Department of Gerontology

The Courage to Care

  • Courage to Care

    The UNO Gerontology department offers a wide range of options in choosing the right path for you. Learn more

  • Home Instead Senior Care and the Department of Gerontology encourages you to purchase a gift for a senior who might not otherwise receive gifts this holiday season. Learn more

  • NHCA

    The Department of Gerontology launched an outreach campaign entitled The CourAGE to Care in which current and former students will be spotlighted. Sarah Hubner is a UNO Doctoral Student who has The CourAGE to Care. Learn more

In the Department of Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), students and faculty use a multidisciplinary approach to discover the many issues and opportunities facing our world’s rapidly increasing aging population, including independence, health changes and end-of-life planning.

Now, more than ever, our society is daring to pull back the curtain and  shine a light  on this final phase of life. Call it compassion. Call it sensitivity. Or just call it Gerontology. It’s more than just studying a phase of life. It’s a way of life.

Our three-campus program (Omaha, Lincoln, Online) offers the following options for students:

Undergraduate:

Graduate:

Pioneers in the Field of Gerontology

The department conducts relevant research in conjunction with local and federal agencies that serve the public and its changing needs. Research areas include end-of-life planning, aging prisoners, resiliency and public policy.

Practical Learning in the Omaha Metro Area

Practicums allow our students a chance to gain real-life experience working with aging adults and their families. Several of our courses offer service-learning opportunities that extend the study of gerontology beyond the classroom.

Leading Provider of Gerontology Education in Nebraska

Housed in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) building on the UNO campus and in 310 Nebraska Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) campus, the Department of Gerontology is a proven, valuable campus resource and the primary provider of gerontology education in the university system.