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  • AGNG 440: Diversity in Aging Services

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    Providing services to older people involves the diversity of the clients and, increasingly frequently, the diversity of the service provision staff. Including aspects of cultural diversity, socioeconomic diversity, gender diversity and age diversity, this course provides students with information regarding aspects of diversity that may influence the expectations and satisfaction of both groups in the service delivery system. Examples include variations in family systems, expectations about later life and illness, issues related to eligibility for services, and problems of communication and comfort in cross-age, intercultural or interclass interactions. Prerequisites: AGNG 401 or permission of instructor.
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  • AGNG 454: Global Aging and the Future of Social Insurance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    This course examines the demographic causes for and the multiple social and economic effects of the unprecedented demographic trend of aging in the population of the U.S. and of countries throughout the world. This course prepares students to understand and to join the debates about social insurance programs (e.g. Social Security and Medicare) into the 21st century in the U.S., the developed countries and third world nations. Specific topics include a visualization of the planet at mid-century and beyond, challenges from the unfunded liability of these programs, and the technique of generational accounting. Policy options to address the multifaceted dilemmas will be explored, including an overview of policies being implemented in other developed nations. Finally, personal strategies to address the expected trends are explored. Prerequisites: permission of the instructor.
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  • AGNG 460: Internship in Management of Aging Services

    5.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    This one-semester experiential learning internship places students at established agencies, organizations or businesses providing services. The student will either undertake a new project on behalf of the organization or participate in meaningful fashion in an ongoing project to improve/augment services, evaluate performance or quality, or contribute to a new initiative under the immediate supervision of an identified onsite mentor. Student placements will reflect the intended career trajectory (government/policy, human services/aging network or business/for-profit services) and be conducted with oversight by a faculty member in the school, via the attached seminar (AGNG 461) for which students must be concurrently enrolled. Prerequisites: Junior standing and 15 credits in the major or consent of instructor. Corequisites: AGNG 461.
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  • AGNG 461: Internship Seminar in Aging Services Management

    1.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    The weekly seminar with other students in varied internship settings and the faculty member reviews activity, challenges, insights and issues that emerge from weekly events and oversees the student's progress in internship work and the written assignment for the course. It provides ongoing opportunity to react to, reflect about and learn from the experience beyond the day-to-day demands through speaking and hearing others discuss their experiences in real world settings and drawing from experiences of fellow students to resolve challenges. Prerequisites: Eligibility for and concurrent registration in AGNG 460. Corequisites: AGNG 460.
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  • AGNG 470: Aging Services: Capstone Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    This course requires that students bring together various skills, knowledge and experience in a capstone experience where they will be expected to a) demonstrate understanding of the content of the major, b) show evidence of ability to apply it in innovative ways, and c) develop materials and demonstrate readiness for job search. Given the wide range of information presented in the major, this course provides a structured opportunity to pull together the varied pieces into a working whole. Problem solving, critical thinking and mutual learning/teaching in the seminar format are also a feature of the course. Prerequisites: Senior status and AGNG 460 and 461.
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  • AGNG 497: Supplemental Practicum in Aging Services

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    This course is intended for students desiring an additional practice experience beyond the internship required for the major. Students must 1) identify and arrange their own practicum host; 2) submit for approval the site and a plan of work reflecting the number of credits; and 3) gain agreement of a faculty member to supervise this work which will operate under the format of an independent study. Students are expected to undertake meaningful activity in connection with this experience, and must complete written assignments for the supervising faculty member agreed upon prior to the practicum. Prerequisites: AGNG 460 and AGNG 461. Notes: This course is intended as upperlevel elective and cannot be used toward the major or certificate in Management of Aging Services. May be taken for a maximum of 3 credits.
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  • AGNG 498: Advanced Special Topics in Management of Aging Services

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    This course provides the opportunity to present specialized or emergent topical material to advanced students with interests in management of aging services. Topics will vary and will be announced in advance of the semester in which the course is offered. Prerequisites: 12 credits in AGNG or consent of instructor. Notes: Course may be repeated for credit on a different topic, to a total of six credits between AGNG 298 and AGNG 498.
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  • AGNG 499: Independent Study in Aging Services Management

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    Directed independent study, completed under the direction and review of a faculty member affiliated with the program. Credit is variable, reflecting varied scope of student projects. Prerequisites: 12 credits in AGNG or consent of instructor. Notes: Course may be repeated for credit on a different subject, up to a total of six credits between AGNG 399 and AGNG 499.
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  • AMST 210: Introduction to Lesbian and Gay Studies

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    GEP/GFR: Meets SS This course examines various lesbian and gay experiences in contemporary American society. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course examines historical origins and precedents, theoretical frameworks and contemporary case studies to understand the issues affecting the social relations between American society and lesbians and gays. Primary goals of the course are to conduct a critical inquiry into the patterns of lesbians' and gays' subordinate status, to explain their origins and persistence and to consider various routes for changing these patterns. Throughout the course, special attention will be given to the diverse experiences of lesbians and gays based on race, class and disability. Notes: Also listed as GWST 210.
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  • AMST 230: The Arts in America

    3.00 Credits
    University of Maryland-Baltimore County

    GEP: N/A. GFR: Meets AH. This course examines 17th- to 21st-century American art forms from an interdisciplinary perspective. Placing fine arts, popular arts and folk arts in social and cultural context, the course draws on the approaches of folklore, cultural geography, archaeology and anthropology. The course will look at the relationship of art to aesthetics, to gender, to region and to religion in an effort to understand how art forms connect creators to their audiences.
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