Department of Gerontology
The Courage to Care
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Enroll Now, Seats still available. Learn more
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By 2020, 77 million people will be 60 and older in the U.S. Are you ready? The UNO Gerontology Department offers educational paths right for you. Learn more
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Be a Santa to a senior who might not otherwise receive a gift this holiday season. Learn more
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Registration now open for Aging with Passion and Purpose conference. Learn more
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Nebraska’s Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) have The Courage to Care. For aging adults and their families, each of the AAA’s across Nebraska have information about resources and services in the community. Learn more
Since 1972, the Department of Gerontology at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) has been educating students about aging issues. 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.
Programming is available in Omaha, Lincoln, and Online. Education paths include a certificate or minor, a BS, MA or PhD in Gerontology. If you have the courage to care, we have on campus and online options to help you develop as a professional to work in this field of the future.
Undergraduate:
Graduate:
- Certificate
- Certificate with a concentration in Interior Design
- Master of Arts in Social Gerontology (non-thesis track)
- Master of Arts in Social Gerontology (thesis track)
- Dual Program in Gerontology & Law
- PhD in Gerontology
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.
Announcements
- Registration now open! March 19, 2019. Aging with Passion & Purpose.
- December 1 is the deadline to apply to the Gerontology PhD program.
- Participants Needed for Research Study on Exercise and Food Choices
- Aged 19-110 Needed for New Research Study - Compensation for Participation
- 2019 Spring Courses
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Contact Us
- Omaha
- 6001 Dodge Street, 211 CPACS
- Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0202
- UNO Phone: 402.554.2272
- UNO Fax: 402.554.2317
- Lincoln
- 901 N 17 St, 310 Nebraska Hall
- Lincoln, NE 68588-0562
- UNL Phone: 402.472.0754
- Department Email: unogero@unomaha.edu
Why choose UNO?
My name is Brittany Tran and I’m thankful to have graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Nebraska Omaha. I was majoring in Business Administration when I attended a UNL Leadership retreat and was asked to consider strongly what “social change I would like to see in our culture.”It was at this time I realized my passion for senior care and began working alongside school as a certified nursing assistant and activity aide at an assisted living here in Lincoln. This was priceless real-world knowledge for me as I continued through graduation. Rivaling that experience was my gerontology practicum at the Lincoln Area Agency on Aging, now known as Aging Partners. I owe much of my early professional development to Julie Masters, June Pederson, and the other professors and co-workers surrounding me.
I was soon able to accept a position as Admissions Coordinator at a local skilled nursing facility. I loved the variety of work and continued in admissions for just over 5 years. Now, over a decade later, I am directing an adult day service where my love and passion for senior care continues to grow.
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- CPACS Units and Resources
- Division of Continuing Studies
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Department of Gerontology
- Goodrich Scholarship Program
- School of Public Administration/Aviation Institute/Emergency Management and Disaster Science
- Grace Abbott School of Social Work
- William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies
- Center for Public Affairs Research
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