Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course (Collaborative Program)
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School of Graduate Studies
Degree Programs Offered
Adult Education and Counselling Psychology – MA, MEd, EdD PhD
Anthropology – MA, MSc, PhD
Dentistry – MSc, PhD
Exercise Sciences – MSc, PhD
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation – MHSc, MSc, PhD
Information Studies – MISt, PhD
Medical Science – MSc, PhD
Nursing Science – MN/MHSc, PhD
Pharmaceutical Sciences – MSc, PhD
Psychology – MA, PhD
Public Health Sciences – MHSc, MSc, PhD
Rehabilitation Science – MSc, PhD
Social Work – MSW, JD/MSW, MHSc/MSW, PhD
Sociology – MA, PhD
Speech-Language Pathology – MHSc, MSc, PhD
Women and Gender Studies – MA
Overview
The Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course prepares students for specialization in the field of aging and/or the field of palliative and supportive care, with an emphasis on viewing aging issues within the perspective of the life course. The Collaborative Program offers students two options of study:
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aging and the life course
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palliative and supportive care
Students must apply to and register in a home participating unit (i.e., one of the graduate programs listed above), and follow a course of study acceptable to both the graduate unit and the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course.
Upon successful completion of the requirements, students receive, in addition to the master's degree from the home graduate unit, the notation on their transcript: "Completed the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course".
Contact and Address
Web: www.aging.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-0377
Fax: (416) 978-4771
Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
Suite 106, 222 College Street
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1
Canada
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Degree Programs
Master’s Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants must apply to a participating graduate unit and comply with the admission procedures of that unit. Applicants may apply concurrently to their participating graduate unit and to the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course.
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Applicants must forward the following to the Program Committee of the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course:
- a copy of the School of Graduate Studies Application form submitted to the participating graduate unit
- copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all institutions previously or currently attended
- a resume or curriculum vitae
- a letter explaining how their program of study and specific research interests relate to either option 1 in aging and the life course, or option 2 in palliative and supportive care at the graduate level
Students may use copies of official documents (a. and b. above) for their application to the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course. These may be obtained from their home participating graduate unit.
Program Requirements
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In addition to meeting the program requirements of their home department, students will be required to complete two courses (one core and one elective) for either of the two options. It is expected that the student's thesis or practicum (whichever is included in their program of study) would be in one of the two study option areas.
Doctoral Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants must apply to a participating graduate unit and comply with the admission procedures of that unit.
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Applicants may apply concurrently to their participating graduate unit and to the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course.
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Applicants must forward the following to the Program Committee of the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course:
- copy of the School of Graduate Studies Application form submitted to the participating graduate unit
- copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all institutions previously or currently attended
- a resume or curriculum vitae
- a letter explaining how their program of study and specific research interests relate to either option 1 in aging and the life course, or option 2 in palliative and supportive care at the graduate level
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Students may use copies of official documents (a. and b. above) for their application to the Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course. These may be obtained from their home participating graduate unit.
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Two letters of reference (with specific mention of background in either aging/life course or palliative and supportive care).
Program Requirements
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In addition to meeting the program requirements of their home department, students will be required to complete two courses (one core and one elective) for either of the two options. It is expected that the student's thesis or practicum (whichever is included in their program of study) would be in one of the two study option areas.
Courses
Core Courses for Option 1: Aging and the Life Course
Master's Level
AGE 2000H Principles of Aging
Doctoral Level
AGE 3000H Advanced Research Seminar in Aging and the Life Course (AGE 2000H is a prerequisite for entry into the doctoral level of the Collaborative Program)
Core Courses for Option 2: Palliative and Supportive Care
Master's Level
AGE 1000H Multidisciplinary Research Concepts in Palliative and Supportive Care
Doctoral Level
AGE 1500H Advanced Research Methodologies in Palliative and Supportive Care (AGE 1000H is a prerequisite for entry into the doctoral level of the Collaborative Program)
Elective Courses
AEC 1131H Special Topics in Adult Education: Alternative Methods of Researching Aging, Illness and Health
AGE 2500H Current Research Topics in Aging and the Life Course
DEN 1003Y Preventive Dentistry
EXS 5501H Physical Activity and Aging
NUR 1037H Aging and Place: Social and Policy Transitions
NUR 1056H Places, Programs, and People Who Provide Care
NUR 1058H Aging, Gender, and Equity
REH 1520H Physiological Factors Constraining Rehabilitation of the Elderly
REH 1620H Methodological Issues in Research on Aging and Health
REH 1640H Sociology of Disability
SLP 1533Y Aphasias
SLP 1534Y Motor Speech Disorders
SLP 2501H Special Topics in Communication Disorders
SLP 2502Y Specialized Study in Communication Disorders
SOC 6124H The Life Course in Modern Society
SOC 6707H Intermediate Data Analysis
SWK 4612H Social Work and Aging: Integrated Policy and Practice
SWK 4613H Social Work Practice with the Aged: Policy and Practice
SWK 4618H Special Issues in Gerontological Social Work
Requests to approve other courses as equivalent to fulfil program requirements may be made to the Program Committee.
Students taking either option may choose the masters core course in the other option as an elective.
Additional Electives for Option 2 Only
RLG 2018H Religion and Bioethics
RLG 2037H Religion and Healing
PHL 2145H How Bioethics Fits into Other Disciplines
PHL 2146Y Topics in Bioethics
HAD 5301H Intro to Clinical Epidemiology and Health
HAD 5730H Research Economics I: Economic Evaluation
HAD 5771H Resource Allocation Ethics
LAW 582H Privacy, Property, and the Human Body
LAW 338H Public Health Law
MSC 1051H Research Bioethics
MSC 1060H Biostatistics for Health Sciences
MSC 1090H Intro to Clinical Biostatistics
MSC 3003Y Empirical Approaches in Bioethics
NUR 1021H Nursing Ethics
NUR 1023H Critical Issues in the Design of Controlled Trials of Behavioural Health Care Interventions
NUR 1024H Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry
NUR 1025H Doing Qualitative Research
NUR 1026H Evaluating Interventions in Clinical Settings
NUR 1045H Theories of Pain: Impact on the Individual, Family, and Society
NUR 1046H Persistent Illness: Theoretical, Research, and Practice Implications
NUR 1050H Coping With Illness
NUR 1051H Assessment and Management of Common Responses to Illness
Program Committee
Whitney Berta - PhD - Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Lynn McDonald - BA, MSW, PhD –Life Course & Aging, Social Work
Gerald Devins - PhD - Medical Science
Gary Rodin - BSc, MD, FRCP - Medical Science (Co-Chair)
Alison Chasteen - BA, MA, PhD - Psychology
Gillian Einstein - PhD – Psychology (Co-Chair)