Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course: Courses

Core Courses for Option 1: Aging and the Life Course

Master's Level

Course Code Course Title
AGE2000H
Principles of Aging

Doctoral Level

Course Code Course Title
AGE3000H
Advanced Research Seminar in Aging and the Life Course
(AGE2000H is a prerequisite for entry into the doctoral level of the collaborative specialization)

Core Courses for Option 2: Palliative and Supportive Care

Master's Level

Course Code Course Title
AGE1000H
Multidisciplinary Research Concepts in Palliative and Supportive Care

Doctoral Level

Course Code Course Title
AGE1500H
Advanced Research Methodologies in Palliative and Supportive Care
(AGE1000H is a prerequisite for entry into the doctoral level of the collaborative specialization)

Elective Courses for Option 1 or 2

Special topics courses can be taken as part of the program requirements of this collaborative specialization. Students must check their home graduate unit's website for course availability in any given session.

Course Code Course Title
DEN1003H
Preventive Dentistry
NUR1057H
Interventions to Enhance Health, Abilities, and Well-Being
SLP1533Y
Aphasia
SLP1534H
Motor Speech Disorders
SOC6707H
Intermediate Data Analysis
SWK4614H
Social Work Practice in Palliative Care (Social Work students only)
SWK4618H
Special Issues in Gerontological Social Work
SWK4634H
Family Practice Across the Life Cycle
SWK4641H
Special Topics in Social Work in Gerontology
SWK4803H
Special Studies III

Requests to approve other courses as equivalent to fulfil collaborative specialization requirements may be made to the collaborative specialization committee. Students taking either option may choose the master's core course in the other option as an elective.

Additional Electives for Option 2 Only

Course Code Course Title
HAD5301H
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
HAD5730H
Economic Evaluation Methods for Health Systems Research
HAD5771H
Resource Allocation Ethics
MSC1090H
Introduction to Computational Biostatistics with R
NUR1021H
Nursing Ethics
NUR1024H
Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry
NUR1025H
Doing Qualitative Research: Design and Data Collection
NUR1045H
Theories of Pain: Impact on the Individual, Family, and Society
NUR1046H
Persistent Illness: Theoretical, Research, and Practice Implications
NUR1050H
Coping With Illness
PHL2145H
Bioethics
PHL2146Y
Topics in Bioethics