Gerontology 24 months Undergraduate Programme By The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,891 USDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This is a UGC-funded, two-year full-time credit-based articulated honours programme offered in response to the expanding ageing population and the associated aged care workforce shortage in Hong Kong. Through this programme, students will be equipped with a full scope of knowledge and skills in planning, delivering and coordinating aged care services in a wide variety of health and social care settings.

Programme highlights for Year 1: (1) Ageing, Health and Society; (2) Basic Care in Gerontology; (3) Family and Informal Care in Ageing; (4) Promoting Successful Ageing: Individual and Societal Perspectives; (5) Psychology in Ageing: Theories and Application; (6) Chronic Disease Management in Ageing; (7) Dementia: Prevention and Management; (8) Aged Care Service Planning and Delivery Models ; (9) Ethical, Legal and Financial Issues in Ageing.

Programme highlights for Year 2: (1) Death, Dying and End-of-life Care; (2) Gerontological Practicum (Community/ Rehabilitative/ Residential care settings); (3) Health and Social Care Policy in Ageing; (4) Innovations and Evidence-based Practice for Aged Care Services; (5) Leadership and Management in Aged Care Services; (6) Elective course: a. Student Exchange Programme; b. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Students possessing an associate degree or a higher diploma in health sciences, social sciences, psychology and counselling, human and life sciences, Chinese medicine, or other fields with a strong foundation in gerontology are welcome to apply.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This is a UGC-funded, two-year full-time credit-based articulated honours programme offered in response to the expanding ageing population and the associated aged care workforce shortage in Hong Kong. Through this programme, students will be equipped with a full scope of knowledge and skills in planning, delivering and coordinating aged care services in a wide variety of health and social care settings.

Programme highlights for Year 1: (1) Ageing, Health and Society; (2) Basic Care in Gerontology; (3) Family and Informal Care in Ageing; (4) Promoting Successful Ageing: Individual and Societal Perspectives; (5) Psychology in Ageing: Theories and Application; (6) Chronic Disease Management in Ageing; (7) Dementia: Prevention and Management; (8) Aged Care Service Planning and Delivery Models ; (9) Ethical, Legal and Financial Issues in Ageing.

Programme highlights for Year 2: (1) Death, Dying and End-of-life Care; (2) Gerontological Practicum (Community/ Rehabilitative/ Residential care settings); (3) Health and Social Care Policy in Ageing; (4) Innovations and Evidence-based Practice for Aged Care Services; (5) Leadership and Management in Aged Care Services; (6) Elective course: a. Student Exchange Programme; b. Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Students possessing an associate degree or a higher diploma in health sciences, social sciences, psychology and counselling, human and life sciences, Chinese medicine, or other fields with a strong foundation in gerontology are welcome to apply.

Admission Requirements

1190+
80+
6+
30+
24+
80+

2 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,722 USD
International
22,891 USD

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