Graduate Courses for Health and Human Performance (HLHP)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

HLHP 615 Crises of Aging: Time, Retirement and Widowhood (3 credits)
Formerly PERH615.
A cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary investigation of phenomena which comprise a significant portion of the issues confronting an older adult's life: (1) introduction to multiple processes of adulthood and aging; (2) the concepts and meaning of time; (3) pre-retirement and retirement adjustments; and (4) loss and widowhood.

HLHP 625 Issues in Retirement: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Formerly PERH625.
Multidisciplinary examination of retirement phenomena, including theories of transition, government and private sector policies, social expectations, physical correlates, personal adjustments, and economic consequences. Emphasis upon research utilization.

HLHP 688 Field Work in Aging (1-6 credits)
Two hours of lecture and 10 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of department. Formerly PERH688.
Sequences of supervised field experience in the field of aging, including direct service, administration, research, or training. Emphasis on career exploration and assessment in relation to the field of aging.

HLHP 689 Selected Problems in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (1-6 credits)
Formerly PERH689.
Research projects in special areas in health, physical education and/or recreation which have interdisciplinary implications not covered in structured courses.

HLHP 780 Interdisciplinary Issues in Aging (3 credits)
Formerly PERH780.
Multidisciplinary approaches to the processes of aging to achieve a more holistic understanding. Pedagogical research dissemination, peer instruction, guest lecturing, and informal discussion. The demonstration of the multilateral nature of growing older. Discussion of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research proposals.