Health, MPH & Urban Planning, MUP

for the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Aging

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Department of Health and Kinesiology

Department of Health and Kinesiology website

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences website
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences faculty

College of Applied Health Sciences

Applied Health Sciences College Catalog page
Applied Health Sciences College website

To declare the minor or ask questions about the requirements, please contact:
Dr. Andiara Schwingel, Dr. Whitney Wolff, or Staci Baxley; 217-333-2307.