Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current issues in ageing and later life
reflect on experiences of ageing and later life
analyse case studies of care situations, drawing out their wider relevance to concepts and ideas
demonstrate developed literacy, numeracy, and digital and information literacy skills.
I learned a lot from this course. I work with older people and it has given me an insight into what may be more important to them than I originally thought. It has taken the emphasis I had away from the solely biological transitions to those relating to identity, self worth and continuing to make a contribution. Very interesting and stimulating.