Interdisciplinary approach to aging

Duration

5h Th, 15h SEM

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie-Thérèse Casman

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Concretely the course is divided in two parts.
The first one concerns sociological theory on aging and the second can cover various topics among wich : demographic trends, types of retirement, representations of aging, dependence and odest age, ...

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

A the end of the course, the student will be abble to develope a reflexion on elderly people an the reprensentations of old age.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

none

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The theoretical cours will use the following methods : presentations ex cathedra, debates.
The second part will introduced by outside contributors

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Two hours cours each week at the second semester

Recommended or required readings

Course notes (slides) and readings folder.

Assessment methods and criteria

The students are evaluated ont their comprehension of the courses et to bring a critical glance on representations on elderly people.
written examination

Work placement(s)

none

Organizational remarks

None

Contacts

Marie-Thérèse Casman 04 366 31 68

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