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Ph.D. in Gerontology

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  5. Ph.D. in Gerontology

Courses Offered on the Omaha Campus

  • GERO 8056 Advanced Principles in the Biology of Aging
    • or GERO 8800 Graduate Seminar in the Aging Brain
  • GERO 8500 Politics in Aging
  • GERO 8730 Dying, Death, & Grieving
  • GERO 9020 Graduate Seminar in Statistical Applications
  • GERO 9110 Applied Social Gerontology
  • GERO 9460 Seminar in Aging & Human Behavior

* 6 additional credit hours of research methods required
* A minimum of 20 credit hours of dissertation
* A total of 90 credit hours are required for the doctoral program.

Application Deadline

January 15 (Priority Admission)

April 15 (All others)

View a list of required application materials

Please submit all materials electronically through the UNO Office of Graduate Studies application system.

Visit the Graduate Studies website.


Contact Us

Students who are interested in pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Gerontology are invited to contact Dr. Julie Boron at jboron@unomaha.edu for more information.

View full requirements and information in the graduate catalog.


Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the Doctoral Degree

SLO 1: Mastery of content – students will be able to integrate interdisciplinary evidence-based gerontological knowledge and theories into a product that is new to him/her.
SLO 2: Mastery of research skills - students will demonstrate competence in conducting interdisciplinary gerontological research through hypothesis generation, study design, and analysis and interpretation of data.
SLO 3: Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills needed to disseminate research in the field of gerontology.
SLO 4: Students will demonstrate effective written communication skills in regards to critically thinking about concepts, knowledge, and theories in the field of gerontology.

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