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Introduction to Gerontology (5 cr)

Code: BC00DQ93-3002

General information


Enrollment
26.08.2025 - 07.09.2025
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Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
12 - 40
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Katri Turunen
Heli Ridanpää
Groups
MGERO25
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology, Multimodal implementation
Course
BC00DQ93

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student can analyze and interpret old age and aging in a multidimensional way. They can examine old age as a societal, social, and cultural phenomenon. The student can explain aging as a process of adaptation and development. The student is familiar with the basics of promoting the health and functional capacity of older individuals. They can define the significance of the environment, physical activity, and nutrition. The student can structure and evaluate information related to old age and aging and apply it when working with the older people. .

Content

- gerontology as a science, gerontological research
- ageing of the population and its effects on society
- ageing as an experiential, societal, cultural and social phenomenon
- aged people's health and ability to function, factors that affect them
- aged people's nutrition
- physical, psychological and social ageing
- the interaction between the individual and the environment during ageing
- the meaning of mobility and physical exercise in the ageing process

Materials

Rantanen Taina., Kokko, Katja., Sipilä, Sarianna., Viljanen anne. Gerontologia. (2022)

Teaching methods

Lähiviikot 35, 39, 43, 49
Lähiopetus: luennot ja keskustelut sekä seminaariin osallistuminen, ryhmätehtävät, toiminnallinen tehtävä; Itsenäinen opiskelu: pienryhmätehtävät, verkkokeskustelu, tenttiin valmistautuminen.

Exam schedules

vko 49 Tentti, uusinta mahdollista Exam-verkkotenttinä 1 x.

Student workload

135 h sisältäen 36 h kontaktiopetusta kampuksella, muutoin verkossa itsenäisesti opiskellen.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students analyse old age and ageing with help of gerontological theories and models. They recognise ageing as a process shaped by adaptation, development and individual experiences. Students know how to apply gerontological knowledge in their studies and in elderly care.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyse old age and ageing with help of multidisciplinary gerontological theories and models. They can explain ageing as a process shaped by adaptation, development and individual experiences. Students know how to apply gerontological knowledge in their studies and in elderly care and its development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and interpret old age and ageing with help of multidisciplinary gerontological theories and models from the perspectives of the individual, culture and society. They can explain ageing as a process shaped by adaptation, development and individual experiences. Students know how to apply gerontological knowledge in their studies and in elderly care and its development.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

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