Master of Science in Smart Ageing and Gerontology 12 months Postgraduate Program By Lingnan University, Hong Kong |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

16,581 USDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Across the globe, populations are ageing. “In Hong Kong around 31 per cent of the population will be aged 65 or above, by 2036,” notes Professor Padmore Amoah, of Lingnan University’s School of Graduate Studies. “While in Mainland China, it is estimated around 30 per cent of the population will be 60, or above, by 2040.”

It’s therefore vital we gain a better understanding of the ageing process, adopt the necessary policies and strategies, and harness the appropriate digital technologies, to ensure members of this burgeoning demographic can continue to live healthy, independent, productive and happy lives for as long as possible.

To achieve these goals, society will require a greatly expanded workforce of professionals equipped with the latest relevant knowledge and skills. It is to this end that Lingnan University’s School of Graduate Studies and Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies have jointly developed a new Master of Science in Smart Ageing and Gerontology (SAG) programme, that will be launched in September 2022.

Successful completion of the programme will open up a growing number of opportunities in both the public and private sectors, in settings such as hospitals and healthcare centres, public health departments, information and technology firms, NGOs, community-based organisations and businesses providing health-related services. There, SAG graduates will be qualified to work as productive ageing officers and advisors, elderly health promotion officers, gerontechnology market researchers, and as gerontechnology promotion and training officers. They can also work as civil servants in health and social care facilities for older people.

What’s more, SAG graduates will be in a position to enrol for further studies in the fields of gerontology, public health, nursing and smart ageing policy.

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Across the globe, populations are ageing. “In Hong Kong around 31 per cent of the population will be aged 65 or above, by 2036,” notes Professor Padmore Amoah, of Lingnan University’s School of Graduate Studies. “While in Mainland China, it is estimated around 30 per cent of the population will be 60, or above, by 2040.”

It’s therefore vital we gain a better understanding of the ageing process, adopt the necessary policies and strategies, and harness the appropriate digital technologies, to ensure members of this burgeoning demographic can continue to live healthy, independent, productive and happy lives for as long as possible.

To achieve these goals, society will require a greatly expanded workforce of professionals equipped with the latest relevant knowledge and skills. It is to this end that Lingnan University’s School of Graduate Studies and Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies have jointly developed a new Master of Science in Smart Ageing and Gerontology (SAG) programme, that will be launched in September 2022.

Successful completion of the programme will open up a growing number of opportunities in both the public and private sectors, in settings such as hospitals and healthcare centres, public health departments, information and technology firms, NGOs, community-based organisations and businesses providing health-related services. There, SAG graduates will be qualified to work as productive ageing officers and advisors, elderly health promotion officers, gerontechnology market researchers, and as gerontechnology promotion and training officers. They can also work as civil servants in health and social care facilities for older people.

What’s more, SAG graduates will be in a position to enrol for further studies in the fields of gerontology, public health, nursing and smart ageing policy.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
79+

Academic Qualification(s)

  • hold a relevant bachelor’s degree awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or
  • have obtained an equivalent qualification; or
  • have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition Fee

Domestic Students

16,581 USD
-

International Students

16,581 USD
-

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