UMBC: Erickson School of Aging Studies

Undergraduate Degree: B.A. in Management of Aging Services
Every 10.9 seconds another American turns 60, and by 2030, one in every five Americans will be over the age of 65. To prepare leaders to meet the needs of the growing baby boom population, the Erickson School of Aging Studies has launced an undergraduate major in Management of Aging Services. It is the first program in the nation to integrate management science, public policy and the study of human aging.

Learn more about the Management of Aging Services major, the innovative new curriculum and how all declared majors in the fall of 2006 will be eligible for $1000 of financial assistance.

For more information, click here or contact Neil Dampier at (877) 853-0439 or neil.dampier@umbc.edu.

Graduate Degree Program: M.A. in Aging Services
This applied, professional degree program will focus on preparing individuals for work in the growing array of aging-related services, including government, for-profit business, or non-profit organizations. It will allow students to focus on management, policy and/or research interests while providing a solid interdisciplinary foundation in gerontology, human services and business. Designed to meet the needs of mid-level professionals and talented undergraduates seeking advanced credentials, this graduate program may be offered on UMBC's campus or in non-traditional formats (such as weekend intensives or on-line).

This program is expected to be launched in Fall 2008 pending approval. Please continue to check this web site for updated information.

NIC Executive Education Courses for Seniors Housing and Care Professionals
The Erickson School, in cooperation with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries (NIC), currently offers seven non-credit courses for executives in the seniors housing and care industry. These four day intensives are held on the UMBC campus throughout the year and are limited in class size to stimulate discussion and interactive learning. Taught by nationally-recognized leaders working in the seniors housing and care industry today, this prestigious program is setting the standard for executive development excellence in the industry. Hear what the Executive Education Course Participants Have to Say

Graduate Certificate Program: A Graduate Certificate in Seniors' Housing Administration
The Graduate Certificate Program in Seniors' Housing Administration explicitly targets executives already working in the seniors housing and care industry both in the United States and internationally. An outgrowth of the successful Erickson School of Aging Studies/National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries (NIC) series, this interdisciplinary program blends expertise from gerontological research with practical business experience to provide advanced skills for the operation of seniors housing and related aging services organizations.

Four courses, three credits each, will be required to complete the certificate program.

The courses are:
Required:
AGNG 630 Fundamentals of Seniors' Housing & Care (3 cr)
AGNG 633 Seniors' Housing & Care Management (3 cr)

Electives:
AGNG 634 Seniors' Housing & Care: Sales & Marketing (3 cr)
AGNG 636 Seniors' Housing & Care Property Development (3 cr)

Additional elective courses are being developed on topics such as continuous quality improvement; finance, underwriting and investment analysis; and risk management.

Graduate Certificate Program Options
The Graduate Certificate Program

Enrolling in a Single Course for Graduate Credit

2005 Non-Credit Enrollees Returning for Graduate Credit or Certificate

Center for Aging Studies
The Center for Aging Studies, affiliated with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Erickson School of Aging Studies, is the hub for faculty and student research activities on the social, cultural, and policy dimensions of aging. The Center is the administrative and intellectual home for currently funded research projects totalling approximately $5 million. A multidisciplinary team of researchers representing Anthropology, Sociology, Health Services and Aging Services Research and Gerontology comprise the Center's core. Through its mission of teaching and learning by performing research and demonstration projects, it fosters the development of students, full-time researchers, and faculty at all career levels.

The Center strives to enhance the well-being of elderly persons by working collaboratively with aging network professionals, policy makers, researchers and aging service practitioners in the dissemination of research findings and development of new research and demonstrations projects. Its focus on inter-disciplinary collaborative research enables the Center to attract persons who are committed to furthering an applied holistic approach to the study of aging and aging services. Working synergistically with the UMBC/UMB Doctoral Program in Gerontology, the Center for Aging Studies has greatly increased the visibility of gerontological research at UMBC and in the community.