Program Requirements

Master of Arts in Family Studies and Gerontology

This program requires the completion of 4.0 units of coursework and a 1.0 unit thesis.

Program Requirements

Required Courses
❏	GEPY 6608		0.5 unit
❏	GFSG 6606		0.5 unit
❏	GFSG 6613		0.5 unit
❏	GFSG 6633		0.5 unit
❏	GFSG 6691		1.0 unit
❏	2.0 units of electives chosen from the following:		2.0 units
	GFSG 6610     GFSG 6612     GFSG 6615     GFSG 6650     GFSG 6658	0.5 unit 0.5 unit 0.5 unit 0.5 unit 0.5 unit

Depending on the field of interest, students may take up to 1.0 unit of graduate coursework in other graduate programs at the Mount (e.g., child and youth study, education, nutrition, women and gender studies) or from other universities (e.g., Dalhousie University’s programs in Heath Administration,  Community Health and Epidemiology or Social Work). 

Elective courses should be selected in consultation with the graduate studies advisor in accordance with the student’s field of interest. Selected courses may be completed via distance learning.

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