Emeritus Fall 2024 Schedule

Human Development

 

HUMDEV E06, Enjoy Life — Understanding Our Mind, Body & Brain for Senior Adults

This course familiarizes older adults with the aging process, including physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects. Older adults become more comfortable with changes in themselves and others over time, and learn to celebrate the benefits of a longer life. Older adults also learn new coping strategies and explore issues facing adults of all ages, including conflicts, stereotypes, age bias, loss, and change.

Course Number: 9803 Time: 1:30-2:45 p.m. TThLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Albert G S

HUMDEV E24, Bereavement Support

This course helps older adults in the resolution of grief and toward a more positive view or reaction to the death of a loved one. The course provides older adults with a variety of alternative methods of dealing with loss in a small group setting. Older adults share their grief with others, receive encouragement and moral support, and learn about the natural grieving process, as well as how to heal and rebuild their lives.

Course Number: 9804 Time: 1:30-3:20 p.m. MLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Press P L

HUMDEV E27, Exercising the Brain

This course assists Emeritus students in minimizing anxiety when memory behavior patterns change and helps build confidence as they age. This class is designed to stimulate thinking and to exercise the brain. Students practice skills to enhance memory retention and retrieval by using lessons that require long and short term memory, memory recall and association. This class is completely interactive with every student participating, which also assists with helping students learn to stay focused. This class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia.

Course Number: 9805 Time: 10-11:50 a.m. TLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The professor will send instructions to your SMC Email prior to the first class meeting.

Course Number: 9806 Time: 12:30-2:20 p.m. TLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or dementia.The professor will send instructions to your SMC Email prior to the first class meeting.

Course Number: 9807 Time: 12:30-2:20 p.m. WLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The professor will send instructions to your SMC Email prior to the first class meeting.