GPW05380 – International perspectives on aging and aging societies

Modul
International perspectives on aging and aging societies
International perspectives on aging and aging societies
Modulnummer
GPW05380
Version: 1
Fakultät
Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaften
Niveau
Master
Dauer
1 Semester
Turnus
Wintersemester
Modulverantwortliche/-r

Prof. Dr. Martin Grünendahl
martin.gruenendahl(at)whz.de

Dozent/-in(nen)

Prof. Dr. Martin Grünendahl
martin.gruenendahl(at)whz.de

Lehrsprache(n)

Englisch - 100.00%

ECTS-Credits

8.00 Credits

Workload

240 Stunden

Lehrveranstaltungen

4.00 SWS (4.00 SWS Vorlesung)

Selbststudienzeit

180.00 Stunden
180.00 Stunden Selbststudium

Prüfungsvorleistung(en)
Keine
Prüfungsleistung(en)

alternative Prüfungsleistung - Präsentation / Vortrag
Modulprüfung | Prüfungsdauer: 15 min | Wichtung: 100%

Lehrinhalte/Gliederung
  • Main information sources on worldwide aging
  • Main institutions dealing with worldwide aging
  • Demographic changes worldwide
  • Emergent theories and models of aging
  • Physical and psychic health of the elderly
  • Practice concepts
Qualifikationsziele

Content: student knows and can evaluate major developments in theorizing on aging, major topics of discussion on demographic changes worldwide and different models of gerontological intervention in differing societies and contexts

Methods: ability to work with mainly international literature and multilingual information, student knows major knowledge bases on aging and uses them in an efficient way

Social: student is aware of national limitations in discussing problems of an aging society

Besondere Zulassungsvoraussetzung
Empfohlene Voraussetzungen
Fortsetzungsmöglichkeiten
Literatur

Various articles from “The Gerontologist” and the "Journals of Gerontology", GSA

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