Ph.D. Study Departments
Ph.D in Gerontology
Duration of studies: 4 Years | Registration Status: Open for Fall semester 2021-2022 | Department web site
Gerontology is a scientific discipline that developed in response to the aging of the human population. Gerontology is a multidisciplinary program which draws on contents from the fields of welfare, sociology, psychology, medicine, biology, etc. Both research activity and the development of knowledge in the department are conducted in several areas: Policy and administration, studies relating to service development and administration, social policy, systemic approaches to the operation of services, and finally, the micro level that concentrates on the care of elderly people and their families, examines various aspects of coping with illness, the reactions of elderly people and their families to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and other diseases, intergenerational relationships in the aging family, caring for elderly family members, and abuse of the elderly.
A Master of Science or Arts with a minimum grade point average of 90.
A Master of Science of Arts thesis with a minimum grade of 90.
Other criteria are listed in the website of the Graduate Studies Authority.
Ph.D.
Post-graduation employment opportunities: Academic research, academic teaching, the Ministry of Health, healthcare services, hospitals, hostels, clinics, and rehab work in the community.
