48 monthsProgramme duration
Feb, AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The Bachelor's Degree in Gerontology is the program that trains graduates in Gerontology to influence the aging process, the stage of old age, and specifically, the elderly through knowledge of their needs, problems, and potential from a bio-psycho-social, gender-based approach, considering the cultural context and social policy. This translates into professional practice within an inter-multi-transdisciplinary framework, enabling them to undertake and develop gerontological projects and programs and conduct their professional practice with solid values and attitudes that allow them to integrate into professional job markets at the local, national, and international levels.
This graduate is an expert in health prevention and promotion activities, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and intervention, for the benefit of older adults.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
Other
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The Bachelor's Degree in Gerontology is the program that trains graduates in Gerontology to influence the aging process, the stage of old age, and specifically, the elderly through knowledge of their needs, problems, and potential from a bio-psycho-social, gender-based approach, considering the cultural context and social policy. This translates into professional practice within an inter-multi-transdisciplinary framework, enabling them to undertake and develop gerontological projects and programs and conduct their professional practice with solid values and attitudes that allow them to integrate into professional job markets at the local, national, and international levels.
This graduate is an expert in health prevention and promotion activities, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and intervention, for the benefit of older adults.
Admission Requirements
INTERESTS IN:
- Building a society for all ages;
- Quality of life and social well-being throughout the life cycle;
- Knowledge of the aging process, the stage of old age and the elderly;
- To be a health professional who works in the creation and application of knowledge in favor of Gerontology as part of their life project;
- Healthy lifestyles.
SKILLS FOR:
- Oral and written communication in Spanish, as well as reading comprehension in English;
- Logical-mathematical thinking for the analysis, synthesis, evaluation and resolution of situations;
- Interpersonal and teamwork relationships;
- The organization;
- The use of information and communication technologies to obtain information and express ideas;
- Creativity.
ATTITUDES OF:
- Responsibility;
- Criticism;
- Humanism;
- Respect for diversity;
- Civic and ethical awareness;
- Respect for the social context;
- Learn and work with your own initiative;
- Discipline;
- Self-motivation;
- Innovation;
- Collaborative work.
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