Social Gerontology

Gerontologia Social (Social Gerontology)

The Social Gerontology Course aims to train professionals in the area of gerontology and includes a solid grounding in fields relating to the biology, psychology and sociology of the elderly from a care, leisure and development perspective.

Goals

Train competent professionals from a theoretical and practical point of view, who are capable of providing the care needed for the support and development of the elderly from a health, leisure and welfare perspective.

Careers and Professional Opportunities

Gerontology in social and private organisations providing services and care directly to the elderly (day centres, night centres, homes for the elderly, residences for the elderly, communal living centres, temporary and emergency shelters for the elderly, home support services);
Heath facilities within the scope of prevention and health education programmes and the provision of primary care.

See below the study plan. FGT is a set of unit courses common to all ESEC degrees, aiming to promote transversal competencies basic to any profession. To see the unit courses click HERE.

Curriculum
Year	Semester	Code	Disciplina	Unit Course / Subject	ECTS	Total Hours	Hours/ week
1	S1		Biologia do Envelhecimento	Aging Biology	6	60	4
1	S1		Psicologia do Envelhecimento	Aging Pscichology	3	45	3
1	S1		Sociologia e Demografia do Envelhecimento	Sociology and Demografy Aging	6	60	4
1	S1		Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Social do Adulto e da Pessoa Idosa	Adult and Ancient Personal and Social Development	6	60	4
1	S1		Animação de Idosos	Leisure to Ancients	3	45	3
1	S1		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
1	S2		Sexualidade, Saúde e Envelhecimento	Sexuality, Health and Aging	3	30	2
1	S2		Resiliência, Saúde e Envelhecimento	Resilience, Health and Aging	3	30	2
1	S2		Pscicopatologia do Envelhecimento	Aging Psychopathology	3	45	3
1	S2		Envelhecimento e Actividade Física	Aging and Physical Activity	6	60	4
1	S2		Gestão de Equipamentos e Serviços Sociais Gerontológicos	Equipments and Gerentology Social Services Management	6	60	4
1	S2		Psicologia Comunitária	Communitary Pscichology	3	45	3
1	S2		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
2	S1		Cuidados Básicos e Continuados de Saúde I	Health Care I	6	60	4
2	S1		Nutrição e Dietéctica	Nutrition and Dietetics	3	30	2
2	S1		Avaliação de Necessidades	Needs Assessment	3	45	3
2	S1		Técnicas de Comunicação e de Trabalho de Grupo	Communication and Team Work Techniques	3	45	3
2	S1		Gestão de Pessoas nas Organizações	Human Resources Management in the Organizations	6	60	4
2	S1		Métodos Quantitativos	Quantitative Methods	3	30	2
2	S1		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
2	S2		Cuidados Básicos e Continuados de Saúde II	Health Care II	6	60	4
2	S2		Metodologias de Investigação e de Acção em Gerontologia Social	Action and Research Metholology in Social Gerentology	6	60	4
2	S2		Políticas, Sistemas e Práticas de Protecção Social	Policy, Systems and Practice of Social Protection	6	60	4
2	S2		Gerontologia Educativa	Educational Gerentology	3	45	3
2	S2		Aconselhamento e Orientação Gerontológica	Gerentology Advice and Guidance	3	45	3
2	S2		Concepção de Projectos e Intervenção Comunitária	Community-Based Intervention Projects	6	60	4
3	S1		Laboratório de Arteterapia	Workshop: Art Therapy	3	45	3
3	S1		Animação Teatral	Drama and Leisure	3	45	3
3	S1		Laboratório de Expressão Musical e Musicoterapia	Workshop: Music Expression and Music Therapy	3	45	3
3	S1		Laboratório de Movimento e Dança	Workshop: Movement and Dance	3	45	3
3	S1		Laboratório de Primeiros Socorros	Workshop: First Aid	3	30	2
3	S1		Formação de Formadores	Training of Facilitators and Trainers	6	60	4
3	S1		Seminário	Seminar	9	60	4
3	S2		Estágio	Internship	30	840	-