Population Health and Aging Certificate of Advanced Study

Complement your graduate studies at Syracuse University with systematic, focused training in the area of population health and aging.

Offered by the Sociology Department, this Certificate of Advance Study (CAS) will expose students to the key theoretical orientations and cutting-edge methodological training that lies at the nexus of medical sociology, social gerontology and demography.

On campus in Syracuse, N.Y.
15 graduate-level credits (five courses)
Open to non-matriculated students with a bachelor’s degree (including midcareer) and all matriculated master’s students of Syracuse University
Also available concurrently with most graduate professional and doctoral programs at Syracuse University
GRE scores are required

Curriculum

Please work with the CAS director to select electives that meet your goals.

Understand key theoretical orientations in population health and aging
Apply standard and cutting-edge methodological and statistical techniques
Develop an interdisciplinary orientation that draws on medical sociology, social gerontology and demography
Articulate the ways that social processes, places and policies shape population health and aging
Obtain professional socialization in preparation for academic, governmental, private-sector and nonprofit positions

Three foundation courses (9 credits) are required:

SOC 667 - Population Processes, 3 credits
and
SOC 655 - Sociology of Health and Illness, 3 credits
and
SOC 664 - Aging and Society, 3 credits
or (with permission)
SWK 657 - Processes of Aging, 3 credits

Students work with their advisor to choose their remaining 6 credits (two graduate level courses) in health or aging.

At least 3 credits must be from a sociology (SOC) course. Students may petition to use 3 credits from other health or aging courses.

SOC 600 - Selected Topics, 1-6 credit(s)
SOC 643 - Aging in the Context of Family Life, 3 credits
SOC 800 - Selected Topics, 1-6 credit(s)
BIO 616 - Biology of Aging, 3 credits
LAW 777 - Elder Law, 3 credits
PAI 730 - Problems in Public Administration, 1-3 credit(s)
PPE 514 - Exercise and Aging, 3 credits

For complete CAS requirements, please visit the Course Catalog.

Tuition

View the current cost of attendance for graduate students attending Syracuse University.

Application Process

Concurrent Enrollment

Currently enrolled Syracuse University master's and doctoral students can apply using an expedited internal process. Please contact the program director for more information.

Standalone Enrollment

Individuals applying for the certificate of advanced study who are not concurrently enrolled in a Syracuse University master's or doctoral program can apply by submitting the following materials:

Online Application
$75 application fee
Personal statement
Resume or Curriculum Vitae
2 letters or recommendation
Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (unofficial is okay for the application process, but official transcripts must be submitted upon admission to the program)
Official GRE scores are required
English Proficiency Exam scores (international students only): TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores

Contact

Shannon Monnat

Professor, Sociology Department

Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

426 Eggers Hall
315.443.2692 | smmonnat@syr.edu