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Introduction
This course provides an overview of ageing from multidisciplinary perspectives covering major theoretical and substantive areas in the fields of sociology, psychology, economics, communication, and health. Through the course, students will gain comprehensive understanding and knowledge of ageing issues across Asia and the world.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing
- FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing
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• Ageing as a lifelong experience
• Who are older adults?
• Gerontological research and theory: the basics
The ageing body
• Why do our bodies grow old, and how?
- The process of biological ageing
- Biological theories of ageing
- Ways to prolong the life span
The ageing mind
• The balance of losses, continuities, and gains
- Selective optimization with compensation
- The paradox of ageing
- Socio-emotional selectivity theory
Ageing in society
• When do I feel old?: Individual agency and social structure
• Informal and formal support for older adults in Singapore
The economics of ageing
• Who are older workers?
• Is the concept of retirement obsolete?
• The busy ethic
The meaning of old age
• Successful ageing
• Productive ageing
• Conscious ageing
Reframing ageing
• Ageism, age discrimination, and elder abuse
• Reframing ageing initiative and its applications
Learning Outcome
1. Understand core theoretical and methodological issues in the field of ageing
2. Describe and apply key concepts and theories about bio-psycho-social factors that influence the ageing process and life course
3. Discuss the impact of the ageing population on society
4. Acquire the competence to identify emerging topics of importance for future basic research and applied practice
• Experienced ageing care professionals such as nurses and allied health workers
• Career switchers who have a passion in ageing care
• Young graduates who are in the ageing care industry
Standard Course Fee: S$1635.00
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$1,500 | S$490.50 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$190.50 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
Assistant Professor Lee Hyo Jung
Assistant Professor
Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University
Hyo Jung Lee is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Child and Family Studies at College of Human Ecology at Yonsei University. She is a social gerontologist who has interdisciplinary academic backgrounds in gerontology, social work, and psychology with research experience in geriatric psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. She was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida. Her research agenda embraces the sociological aspect of aging and health, with a focus on late-life social relationships, health behaviors, and quality of life and death.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CET126 Ageing and Public Policy | 1.5 |
| CET127 Ageing and the End of Life | 1.5 |
| CET128 Mental Health and Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET129 Counselling Older Persons | 1.5 |
| CET130 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Older Adults | 1.5 |
| CET131 Research Methods for Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET133 Work, Stress, and Health | 1 |
| CET134 Religion and Public Health | 1 |
| CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers | 1 |
| CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET138 Big Data and Computational Social Science | 1 |
| CET139 Qualitative interviewing | 1 |
| CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences | 1 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing (total 9AUs) and FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing (total 15AUs)
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
