One Career Choice Gets Better
Every 10.9 Seconds
Every 10.9 seconds another American turns 60, and by 2030, one in every five Americans will be over the age of 65. To prepare leaders to meet the needs of the growing baby boom population, UMBC’s Erickson School of Aging Studies will launch an undergraduate major in Management of Aging Services this fall. It is the first program in the nation to integrate management science, public policy and the study of human aging.
As U.S. demographics change, so do the demands on the workforce, creating career opportunities in such diverse areas as finance, healthcare, marketing and product design, social services, and public advocacy.
“When today’s students hear the word ‘aging,’ they should think of the diverse and plentiful career choices they’ll have when they graduate,” said J. Kevin Eckert, dean of the Erickson School. “The multidisciplinary curriculum that the management in aging services major provides will give students the edge in a rapidly changing workplace.”
The Management of Aging Services major will include intensive individual advising, generous merit-based scholarships, internships and service learning opportunities, career counseling and job placement, in addition to courses taught by some of the nation’s leading researchers in the field, including UMBC professors in public policy, aging and health services. In addition, all declared Management of Aging Studies majors will be eligible for $1000 of financial assistance for fall 2006.
The Erickson School of Aging Studies at UMBC was established in April 2004 with a $5 million commitment from John Erickson, founder and CEO of Erickson, the Baltimore-based developer of residential communities for middle-income people over 62. The School’s goal is to educate leaders and build new knowledge to improve society for mid-life and older adults. In addition to the new bachelor’s degree, the School offers a graduate certificate as well as executive education courses.
For more information, visit www.erickson.umbc.edu.
2/27/06
