5 courses in the 1989–90 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Professor, Director of the Program W.F. Forbes, BSc, PhD, DSc (London)
Associate Professors, Undergraduate
Advisors
J.C. Carlson, MSc, PhD (Massachusetts)
N.H. Charness, BA (McGill), MS, PhD (Camegie-Mellon)
Associate Professor, Part-time Studies Advisor P. Naus, PhD (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Professors
H.S. Coblentz, BA Hons (Durham), MBP (North Carolina), FRTP!, AICP, FSS, MIES
M.E. Woodruff, OD (College of Optometry of Ontario), PhD (indiana), FAAO
Associate Professor J.E. Curtis, BA (Sir George Williams), MA (Central Michigan), MA (Cornell)
Assistant Professor
L. Caldwell, BA (Pennsylvania State), MS (North Carolina State), PhD (Maryland)
Adjunct Faculty
C. Kluck Davis, BA (Western Ontario), MA (McMaster)
J.F. Gentleman, BA, MS (Chicago), PhD (Waterloo)
J.A. Jackson, MA, MB, BChir (Cambridge)
B.D. McPherson, MA (Western Ontario), PhD (Wisconsin)
A. Wister, BA Hons, MA, PhD (Western Ontario)
Course Descriptions
This course will focus on literary works that present various aspects of aging, such as changes in physical and mental abilities, relationships with children and grandchildren, coping with disease and death, and the satisfactions unique to the elderly.
Cross-listed as ENGL 208F
An introductory study of the biological processes of aging at the molecular, cellular and systemic levels. Topics include an examination of the theories of aging, methods used to study the aging process, the role of diseases and chronological changes in the organism during senescence. In some cases, the instructor may consider waiving the course prerequisite listed.
Cross-listed as SCI 255
Faculty and students from various departments meet to discuss individual and population aging from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics include the definition of aging, the demography of aging, evolutionary and genetic factors, aging as a social process, and human aging patterns. Students wishing to enrol in this seminar must have completed at least six of the courses towards the Certificate and must consult the Director before preregistering.
GERON 401A/B
Directed Studies in Special Topics For the student who desires to pursue a particular topic in depth through independent research and/or extensive reading. A faculty member must approve a student's project prior to registration for this course. Open to exceptional students who have permission of the instructor and the director of the program.
Factors contributing to various disease processes, with special reference to quantitative evaluation of environmental! factors relevant to human disease and aging.
Topics will be selected from the area of epidemiology and mathematical models of disease processes with special reference to heart disease and cancer.
Course Descriptions 16:81 Gerontology