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HLTH 400Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Public Health Sciences
Cross-listed
GERON 400

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides an opportunity for critical discussion and analysis of a range of key issues in aging and aging research, and of health system and health policy issues affecting older persons. Speakers will represent a variety of disciplines, reflecting the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives in aging research, as well as the combination of biomedical and psychosocial factors that contribute to healthy aging or to the development of frailty and chronic disease.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • Students must be in level 4A or higher
    • Complete 1 of the following

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00129780 / 40W 14:30–17:20
LEC 701114743 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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Spring 2022

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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